Patent ID: 8866715

Claim:
An active matrix substrate comprising pixel areas, wherein: the pixel areas (i) each include two pixel electrodes connected to each other via a capacitor and (ii) are arranged in a row direction and a column direction, the column direction being a direction in which each data signal line extends, two data signal lines are provided in such a way as to correspond to a column of pixel areas and two scanning signal lines are provided in such a way as to correspond to a row of pixel areas, in respect to a pixel area that belongs to the column of pixel areas and to the row of pixel areas, a transistor connected to one of the two scanning signal lines is electrically connected to one of two pixel electrodes included in the pixel area, a transistor connected to the other one of the two scanning signal lines is electrically connected to the other one of the two pixel electrodes, and each of these transistors is electrically connected to an identical data signal line that is one of the two data signal lines, one of the pixel areas includes: a first capacitor electrode that is electrically connected to one of the two pixel electrodes included in the pixel area and that overlaps the other one of the two pixel electrodes via an inter-layer insulation film; and a second capacitor electrode that overlaps said one of the two pixel electrodes via the inter-layer insulation film and that is electrically connected to said other one of the two pixel electrodes, and each of the first and second capacitor electrodes overlaps a retention capacitor wire via a gate insulation film.