Patent ID: 7679699

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: first and second substrates; a gate line on the first substrate; a data line crossing the gate line defining a pixel area with a gate insulating film therebetween; a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer with a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode; a common line in parallel to the gate line on the first substrate; a common electrode extending from the common line into the pixel area; a pixel electrode on the gate insulating film in the pixel area; and a storage capacitor where the drain electrode overlaps a portion of the common electrode, wherein the drain electrode overlaps with the pixel electrode to connect to the pixel electrode; wherein the semiconductor layer is removed from an area where it overlaps a transparent conductive film, and the common electrode includes a horizontal part overlapped with the drain electrode and a plurality of finger parts extending from the horizontal part and connected to the common line, wherein the pixel electrode connects to the drain electrode where the drain electrode overlaps the common electrode.