Abstract:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprises a first pixel area; a second pixel area that is smaller than the first pixel area; a first pixel electrode formed in the first pixel area and having a first size; a first common electrode formed in the first pixel area, the first common electrode overlapping the first pixel electrode by a first overlap area; a second pixel electrode formed in the second pixel area and having a second size that is smaller than the first size of the first pixel electrode; a second common electrode formed in the second pixel area, the second common electrode overlapping the second pixel electrode by a second overlap area; wherein the first overlap area and the second overlap area are substantially the same.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application claims the benefit of the Korean Patent Application No. 10-2014-0056920 filed on May 13, 2014, which is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    1. Field of Technology 
         [0003]    The embodiments herein relate to a fringe field liquid crystal display (LCD) device, and more particularly, to a fringe field LCD device which can enhance color purity, and prevent the occurrence of flicker. 
         [0004]    2. Discussion of the Related Art 
         [0005]    LCD devices, which are widely used as a type of display device, are largely categorized into lateral electric field LCD devices, vertical electric field LCD devices, and fringe field LCD devices depending on a direction of an electric field which is applied for controlling alignment of liquid crystal. In fringe field LCD devices, one of a common electrode and a pixel electrode is flatly formed in a pixel area, and the other electrode is formed as a slit type with a protective layer therebetween. The fringe field LCD devices enhance an aperture ratio in comparison with the lateral electric field LCD devices, and realize a wide viewing angle in comparison with the vertical electric field LCD devices. Accordingly, the fringe field LCD devices are being applied to various electronic devices. 
         [0006]    As the demand for high-definition display devices such as ultra high definition (UHD) display devices increases, it is required to solve problems of resolution, light transmittance, and power consumption in high-definition LCD devices. To solve the problems, various pixel structures applied to LCD devices are being developed. 
         [0007]      FIG. 1A  is a view illustrating a pixel structure in a related art LCD device having a red, green, blue (RGB) stripe structure, and  FIG. 1B  is a view illustrating a pixel structure in a related art LCD device having an red, green, blue, and white (RGBW) quad structure. 
         [0008]    In a related art RGB stripe structure, as illustrated in  FIG. 1A , one unit pixel area is defined by three adjacent pixel areas that respectively emit red (R) light, green (G) light, and blue (B) light. Unlike organic light emitting display devices, LCD devices need a separate light source, and light emitted from the light source passes through liquid crystal, and passes through a color filter included in each pixel to realize a color. 
         [0009]    Therefore, in the RGB stripe structure, a plurality of pixel areas and color filters which display the same color are formed as a stripe type on an arbitrary column or row. On the other hand, in the RGBW quad structure, one unit pixel area is defined by two adjacent pixel areas. 
         [0010]    For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 1B , one unit pixel area including a R pixel area and a G pixel area is provided, and each of four unit pixel areas which are upward, downward, left, and right adjacent to the one unit pixel area includes a B pixel area and a W pixel area in which a separate color filter is not formed. Light emitted from the light source is irradiated onto a screen through the W pixel area without passing through the W pixel area, and thus, a brighter screen than the related art RGB stripe structure is realized, and light transmittance is improved. 
         [0011]    However, in the related art RGBW quad structure, as illustrated in  FIG. 1B , all pixel areas are designed to have the same size. Here, the whole light transmittance increases compared to the related art RGB stripe structure, but R, G, and B pure color luminance and color coordinates are changed. That is, whole luminance is increased by the W pixel area, but since an area of the W pixel area is added, areas of RGB pixel areas are reduced, causing a reduction in luminance of colors such as R, G, and B. For this reason, in the related art RGBW quad structure, an imbalance of luminance is caused by a color, causing a change in color coordinates. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0012]    Accordingly, the embodiments are directed to provide a fringe field LCD device that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art. 
         [0013]    The embodiments here are directed to provide a display device in which R, G, B, and W pixel areas are designed in an asymmetrical structure, and color coordinates are prevented from being changed by an imbalance of luminance caused by a color. 
         [0014]    In one embodiment, a pixel structure is provided for preventing flicker from occurring when pixel areas are designed in the asymmetrical structure. 
