Liquid crystal display

1. A liquid crystal display, comprising:

a substrate, a plurality of pixels including a plurality of switching elements formed on the substrate;

a plurality of gate lines connected to the switching elements and extending in a row direction; and

a gate driver including a circuit portion connected to the gate lines and a wiring portion connected to the circuit portion,

wherein the circuit portion includes a plurality of stages connected to the gate lines, and a transistor including a lead extending from a gate electrode of the transistor, and the wiring portion includes a first signal line that receives an externally supplied signal and transmits the signal to the transistor, and

the lead of the transistor and the first signal line are connected via a connecting member, and the connecting member on the substrate is formed on a different layer from the lead of the transistor and the signal line, and the first signal line transmits a scanning start signal to the transistor, and wherein the lead of the transistor and the signal line are disposed on a same layer.

2. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the transistor comprises a control terminal, the control terminal and the first signal line are made of the same material as the plurality of gate lines.

3. The liquid crystal display of claim 2 , further comprising at least one lead line connected to the control terminal and connected to the first signal line via the connecting member.

4. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the connecting member is comprised of ITO (indium tin oxide) or IZO (indium zinc oxide).

5. The liquid crystal display of claim 4 , wherein the liquid crystal display further comprises a passivation layer formed between the connecting member and the first signal line and between the connecting member and the transistor.

6. The liquid crystal display of claim 5 , wherein the passivation layer has a first contact hole for connecting the first signal line and the connecting member and a second contact hole for connecting the transistor and the connecting member.

7. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the circuit portion and the wiring portion are integrated on the substrate, respectively.

8. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , the wiring portion further comprises a second signal line that transmits control signals to the circuit portion.

9. A liquid crystal display, comprising;

a substrate;

a plurality of pixels including a plurality of switching elements formed on the substrate;

a plurality of gate lines connected to the switching elements and extending in a row direction; and

a gate driver including a plurality of circuit portions connected to the gate lines and a wiring portion connected to the circuit portions,

wherein the wiring portion includes a signal line and each of the circuit portions includes a transistor connected to the signal line, and the transistor includes a lead line which comprises at least two branches connected to the signal line, and the signal line transmits a scanning start signal to the transistor.

10. The liquid crystal display of claim 9 , wherein the lead line and the signal line are made of the same material as the gate lines.

11. The liquid crystal display of claim 9 , wherein the at least two branches are directly connected to the signal line.

12. The liquid crystal display of claim 9 , wherein the at least two branches are connected to the signal line via a connecting member.