Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first common electrode including a first sub-common electrode extending along a gate line on a first interlayer insulation film, a pixel electrode which includes a first main pixel electrode extending in a second direction on a second interlayer insulation film, and a second common electrode which includes a second sub-common electrode extending in parallel to the first sub-common electrode on the second interlayer insulation film and has the same potential as the first common electrode. The first sub-common electrode is located on the pixel electrode side of a position overlapping the gate line. The second sub-common electrode is opposed to the gate line.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first interlayer insulation film located above a first gate line and a second gate line, a first common electrode extending over the first interlayer insulation film, a second interlayer insulation film covering the first common electrode, and a first pixel electrode disposed on the second interlayer insulation film. The first common electrode extends, from a position opposed to the first pixel electrode, beyond the source line in the first direction and beyond the gate line in the second direction.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a gate line and an auxiliary capacitance line extending in a first direction, a source line extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction, and a pixel electrode having a main pixel electrode arranged on the auxiliary capacitance line and extending in the first direction. The second substrate includes a common electrode having a main common electrode arranged above the gate line and extending in the first direction. A liquid crystal layer is held between the first substrate and the second substrate having liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal molecules are initially aligned in the first direction in a splay alignment state between the first substrate and the second substrate in a state where electric field is not formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode.

Abstract: An MVA mode liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric constant anisotropy held between a first substrate and a second substrate. It includes a structural body which controls an alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules to form a multi-domain in each of pixels. The structural body includes a first structural body which overlaps a light-blocking wiring line, and a second structural body which is disposed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first structural body and is narrower than the first structural body.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a first and second substrates and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a plurality of picture elements, and at least one of the plurality of picture elements includes: a switching element; a plurality of gate bus lines extending in a first direction and electrically connected to the switching element; a plurality of data bus lines extending in a second direction and electrically connected to the switching element; a first sub picture element electrode and a second sub picture element electrode disposed adjacent to the first sub picture element electrode with a gap therebetween, and a control electrode overlapping both the first and second sub picture element electrodes. The control electrode extends in the second direction. Each of the first and second sub picture element electrodes includes a cross-shaped connecting electrode part and microelectrode parts extending from the connecting electrode part.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a first insulative substrate, and a first electrode, a second substrate including a second insulative substrate, and a second electrode, a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first polarizer including a first polarization axis, and a second polarizer including a second polarization, wherein the first polarization axis is substantially parallel or substantially perpendicular to the direction of extension of the first electrode.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a lens array unit having a cylindrical lens array constituted by a plurality of cylindrical lenses each having a lens surface and a generatrix corresponding to the lens surface. The lens surface is arranged in a line in a direction orthogonally crossing the generatrix. A first substrate is arranged at a back side of the lens array unit and includes a pixel electrode in a belt shape extending in a different direction from the direction in which the generatrix extends. The pixel electrode is formed in a V character shape. A second substrate is arranged between the lens array unit and the first substrate including a counter electrode in a belt shape commonly arranged on the pixel electrodes extending in a parallel direction to the pixel electrode.

Abstract: A first substrate includes first and second gate lines extending in a first direction, first and second source lines extending in a second direction and a switching element electrically connected with the gate line and the source line. A pixel electrode includes a contact portion contacting with the switching element and extending in the first direction and a main pixel electrode contacting with the contact portion and extending in the second direction. The switching element includes a drain electrode arranged between the source lines. The drain electrode includes a first electrode portion located under the contact portion, a second electrode portion located under the main pixel electrode and connected with the first electrode portion, a third electrode portion connected with the second electrode portion along the first gate line, and a fourth electrode portion connected with the second electrode portion and extending along the second gate line.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a main pixel electrode which extends in a second direction, a sub-pixel electrode which extends in a first direction and crosses the main pixel electrode, a color filter which includes a first aperture portion defined by a first edge surrounding a position opposed to cross points between the main pixel electrode and the sub-pixel electrode, main common electrodes which extend in the second direction on both sides of the main pixel electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a gate line and an auxiliary capacitance line extending in a first direction, a source line extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction, and a pixel electrode having a main pixel electrode arranged on the auxiliary capacitance line and extending in the first direction. The second substrate includes a common electrode having a main common electrode arranged above the gate line and extending in the first direction. A liquid crystal layer is held between the first substrate and the second substrate having liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal molecules are initially aligned in the first direction in a splay alignment state between the first substrate and the second substrate in a state where electric field is not formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a pixel electrode including a contact portion and a main pixel electrode extending in a second direction from the contact portion. A width of the contact portion in a first direction crossing the second direction is greater than a width of the main pixel electrode in the first direction. The main pixel electrode includes a first portion which is located on a side close to the contact portion and has a first width in the first direction, and a second portion which is located on a side remoter from the contact portion than the first portion in the second direction and has a second width in the first direction which is smaller than the first width.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a first substrate includes a pixel electrode having a first main electrode in a belt-like shape extending along a first cross line direction which crosses at an acute angle in a counterclockwise direction with respect to an initial alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules, and a second main electrode in the belt-like shape extending along a second cross line direction which crosses at an acute angle in a clockwise direction with respect to the initial alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules. A second substrate includes a counter electrode having a pair of third main electrodes in the belt-like shape arranged above a pair of regions sandwiching the first main electrode extending along a first cross line direction and a pair of fourth main electrodes in the belt-like shape arranged above a pair of regions sandwiching the second main electrode extending along the second cross line direction.