         [0015]    In one embodiment, a fringe field liquid crystal display (LCD) comprises a first pixel area and a second pixel area, the first pixel area configured to have a different size from the second pixel area; a first pixel electrode formed in the first pixel area; a second pixel electrode formed in the second pixel area, the second pixel electrode configured to have a size which differs from a size of the first pixel electrode; a first common electrode configured to overlap the first pixel electrode with a protective layer formed between the first common electrode and the first pixel electrode, the first common electrode including at least one first slit part; and a second common electrode configured to overlap the second pixel electrode with the protective layer formed between the second common electrode and the second pixel electrode, the second common electrode including at least one second slit part which has a size that is different from a size of the at least one first slit part. 
         [0016]    A liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprises a first pixel area; a second pixel area that is smaller than the first pixel area; a first pixel electrode formed in the first pixel area and having a first size; a first common electrode formed in the first pixel area, the first common electrode overlapping the first pixel electrode by a first overlap area; a second pixel electrode formed in the second pixel area and having a second size that is smaller than the first size of the first pixel electrode; a second common electrode formed in the second pixel area, the second common electrode overlapping the second pixel electrode by a second overlap area; wherein the first overlap area and the second overlap area are substantially the same. 
         [0017]    A liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprises a first pixel area; a second pixel area that is smaller than the first pixel area; a first electrode of a first type formed in the first pixel area and having a first size; a first electrode of a second type formed in the first pixel area, the first electrode of the second type overlapping the first electrode of the first type by a first overlap area; a second electrode of the first type formed in the second pixel area and having a second size that is smaller than the first size of the first electrode of the first type; a second electrode of the second type formed in the second pixel area, the second electrode of the second type overlapping the second electrode of the first type by a second overlap area; wherein the first overlap area and the second overlap area are substantially the same. 
         [0018]    Additional advantages and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings. 
         [0019]    To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, there is provided a fringe field liquid crystal display (LCD) device including: first and second pixel areas configured to have different size; a first pixel electrode formed in the first pixel area; a second pixel electrode formed in the second pixel area, and configured to have a size which differs from an area of the first pixel electrode; a first common electrode configured to overlap the first pixel electrode with a protective layer therebetween, the first common electrode including at least one first slit part; and a second common electrode configured to overlap the second pixel electrode with the protective layer therebetween, the second common electrode including at least one second slit part which has a size differing from an area of the at least one first slit part. 
         [0020]    The first common electrode may be formed in the first pixel area which displays red or green, and the second common electrode may be formed in the second pixel area which displays blue or white. 
         [0021]    A size of the first pixel area may be broader than a size of the second pixel area. 
         [0022]    The first common electrode may include a plurality of first common electrode parts and a plurality of second common electrode parts extending from the plurality of first common electrode parts, in the first pixel area, and the first slit part may be provided by the plurality of first common electrode parts and the plurality of second common electrode parts. 
         [0023]    The second common electrode may include a plurality of third common electrode parts and a plurality of fourth common electrode parts extending from the plurality of third common electrode parts, in the second pixel area, and the second slit part may be provided by the plurality of third common electrode parts and the plurality of fourth common electrode parts. 
         [0024]    The plurality of first common electrode parts and the plurality of third common electrode parts may be formed in a direction where a data line extends, and the plurality of second common electrode parts and the plurality of fourth common electrode parts may be formed in a direction where a gate line extends. 
         [0025]    A width of each of the plurality of first common electrode parts may differ from a width of each of the plurality of third common electrode parts. 
         [0026]    The width of each of the plurality of first common electrode parts may be narrower than the width of each of the plurality of third common electrode parts. 
         [0027]    A width of each of the plurality of second common electrode parts may differ from a width of each of the plurality of fourth common electrode parts. 
         [0028]    The width of each of the plurality of second common electrode parts may be narrower than the width of each of the plurality of fourth common electrode parts. 
         [0029]    A storage capacitor having a first capacitance may be formed between the first pixel electrode and the first common electrode, a storage capacitor having a second capacitance may be formed between the second pixel electrode and the second common electrode, and the first capacitance may be the same as the second capacitance. 
