Patent ID: 7223999

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate including a thin film transistor formed thereon; a first electrode formed on the first substrate and electrically connected to the thin film transistor; a first insulating layer formed on the first substrate including the thin film transistor and the first electrode, the first insulating layer having a window to expose a predetermined region of the first electrode; a second insulating layer formed on the first substrate including the thin film transistor, wherein the first electrode and the first insulating layer are formed on the second insulating layer; a second electrode provided on the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the first electrode in the window along a periphery of the window, the second electrode having an opening to expose the predetermined region of the first electrode; a second substrate including a third electrode formed thereon; a first gap between a surface of the third electrode and a surface of the predetermined region of the first electrode; a second gap between the surface of the third electrode and a surface of the second electrode, wherein the first gap and the second gap include a liquid crystal layer; and a color filter layer formed on the second substrate, wherein the color filter layer is continuously formed throughout a first region corresponding to the window and throughout a second region not corresponding to the window.