Patent ID: 7916234

Claim:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising: first and second gate lines which extend in a horizontal direction; a data line which is insulated from the first and second gate lines and crosses the first and second gate lines; first and second thin film transistors (TFTs) which are respectively connected to the first and second gate lines and are connected to the data line; and a pixel electrode which extends in zigzag fashion at an inclination to the first and second gate lines and is divided into a first area and a second area in a direction in which the pixel electrode extends, wherein the pixel electrode comprises a first sub-pixel electrode which is connected to the first TFT and is comprised of the first area and an upper second portion and a lower second portion of the second area, a second sub-pixel electrode, which is connected to the second TFT, is comprised of a middle portion of the second area, and has a lateral side adjoining a first portion of the first sub-pixel electrode, an upper side adjoining a lower side of the upper second portion of the first sub-pixel electrode, and a lower side adjoining an upper side of the lower second portion of the first sub-pixel electrode, the first and second areas of the first sub-pixel electrode are connected by a plurality of connection electrodes, and at least one of the connection electrodes overlaps the second gate line.