         [0030]    It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0031]    The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the invention. In the drawings: 
           [0032]      FIG. 1A  is a schematic view of a related art RGB pixel structure; 
           [0033]      FIG. 1B  is a schematic view of a related art RGBW pixel structure; 
           [0034]      FIG. 2A  is a schematic view of an asymmetrical RGBW pixel structure according to a first embodiment; 
           [0035]      FIG. 2B  is a schematic view of an asymmetrical RGBW pixel structure according to a second embodiment; 
           [0036]      FIG. 3A  is a front view of a first pixel area according to the first embodiment; 
           [0037]      FIG. 3B  is a front view of a second pixel area according to the first embodiment; 
           [0038]      FIG. 4A  is a cross-sectional view taken along line X-X′ of  FIG. 3A  according to one embodiment; 
           [0039]      FIG. 4B  is a cross-sectional view taken along line Y-Y′ of  FIG. 3B  according to one embodiment; 
           [0040]      FIG. 5A  is a front view of a first pixel area according to the second embodiment; 
           [0041]      FIG. 5B  is a front view of a second pixel area according to the second embodiment; 
           [0042]      FIG. 6A  is a cross-sectional view taken along line H-H′ of  FIG. 5A  according to one embodiment; and 
           [0043]      FIG. 6B  is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I′ of  FIG. 5B  according to one embodiment. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0044]    Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. 
         [0045]    Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
         [0046]      FIG. 2A  is a schematic view of a pixel structure of a fringe field LCD device according to a first embodiment.  FIG. 2B  is a schematic view of a pixel structure of a fringe field LCD device according to a second embodiment. 
         [0047]    As illustrated in  FIG. 2B , a plurality of gate lines  100  and a plurality of data lines  110  intersect each other to form a matrix type. A thin film transistor (TFT, not shown) is formed in each of a plurality of pixels defined by intersections between the plurality of gate lines  100  and the plurality of data lines  110 , and controls driving of each pixel according to a gate signal and a data signal. 
         [0048]    A first pixel area SP 1  or a second pixel area SP 2  is formed in each of a plurality of areas which are defined by the plurality of gate lines  100  and the plurality of data lines  110 . 
         [0049]    In the first and second embodiments, as described above, the first pixel area SP 1  or the second pixel area SP 2  is defined based on a size of each pixel area. The first and second pixel areas SP 1  and SP 2  are determined based on a color displayed by each pixel area, for controlling an imbalance of luminance caused by a color of each pixel area. 
         [0050]    For example, the first pixel area SP 1  may be a pixel area that displays red (R) or green (G), and the second pixel area SP 2  may be a pixel area that displays blue (B) or white (W). 
         [0051]    Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments, a size of the first pixel area SP 1  is larger than a size of the second pixel area SP 2 . That is, the size of the first pixel area SP 1  and the size of the second pixel area SP 2  are designed to have an asymmetrical structure. Positions of the first and second pixel areas SP 1  and SP 2  may be changed depending on a design environment, but the second pixel area SP 2  may be disposed adjacent to the first pixel area SP 1  with respect to a corresponding gate line  100 . 
         [0052]    Moreover, since a pixel structure is designed as an asymmetrical structure, the plurality of gate lines  100  and the plurality of data lines  110  may be changed in design. As illustrated in  FIG. 2B , the gate line  100  may be designed to overlap the data line  110 , which is adjacent to the first and second pixel areas SP 1  and SP 2 , at an intersection portion therebetween. 
         [0053]    As illustrated in  FIG. 2B , the first pixel area SP 1  is disposed over the gate line  100 , and the second pixel area SP 2  is disposed under the gate line  100 . Therefore, the gate line  100  is horizontally formed in an area where the first and second pixel areas SP 1  and SP 2  face each other. 
         [0054]    Moreover, the first pixel area SP 1  can be disposed under the gate line  100 , and the second pixel area SP 2  can be disposed over the gate line  100 . Therefore, the gate line  100  is horizontally formed in an area where the first and second pixel areas SP 1  and SP 2  face each other. 
         [0055]    Since the first and second pixel areas SP 1  and SP 2  are asymmetrically formed, some of the gate lines  100  are formed in a straight line, but the other gate lines  100  are not formed in a straight line. 
