Patent ID: 8035787

Claim:
A liquid crystal display, comprising: a pixel electrode comprising a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode with a gap therebetween; a common electrode facing the pixel electrode; a data line extending in a longitudinal direction; a storage electrode line to transmit a common voltage, comprising a first portion extending across at least one of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode, and a second portion connected to the first portion; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, the liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystal molecules, wherein, at least one of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode comprises subregions comprising branches, a branch of one of the subregions and a branch of another of the subregions extending in different directions, at least one of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode comprises a transverse stem extending in a transverse direction and a longitudinal stem extending in the longitudinal direction, the transverse stem and the longitudinal stem extending along a boundary between the subregions, and the first portion of the storage electrode line overlaps the transverse stem, and the second portion of the storage electrode line overlaps the longitudinal stem.