Patent ID: 7659541

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate including a thin film transistor formed thereon, the thin film transistor including a source and a drain electrode; 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; a window formed in the first insulating layer, wherein a portion of the first insulating layer is removed in the window, the window exposing a predetermined region of the first electrode without overlapping the drain electrode; a second electrode provided on the first insulating layer and electrically connected to the first electrode, wherein the second electrode extends around a side of the first insulating layer to a point on the first electrode adjacent the exposed predetermined region; 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; and 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.