Abstract: A first pixel electrode and a second pixel are formed in a pixel area. The first pixel electrode is coupled to the second pixel electrode via a coupling capacitance. A voltage is applied to the second pixel electrode from the first pixel electrode through the coupling capacitance. Therefore the voltage applied to the second pixel electrode depends on the voltage applied to the first pixel electrode and the two voltages have a certain ratio. Applying two different voltages in a pixel area can improve display quality.

Abstract: In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a LCD panel includes an active matrix substrate, a patterned substrate disposed opposite to the active matrix substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the active matrix substrate and the patterned substrate. The active matrix substrate includes a transistor, a pixel electrode having a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode, a first electrode connected to the second sub-pixel electrode, and a second electrode connected to the source electrode of the transistor and the first sub-pixel electrode. The second electrode is coupled to the first electrode so as to form a capacitor. The active matrix substrate can include a protective insulating layer between the second electrode and the pixel electrode, and the protective insulating layer can include a color filter layer. The semiconductor layer of the transistor can extends such that a portion of the semiconductor layer has the same boundary as the second electrode.

Abstract: A panel for a liquid crystal display is provided, which includes: a substrate; an insulating layer formed on the substrate, which includes a set of cutouts forming a plurality of domains; and a common electrode formed on the insulating layer, which includes a non-planar, or crooked surface, induced by the cutouts in the insulating layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided, which includes: a substrate; a field-generating electrode formed on the substrate; and a slope member formed on the substrate and having an inclination angle smaller than about 45 degrees.