Patent ID: 8068201

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising a first substrate, a second substrate provided so as to oppose the first substrate, and a vertical-alignment type liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal display device having a plurality of pixels each including: a switching element which is provided on the first substrate and at least includes a semiconductor layer; a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element; a counter electrode opposing the pixel electrode; and the liquid crystal layer interposed between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, the pixel electrode including at least one aperture or recessed portion formed at a predetermined position in the pixel, and in each of the pixels, when at least a predetermined voltage is applied across the liquid crystal layer, a plurality of regions being created where liquid crystal molecules tilt in respectively different azimuthal directions, wherein, the first substrate includes an auxiliary electrode to which a different potential from that for the pixel electrode is applied; and the auxiliary electrode includes a portion overlapping at least one aperture or recessed portion of the pixel electrode, and is made of a same film as the semiconductor layer of the switching element.