Patent ID: 7411646

Claim:
A liquid crystal device comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal between the first substrate and the second substrate; a signal line located at a first-substrate side of the liquid crystal, the signal line supplying a signal; an active element at the first-substrate side of the liquid crystal and electrically connected to the signal line; a first insulation film; a common electrode located at the first-substrate side of the liquid crystal and separated from the active element by the first insulation film, the common electrode having an opening; a second insulation film; a pixel electrode located at the first-substrate side of the liquid crystal in a different layer from the common electrode, the pixel electrode including at least two linear portions that are electrically connected to each other, the pixel electrode being separated from the common electrode by the second insulation film, the two linear portions of the pixel electrode overlapping with the common electrode in plan view; and a contact electrically connecting the pixel electrode to the active element through the opening in the common electrode.