Patent ID: 8659734

Claim:
A liquid crystal display, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate overlapping each other; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first data line disposed on the first substrate; a second data line adjacent to the first data line and extending substantially in a same direction as the first data line; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate for receiving a data voltage from the first data line; a common electrode disposed on the first substrate and overlapping the first data line and at least a portion of the pixel electrode; and a passivation layer disposed on the first substrate, the passivation layer having a first portion disposed between the common electrode and the first data line in a direction perpendicular to a bottom surface of the first substrate, the passivation layer further having a second portion disposed between the common electrode and the second data line and having a third portion disposed between the first data line and the second data line, wherein one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode includes a plurality of branch electrodes spaced apart from each other, and the other of the pixel electrode and the common electrode has an at least approximately planar shape that is substantially parallel to a surface of the first substrate or the second substrate, wherein the third portion overlaps the plurality of branch electrodes, wherein the layer quantity of the first portion is equal to the layer quantity of the third portion, and wherein a maximum thickness of the first portion is greater than a maximum thickness of the third portion.