Liquid crystal display device

1. A liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between a TFT substrate having pixel electrodes and opposed electrodes formed and an opposed substrate, an external conductive film of a transparent electrode is formed on an outer surface of the opposed substrate, and an upper polarizing plate is arranged on the external conductive film,

wherein a portion of the external conductive film that is not covered with the upper polarizing plate is electrically connected to a ground potential through a conductive thermocompression bonding tape, and

wherein the conductive thermocompression bonding tape is configured so that w 3 <w 2 <w 1 is satisfied, if a direction parallel with a side of the opposed substrate on which the conductive thermocompression bonding tape is arranged is defined as a width, where w 1 represents the width of the conductive thermocompression bonding tape, w 2 represents the width of the conductive thermocompression bonding tape electrically connected to the external conductive film, and w 3 represents the width of the conductive thermocompression bonding tape electrically connected to a predetermined portion where the ground potential is provided to the predetermined portion.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein 1.2w 3 ≦w 2 ≦2.4w 3 <w 1 is satisfied, and

wherein the opposed substrate has color filters formed thereon.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , wherein a two-sided adhesive tape for temporary bonding is formed at a part of the conductive thermocompression bonding tape.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 3 , wherein the liquid crystal display device is an IPS type liquid crystal display device.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein an earth pad electrically connected to the ground potential is formed on the TFT substrate, and

wherein the portion of the external conductive film that is not covered with the upper polarizing plate is connected to the earth pad through the conductive thermocompression bonding tape.

6. A liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between a TFT substrate having pixel electrodes and opposed electrodes formed and an opposed substrate, an external conducive film of a transparent electrode is formed on an outer surface of the opposed substrate, and an upper polarizing plate is arranged on the external conductive film,

wherein a portion of the external conductive film that is not covered with the upper polarizing plate is electrically connected to a ground potential through a conductive thermocompression bonding tape, and

wherein w 3 <w 2 <w 1 is satisfied, if a direction parallel with a side of the opposed substrate on which the conductive thermocompression bonding tape is arranged is defined as a width, where w 1 represents the width of the conductive thermocompression bonding tape, w 2 represents the width of the conductive thermocompression boding tape electrically connected to the external conductive film, and w 3 represents the width of the conductive thermocompression bonding tape electrically connected to a predetermined portion, wherein the ground potential is provided to the predetermined portion.

7. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 6 , wherein an earth pad electrically connected to the ground potential is formed on the TFT substrate,

wherein the portion of the external conductive film that is not covered with the upper polarizing plate is connected to the earth pad through the conductive thermocompression bonding tape, and

wherein the opposed substrate has color filters formed thereon.