Patent ID: 6862067

Claim:
An active-matrix addressing LCD device comprising: an active element substrate; an opposite substrate coupled with the active element substrate; a liquid crystal layer formed between the active element substrate and the opposite substrate; pixel electrodes formed on the active element substrate to form pixels arranged in a matrix array; a common electrode formed on the active element substrate to be commonly used for all the pixels; switching elements formed on the active element substrate, which are used for the respective pixels; scanning lines formed on the active element substrate, through which scanning signals are transmitted to the elements; data lines formed on the active element substrate, through which data signals are transmitted to the elements; common electrode lines formed on the active element substrate, through which a fixed potential are applied to the common electrode; wherein each of the pixels comprises two of the common electrode lines; patterned pixel potential layers formed on the active element substrate to be overlapped with the common electrode lines by way of an intervening dielectric layer; wherein each of the pixels comprises two of the pixel potential layers; wherein a first storage capacitor for each of the pixels comprises a first one of the common electrode lines, a first one of the pixel potential layers, and the intervening dielectric layer; wherein a second storage capacitor for the same pixel comprises a second one of the common electrode lines, a second one of the pixel potential layers, and the intervening dielectric layer; wherein the first one of the pixel potential layers and the second one of the pixel potential layers are electrically connected to each other by a corresponding one of the pixel electrodes; and wherein the first storage capacitor is located near a corresponding one of the scanning lines and the second storage capacitor is located near an adjoining one of the scanning lines in said pixel.