         [0056]    The first and second pixel areas SP 1  and SP 2  are horizontally disposed adjacent to each other, and the gate line  100  is formed to overlap the data line  100  in a length direction of the data line  110  which is formed between the horizontally adjacent first and second pixel areas SP 1  and SP 2 . 
         [0057]    As described above, sizes of the first and second pixel areas SP 1  and SP 2  are differently and asymmetrically designed, thereby controlling an imbalance of luminance caused by a color which is realized by each pixel area in a related art RGBW quad structure. 
         [0058]    Hereinafter, the first embodiment is described in more detail. 
         [0059]      FIG. 3A  is a front view of the first pixel area SP 1  of the fringe field LCD device according to the first embodiment, and  FIG. 3B  is a front view of the second pixel area SP 2  of the fringe field LCD device according to the first embodiment. 
         [0060]    As illustrated in  FIGS. 3A and 3B , in the fringe field LCD device according to the first embodiment, the first pixel area SP 1  includes a first pixel electrode  131  and a first common electrode  121 , and the second pixel area SP 2  includes a second pixel electrode  132  and a second common electrode  122 . 
         [0061]    In the first embodiment, the first common electrode  121  is formed on the first pixel electrode  131 , and the second common electrode  122  is formed on the second pixel electrode  132 . However, a stacking order of the first and second pixel electrodes  131  and  132  and the first and second common electrodes  121  and  122  may be changed depending on a design environment. 
         [0062]    Moreover, a protective layer  140  (shown in  FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 4B ) is formed between the first pixel electrode  131  and the first common electrode  121 . Similarly, the protective layer  140  is formed between the second pixel electrode  132  and the second common electrode  122 . A storage capacitor Cst is formed between the first pixel electrode  131  and the first common electrode  121 . The storage capacitor Cst is also formed between the second pixel electrode  132  and the second common electrode  122 . When the TFT is in a turn-on period, the storage capacitor is charged with a voltage. When the TFT is in a turn-off period, a pixel voltage is held by the voltage charged into the storage capacitor. 
         [0063]    To provide a more detailed description, a storage capacitor corresponding to a level of a first capacitance “C 1 ” is formed at an area in which the first pixel electrode  131  overlaps the first common electrode  121  with the protective layer therebetween. Also, a storage capacitor corresponding to a level of a second capacitance “C 2 ” is formed at an area in which the second pixel electrode  132  overlaps the second common electrode  122  with the protective layer therebetween. Here, a value of the storage capacitor may be determined based on a size of an area in which the pixel electrode and common electrode in each pixel area overlaps each other. 
         [0064]    The protective layer  140  insulates the first and second pixel electrodes  131  and  132  from the first and second common electrodes  121  and  122 . The protective layer  140  may be formed of a silicon (Si)-based inorganic insulating material or an organic insulating material such as a polyimide (PI)-based material or photo acryl (PAC)-based material. 
         [0065]    Moreover, in the first and second embodiments, it has been described above that the first and second common electrodes  121  and  122  are respectively formed in the first and second pixel areas SP 1  and SP 2 . However, the present embodiment is not limited thereto, and the first and second common electrodes  121  and  122  may be formed as one electrode over the plurality of pixel areas. 
         [0066]    Furthermore, in the pixel structures according to the first and second embodiments, when the first and second pixel areas SP 1  and SP 2  are designed to have different areas, the change of the pixel voltage supplied to each pixel differs causing flicker. The reason that flicker occurs will be described in detail with reference to the following Equation (1): 
         [0000]    
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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                     Vp 
                   
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                        
                       Δ 
                        
                       
                           
                       
                        
                       Vg 
                     
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         Cgd 
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                         Clc 
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                         Cst 
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
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         [0000]    where ΔVg denotes a change of a gate voltage, Clc denotes a liquid crystal capacitor, Cst denotes a storage capacitor, and Cgd denotes a parasitic capacitance value between a gate electrode and drain electrode of the TFT. 
         [0067]    Moreover, ΔVp denotes a change of a pixel voltage. ΔVp is caused by a parasitic capacitor which is formed by an overlap of an area (in which the gate electrode of the TFT is formed) and an area in which the drain electrode of the TFT is formed. 
