Patent ID: 7016002
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. An in-plane switching mode LCD device comprising: first and second substrates; gate and data lines defining a pixel region on the first substrate; a plurality of common and data electrodes formed to cross one another within the pixel region at constant intervals; a common line formed in parallel with the gate line, the common electrodes being diverged from the common line; a thin film transistor formed in a crossing portion of the gate and data lines; and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates, wherein the data electrodes include a first data electrode having a first end connected with the thin film transistor and a second end overlapping an upper portion of the common line to maintain a direction of an electric field generated between the common electrodes and the data electrodes, and a second data electrode formed between the common electrodes, wherein the first and second data electrodes each have a substantially rectangular edge portion and a rounded edge portion, wherein the rectangular edge portion of the first and second data electrodes is located inside the common line, and the round edge portion of the first and second data electrodes is located outside the common line.