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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2000
Katsumi Kondo, Katsuta, JP;
Hiromu Terao, Mito, JP;
Hidetoshi Abe, Katsuta, JP;
Masuyuki Ohta, Katsuta, JP;
Kenkichi Suzuki, Oxford, GB;
Tohru Sasaki, Hitachi, JP;
Genshiro Kawachi, Hitachi, JP;
Junichi Ohwada, Mobara, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pair of substrates, a plurality of first common electrodes extending in a direction and being formed on one substrate of the pair of substrates, and a second common electrode connected to one of the first common electrodes. The second common electrode has a first edge adjacent the one of the first common electrodes and a second edge opposite to the one of the first common electrode. A first pixel electrode is formed between two of the first common electrodes and extends in the same direction as the first common electrodes. A second pixel electrode overlaps the second common electrode, is connected to the first pixel electrode, and covers at least a portion of the first edge of the second common electrode.