To provide an active matrix liquid crystal display unit in which a wiring break at the intersection of drain wiring and gate wiring is prevented with reliability. One or more recesses extending along drain wiring and having a depth equal to or greater than the width of the drain wiring are formed in at least one side of gate wiring at an area near an intersection of the gate wiring and the drain wiring. Furthermore, the gate wiring is composed of two layers of Mo and Al, for example, and the side faces of the gate wiring are tapered. The recesses having a sufficient depth formed in the gate wiring at the area near the intersection with the drain wiring adequately elongate the etchant penetration path.