Patent ID: 6621546
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
An electrode array of an in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display (IPS-LCD), comprising:a plurality of gate lines made by patterning a bottom-metal layer and disposed in an X-direction; a plurality of data lines made by patterning an inter-metal layer and disposed in an Y-direction, wherein two adjacent data lines and two adjacent gate lines constitute a pixel area; a plurality of comb-shaped common electrodes made by patterning the bottom-metal layer and respectively disposed in each pixel area, wherein each comb-shaped common electrode comprises a bar parallel to the gate lines and a plurality of comb-teeth extending in a first Y-direction a plurality of comb-shaped pixel electrodes made by patterning the inter-metal layer and respectively disposed in each pixel area, wherein each comb-shaped pixel electrode comprises a bar parallel to the gate lines and a plurality of comb-teeth, which extend in a second Y-direction, and are inter-digitated with the comb-teeth of the common electrode; and a connecting layer made by patterning a top-metal layer to electrically connect with one end of the comb-teeth of the pixel electrode and cover part of the bar of the common electrode; a first strip-shaped metal-shielding layer made by patterning the top-metal layer and disposed over the rightmost comb-tooth of the common electrode, wherein the first metal-shielding layer extends to electrically connect with the bar of the common electrode; and a second strip-shaped metal-shielding layer made by patterning the top-metal layer and disposed over the leftmost comb-tooth of the common electrode, wherein the first metal-shielding layer extends to electrically connect with the bar of the common electrode.