Patent ID: 7948596

Claim:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate positioned apart to define a cell gap therebetween; a liquid crystal layer positioned in the cell gap between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a plurality of gate lines arranged in a first direction on the first substrate and a plurality of data lines arranged crossing the plurality of gate lines in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction on the first substrate to define a plurality of pixels therewith, each pixel having a first portion and a second portion, and comprising: a first dielectric layer formed on the first substrate; a first pixel electrode formed on the first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer formed to at least partially cover the first pixel electrode, wherein the second dielectric layer is formed with at least one opening in at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the pixel to expose at least one portion of the first pixel electrode; a second pixel electrode formed on the second dielectric layer and proximate to where the at least one opening is formed such that the second pixel electrode is connectable to the first pixel electrode through the at least one opening; a common electrode formed on the second dielectric layer; and a plurality of slits formed in the second dielectric layer.