Patent ID: 8232974
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: G02F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate being opposite to each other; a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines crossing each other on the first substrate to define pixel regions; pixel transistors respectively disposed at the intersections of the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines, and pixel electrodes respectively disposed in the pixel regions; a common electrode disposed on the entire surface of the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer filling a gap between the first and second substrates; liquid crystal capacitors between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode; first storage capacitors disposed between the pixel electrodes and first storage electrodes on the first substrate; second storage capacitors and sensing capacitors disposed in series between the gate lines and the common electrode; a read out line being parallel with the data lines; switching transistors, each of which is provided with a gate electrode connected to a node between the second storage capacitor and the sensing capacitor, a drain electrode connected to the read out line, and a source electrode connected to a power voltage line; and an auxiliary sensing pattern disposed at a position under the common electrode corresponding to each of the sensing capacitors, wherein each of the second storage capacitors is defined by one of the gate lines, a data metal pattern overlapping the one of the gate lines, and an insulating film between the one of the gate lines and the data metal pattern; and wherein each of the sensing capacitors is defined by the data metal pattern, the common electrode, and the liquid crystal layer between the data metal pattern and the common electrode.