Patent ID: 6704084
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid-crystal display, comprising an array substrate, a counter substrate facing the array substrate, and a liquid crystal sealed between the two substrates, wherein:the liquid-crystal display includes a plurality of sub-pixel portions respectively having a switching device arranged like a matrix defining a pixel region and a circumferential area formed on the circumference of the pixel region of the liquid-crystal display, the sub-pixel portion is provided with a pixel electrode wiring and a common electrode wiring for applying an electric field to the liquid crystal and alignment film for controlling an alignment direction of the liquid crystal; a pixel potential is supplied to the pixel electrode wiring through the switching device; a common potential is supplied to the common electrode wiring; and the alignment film is insulated from the pixel electrode wiring and electrically connected to the common electrode wiring in the circumferential area of the pixel region of the liquid-crystal display.