Abstract: An array substrate includes a gate line extending in a first direction, a source line extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction, and a switching element electrically connected with the gate line and the source line. A first sub-common electrode extends in the first direction facing the gate line. A first main-common electrode is connected with the first sub-common electrode and extends in the second direction facing the source line. A pixel electrode includes a main-pixel electrode linearly extending in a direction different from the first and second directions. A second substrate includes a second main-common electrode extending in the second direction so as to face the first main-common electrode. The potential of the second main-common electrode is the same as the first main-common electrode.

Abstract: A first substrate includes a first interlayer insulating film covering a switching element. A first main-common electrode is formed on the first interlayer insulating film. The first main-common electrode extends along a source line. A second interlayer insulating film covers the first main-common electrode. A second main-common electrode is formed on the second inter insulating film and extends so as to face the source line. The second main-common electrode is set to the same potential as the first main-common electrode. A main-pixel electrode connected with the switching element is formed on the second interlayer insulating film. A second substrate includes a third main-common electrode so as to face the second main-common electrode. The third main-common electrode is set to the same potential as the second main-common electrode.

Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid crystal display utilizing a vertically aligned state of liquid crystal molecules when no voltage is applied and to a method of manufacturing the same. The liquid crystal display includes a monofunctional monomer having a structure expressed by X—R (where X represents an acrylate group or a methacrylate group, and R represents an organic group having a steroid skeleton). A liquid crystal material is sandwiched between substrates which is then irradiated with ultraviolet rays to cure the monofunctional monomer, thereby forming a polymer film at an interface of a substrate. The monofunctional monomer has a hydrophobic skeleton such as an alkyl chain and a photoreactive group on one side of the skeleton.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a gate line and an auxiliary capacitance line extending in a first direction, a source line extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction, and a pixel electrode having a main pixel electrode arranged on the auxiliary capacitance line and extending in the first direction. The second substrate includes a common electrode having a main common electrode arranged above the gate line and extending in the first direction. A liquid crystal layer is held between the first substrate and the second substrate having liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal molecules are initially aligned in the first direction in a splay alignment state between the first substrate and the second substrate in a state where electric field is not formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a pixel electrode and a second substrate having a counter electrode. The pixel electrode includes a first pixel electrode portion in a belt-like shape extending in a first direction and a second pixel electrode portion connected with one end of the first pixel electrode portion and extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction. The counter electrode includes a first counter electrode portion in a belt-like shape extending in the first direction to form a lateral electric field between the first counter electrode portion and the first pixel electrode portion. A liquid crystal layer is held between the first substrate and the second substrate. The lateral electric field is applied to the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a main pixel electrode which extends in a second direction, a sub-pixel electrode which extends in a first direction and crosses the main pixel electrode, a color filter which includes a first aperture portion defined by a first edge surrounding a position opposed to cross points between the main pixel electrode and the sub-pixel electrode, main common electrodes which extend in the second direction on both sides of the main pixel electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including gate lines and a storage capacitance line, a first source line and a second source line, a main pixel electrode which has a strip shape, a sub-pixel electrode which is continuous with the main pixel electrode and has a strip shape extending toward the first source line and the second source line, and a first alignment film, a second substrate including second main common electrodes extending on both sides of the main pixel electrode, second sub-common electrodes which are continuous with the second main common electrodes and extend on both sides of the sub-pixel electrode, and a second alignment film, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a first storage capacitance line and a second storage capacitance line, a gate line, a first source line and a second source line, a main pixel electrode which has a strip shape, a first sub-pixel electrode which is continuous with the main pixel electrode, a second sub-pixel electrode which is continuous with the main pixel electrode, and a first alignment film, a second substrate including second main common electrodes extending on both sides of the main pixel electrode, a second sub-common electrode which is continuous with the second main common electrodes, and a second alignment film, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate.