Patent ID: 6507375
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display device comprising:a pair of substrates; a liquid crystal enclosed between alignment layers provided on individual inner surfaces of the pair of substrates; a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of source lines intersecting each other arrayed in a matrix with a first insulating layer therebetween on the opposing surface of one of the substrates; switching elements, each connected to a gate electrode extending from one of the gate lines and to a source electrode extending from one of the source lines in a vicinity of each of the intersections between the gate lines and the source lines; and a transparent pixel electrode to drive the liquid crystal connected to each of the switching elements through a drain electrode, wherein a second insulating layer is disposed between the source lines and the transparent pixel electrodes, the transparent pixel electrodes adjacent to both sides of one of the source lines are formed to overlap the source line with different overlapping widths, and an auxiliary capacitor is formed to cancel a difference in an amount of parasitic capacitance generated due to the overlap of the individual transparent pixel electrodes with the source line, and wherein the auxiliary capacitor comprises an auxiliary electrode extending from the source line above the gate line as one electrode and the transparent pixel electrode extended thereon with the second insulating layer therebetween as the other electrode.