Patent ID: 8711295

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device which has a plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix arrangement, comprising: an active matrix substrate which includes a pixel electrode provided in each of the plurality of pixels; a counter substrate which has a counter electrode that is arranged so as to oppose the pixel electrode; a vertical alignment type liquid crystal layer interposed between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate; and a pair of polarizers which are arranged so as to oppose each other via the liquid crystal layer and which are in a crossed Nicols arrangement, wherein the pixel electrode includes a cruciform trunk portion which is arranged so as to coincide with polarization axes of the pair of polarizers, a plurality of branch portions extending from the trunk portion in a direction of approximately 45°, and a plurality of slits provided between the plurality of branch portions, the active matrix substrate further includes an auxiliary electrode which is arranged so as to oppose the pixel electrode via an insulation layer, the auxiliary electrode and the pixel electrode being configured to form a storage capacitor, the auxiliary electrode has a shape which does not substantially overlap the plurality of slits of the pixel electrode when viewed in a direction normal to a display surface, and the auxiliary electrode has a shape which is substantially the same as the trunk portion and the plurality of branch portions of the pixel electrode.