         [0068]    When the TFT in each pixel area is in a turn-on state, a voltage applied to the liquid crystal capacitor Clc and the storage capacitor Cst is distorted by the change “ΔVp” of a pixel voltage without being held by the parasitic capacitor Cgd, thereby causing flicker. 
         [0069]    In Equation (1), when it is assumed that the change “ΔVg” of the gate voltage, the parasitic capacitor Cgd, and the liquid crystal capacitor Clc have a fixed value, the change amount “ΔVp” of the pixel voltage is determined based on a size of the storage capacitor Cst. 
         [0070]    The storage capacitor Cst may be determined based on a size of an area in which the first and second pixel electrodes  131  and  132  overlap the first and second common electrodes  121  and  122 . Alternatively, the storage capacitor Cst may be determined based on a thickness of the protective layer which is formed between the first and second pixel electrodes  131  and  132  and the first and second common electrodes  121  and  122 . 
         [0071]    As illustrated in  FIGS. 3A and 3B , when an asymmetrical RGBW structure is implemented, an area of the first pixel electrode  131  formed in the first pixel area SP 1  differs from that of the second pixel electrode  132  formed in the second pixel area SP 2 . In one embodiment, the second pixel electrode  132  is smaller than the first pixel electrode  131 . Therefore, a size of the storage capacitor Cst formed in the first pixel area SP 1  differs from that of the storage capacitor Cst formed in the second pixel area SP 2 . 
         [0072]    Therefore, the change “ΔVp” of the pixel voltage in the first pixel area SP 1  differs from the change “ΔVp” of the pixel voltage in the second pixel area SP 2 . As a result, even when the same level of common voltage is applied to the first and second common electrodes  121  and  122 , a voltage charged into the storage capacitor Cst formed in the first pixel area SP 1  and a voltage charged into the storage capacitor Cst formed in the second pixel area SP 2  are different in a frame of an image causing flicker. 
         [0073]    Therefore, in the first embodiment, in the asymmetrical RGBW structure, a first capacitance “C 1 ” of the storage capacitor in the first pixel area SP 1  is the same as a second capacitance “C 2 ” of the storage capacitor in the second pixel area SP 2  having an area which differs from that of the first pixel area SP 1 . A first area in which the first pixel electrode  131  overlaps the first common electrode  121  is the same as a second area in which the second pixel electrode  132  overlaps the second common electrode  122 . 
         [0074]    To implement the asymmetrical RGBW structure, in the first embodiment, the first common electrode  121  includes a slit part  153  in which a portion of the first common electrode  121  is opened in the first pixel area SP 1 , and the second common electrode  122  includes a slit part  156  in which a portion of the second common electrode  122  is opened in the second pixel area SP 2 . 
         [0075]    In other words, the first common electrode  121  includes a first common electrode part  151 , which is formed in a direction where the data line  111  extends in the first pixel area SP 1 , and a second common electrode part  152  which is formed in a direction where the gate line  101  extends from the first common electrode part  151 . Also, the first common electrode  121  may include a first slit part  153  which is provided by the first and second common electrode parts  151  and  152 . 
         [0076]    Moreover, the second common electrode  122  includes a third common electrode part  154 , which is formed in a direction where the data line  111  extends in the second pixel area SP 2 , and a fourth common electrode part  155  which is formed in a direction where the gate line  102  extends from the third common electrode part  154 . Also, the second common electrode  122  may include a second slit part  156  which is provided by the third and fourth common electrode parts  154  and  155 . 
         [0077]    To provide an additional description, the first common electrode  121  denotes a common electrode which is formed in the first pixel area SP 1 , and the second common electrode  122  denotes a common electrode which is formed in the second pixel area SP 2 . On the other hand, the first common electrode part  151  denotes a common electrode area which extends in a direction parallel to the data line  111  in an area where the first common electrode  121  overlaps the first pixel electrode  131 , and the second common electrode part  152  denotes a common electrode area which extends in a direction parallel to the gate line  102  in the area where the second common electrode  121  overlaps the first pixel electrode  131 . The third common electrode part  154  denotes a common electrode area which extends in a direction parallel to the data line  111  in an area where the second common electrode  122  overlaps the second pixel electrode  132 , and the fourth common electrode part  155  denotes a common electrode area which extends in a direction parallel to the gate line  102  in the area where the second common electrode  122  overlaps the second pixel electrode  132 . 
