Patent ID: 7289182
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. An active matrix liquid crystal display device comprising: a pair of substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween; a plurality of video signal lines and a plurality of scan signal lines formed on one of the pair of substrates, and a plurality of pixel electrodes being connected to one of the video signal lines through an active device; pixel areas which are defined by the video signal lines and the scan signal lines and which are formed in the shape of a matrix; display electrodes, reference electrodes and the active device are arranged in the pixel areas; and a light shielding film arranged over the video signal lines and the scan signal lines; wherein the display electrodes are arranged on one of the pair of substrates, and the reference electrodes and the light shielding film are arranged on another of the pair of substrates; wherein a part of the reference electrodes overlap with the light shielding film; and wherein each of the display electrodes and the reference electrodes has a slit, the slit of the display electrodes and the slit of the reference electrodes being shifted with respect to one another in plan view.