Patent ID: 8111364

Claim:
A method for fabricating an in-plane switching (IPS) mode liquid crystal (LCD) device comprising: forming a plurality of gate lines and data lines vertically and horizontally to define a plurality of pixel regions on a first substrate; forming thin film transistors (TFTs) having an active layer and source and drain electrodes at each crossing of the gate lines and the data lines; forming a plurality of common electrode lines substantially parallel to the gate lines, wherein the common electrode lines are formed at upper and lower portions of the pixel region; forming a plurality of first pixel electrodes and first common electrodes and a plurality of second pixel electrodes and second common electrodes having a tilt angle with respect to the gate lines and arranged in an alternating pattern on upper and lower portions of the pixel regions to generate an in-plane electric field; attaching the first and second substrates together; forming a branch substantially parallel to the data lines and connecting the upper and lower common electrode lines, wherein the branch includes a protrusion protruding toward the first or second common electrode and the protrusion of the branch overlaps with an end portion of the first or second common electrodes, and wherein the overlap between the branch and the first or second common electrodes occurs in an area left and right with respect to the upper and lower portions of the pixel region; forming a pixel electrode line electrically connected with the drain electrode line via a first contact hole; and forming a first connecting line that connects the pixel electrode line and the first and second pixel electrodes and a second connection line that connects the plurality of common electrode lines and the first and second common electrodes, wherein the first and second connection lines overlap with the branches, respectively.