         [0078]    Furthermore, each of the first to fourth common electrode parts  151  to  154  may be provided in plurality. Therefore, each of the first and second slit parts  153  and  156  may be provided in plurality. 
         [0079]    In the first embodiment, as illustrated in  FIGS. 3A ,  3 B,  4 A and  4 B, a width of the first common electrode part  151  of the first common electrode  121  formed in the first pixel area SP 1  is narrower than that of the third common electrode part  154  of the second common electrode  122  formed in the second pixel area SP 2 . 
         [0080]    Therefore, by adjusting a width of the first common electrode part  151  of the first common electrode  121  by adjusting a width of the slit  153  and a width of the third common electrode part  154  of the second common electrode  122  by adjusting a width of the slit  156 , a first overlap area in which the first pixel electrode  131  overlaps the first common electrode  121  in the first pixel area SP 1  may be adjusted, and a second overlap area in which the second pixel electrode  132  overlaps the second common electrode  122  in the second pixel area SP 2  may be adjusted. Here, the first overlap area may be the same as the second overlap area. Therefore, flicker caused by a deviation of a change amount “ΔVp” of a pixel voltage can be prevented. 
         [0081]      FIG. 5A  is a front view of a first pixel area of a fringe filed LCD device according to a second embodiment, and  FIG. 5B  is a front view of a second pixel area of the fringe filed LCD device according to the second embodiment. 
         [0082]    The first and second embodiments have the same technical scope and spirit, and may be combined. Repetitive descriptions on the above-described elements are not provided. 
         [0083]    The second embodiment is described with reference to  FIGS. 5A ,  5 B,  6 A and  6 B. 
         [0084]    As illustrated in  FIGS. 5A ,  5 B,  6 A and  6 B, the second pixel electrode  232  has a horizontal width and a vertical length. The second common electrode  222  has a horizontal width and a vertical length. Similarly, the slit  253  has a horizontal width and a vertical length. The vertical length of the slit  253  is defined by a first horizontal edge  253   a  and a second horizontal edge  253   b  of the slit  253 . A length of a second common electrode part of a first common electrode  221  formed in a first pixel area SP 1  is narrower than that of a fourth common electrode part of a second common electrode  222  formed in a second pixel area SP 2 . 
         [0085]    That is, as illustrated in  FIGS. 5B and 6B , a length of a fourth common electrode part of the second common electrode  222  formed in the second pixel area SP 2  is adjusted so that the second common electrode  222  overlaps a second pixel electrode  232  by a distance Z and a distance Z′ in the second pixel area SP 2 . The distance Z is defined as the length from the first horizontal edge  256   a  of the slit  256  to the bottom horizontal edge  257   a  of the second pixel electrode  232 . The distance Z′ is defined as the length from the second horizontal edge  256   b  of the slit  256  to the top horizontal edge  257   b  of the second pixel electrode  232 . The width of the first common electrode part in the first pixel area SP 1  and the width of the third common electrode part in the second pixel area SP 2  are substantially the same. 
         [0086]    Therefore, a third overlap area in which a first pixel electrode  231  overlaps the first common electrode  221  in the first pixel area SP 1  may be adjusted, and a fourth overlap area in which a second pixel electrode  232  overlaps the second common electrode  222  in the second pixel area SP 2  may be adjusted by adjusting the length of the fourth common electrode part. Here, the third overlap area may be the same as the fourth overlap area. Therefore, flicker caused by a deviation of a change amount “ΔVp” of a pixel voltage can be prevented. 
         [0087]    As described above, in the fringe filed LCD device according to the embodiments of the present invention, since sizes of pixel areas are asymmetrically designed, R, G, and B pure color luminance can increase, and color coordinates can be prevented from being changed. 
         [0088]    Moreover, in the fringe field LCD device according to the embodiments herein, since an area in which a common electrode and a pixel electrode formed in a pixel area overlap each other is designed to have a constant size irrespective of a size of the pixel area, flicker can be prevented from occurring due to an imbalance of a change amount “ΔVp” of apixel voltage which is caused because sizes of pixel areas are asymmetrically designed. 
         [0089]    It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventions. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.