Patent ID: 7847905

Claim:
A fringe field switching (FFS) mode liquid crystal device (LCD) in which a lower substrate, an upper substrate and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the substrates are included, each pixel region is defined on the lower substrate by gate lines and data lines formed in crossing directions, and switching devices are disposed at intersections of the gate lines and the data lines, the FFS mode LCD comprising: a first transparent electrode and a second transparent electrode, wherein the second transparent electrode have a plurality of slits and bars, disposed apart from the first transparent electrode with an insulating layer interposed between the first and second transparent electrodes, in the pixel region to apply a voltage level to the liquid crystal layer and control an amount of transmitted light, wherein, from a plan view, bar-shaped elements having a specific width in a direction substantially parallel to a length direction of the slits are formed in the middles of the respective slits or in the middles of the bars, and wherein the bar-shaped elements are configured to reduce visibility of disclination.