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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2012
Midori Takano, Komatsu, JP;
Kazuhiro Takahashi, Kanazawa, JP;
Tatsuya Wakimoto, Hakusan, JP;
Japan Display Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a device includes a first substrate including first and second gate lines which extend in a first direction, a source line which extends in a second direction, and a pixel electrode including a primary pixel electrode which is located between the first and second gate lines and which extends in the second direction, a second substrate including a common electrode which extends parallel to the primary pixel electrode on both sides across the primary pixel electrode, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first and second substrates. At a position that intersects with the source line, at least one of the first gate line and the second gate line includes a depression provided in an end located on the side of the pixel electrode.