Patent ID: 7605876

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: liquid crystal sandwiched between a first substrate and a second substrate which face each other in an opposed manner; a plurality of gate lines which extend in the first direction and are arranged parallel to each other; a plurality of drain lines which extend in the second direction which crosses the gate lines and are arranged parallel to each other; a plurality of switching elements which are arranged at crossing portions of the gate lines and the drain lines; a plurality of pixel regions which are formed in a region surrounded by the gate line and the drain line; pixel electrodes which are driven by the switching elements are formed on an inner surface of the first substrate, each of the pixel electrodes being formed in each of the pixel region, having a rectangular shape and a plurality of slits, and not being overlapped on the gate line and the drain line; wherein an electrode forming layer includes the gate lines, the drain lines, the switching elements and the pixel electrodes, a counter electrode layer is arranged between the first substrate and the electrode forming layer, an insulation layer is arranged between the counter electrode layer and the electrode forming layer, and the counter electrode layer overlaps substantially all region of the pixel electrodes and functions as a counter electrode, and retention capacity is formed between the pixel electrodes and the counter electrode layer; wherein the counter electrode layer has a rectangular shape and is not overlapped on the gate line and the drain line, connection lines are arranged parallel to the extension direction of the gate lines and are connected to the counter electrode layer, and the connection lines are formed between the counter electrode layer and the first substrate.