Liquid crystal display of high aperture ratio and high transmittance having multi-domain having transparent conductive pixel and counter electrodes on the same substrate

Abstract

Disclosed is a liquid crystal displace capable of improving picture quality and having enhanced aperture ratio and transmittance. The liquid crystal display comprises: upper and lower substrates opposed and spaced apart, wherein homogeneous alignment layers are formed at inner surfaces of both substrates; a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules and interposed between the upper and lower substrates; a gate bus line and a data bus line formed between the lower substrate and the homogeneous alignment layer in a matrix configuration thereby defining unit pixel regions; transparent counter and pixel electrodes for driving the liquid crystal molecules formed at a unit pixel region in the lower substrate; and a thin film transistor disposed at an intersection of the gate bus line and the data bus line, and switching the pixel electrode, wherein, when a voltage is applied to the pixel electrode, there are formed electric fields respectively parallel to the gate bus line and the data bus line simultaneously and the liquid crystal molecules on and between the counter and pixel electrodes are all driven by the electric fields.