Patent ID: 7012665

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate opposite said first substrate; a liquid crystal material hermetically sealed between said first substrate and said second substrate; a plurality of data lines; a plurality of picture element electrodes connected to said plurality of data lines, said plurality of data lines and said plurality of picture element electrodes being formed on said first substrate; a plurality of common electrode wiring lines; and a plurality of common electrodes branched off from said plurality of common electrode wiring lines, said plurality of common electrode wiring lines and said plurality of common electrodes being formed on said first substrate; wherein: said picture element electrodes are located approximately opposite each other in a first plane, and said common electrodes are located approximately opposite each other in a second plane, and said plurality of data lines and said plurality of common electrode wiring lines comprise conductive films having a first thickness, while said plurality of picture element electrodes and said plurality of common electrodes comprise conductive films having a second thickness, less than the first thickness.