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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2001
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
This is an active matrix liquid crystal display device comprising a capacitive accumulation portion formed by overlapping a pixel electrode, an insulating layer and a common electrode for each pixel area, and a non-electrode area in a part of the pixel area which is not covered with a pixel electrode, wherein a peripheral shape of said capacitive accumulation portion on a side contacting said non-electrode area is substantially the same between the respective pixels, and a value of a storage capacity in said capacitive accumulation portion differs on a feeding side and on a termination side, the value on the feeding side being larger than the value on the termination side. Thereby, a constant aperture ratio can be maintained by changing the storage capacity value for each pixel. Furthermore, by using a lateral electric field method liquid crystal display device, the storage capacity value can be changed while maintaining the aperture ratio of the pixel constant, and the electric fields applied to the liquid crystal layer in the display portion can be kept evenly. As a result, deterioration and unevenness of display characteristics do not occur. Moreover, even in the case of using a light shield film to improve contrast and so forth, a light shield film with a narrower width than that in a conventional configuration can be used, so that the aperture ratio does not drop drastically.