In-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device including a black matrix with slit around the pixels and method of fabricating the same

1. An In-Plane Switching mode liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising:

a first substrate and a second substrate;

a plurality of gate lines and data lines defining a plurality of pixels on the first substrate;

a driving device disposed in each of the plurality of pixels;

at least one pair of a first electrode and a second electrode arranged in each of the plurality of pixels to generate a horizontal electric field;

a black matrix formed on the second substrate and having a slit around the plurality of pixels wherein the slit is continuously formed in the black matrix; and

a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate.

2. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 1 , further comprising a color filter layer formed on the second substrate.

3. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 1 , wherein the driving device comprises:

a gate electrode formed on the first substrate;

an insulating layer formed on the gate electrode;

a semiconductor layer formed on the insulating layer; and

a thin film transistor including a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the semiconductor layer.

4. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first line to which the first electrode is connected; and

a second line to which the second electrode is connected and overlapping with the first line to form a storage capacitance.

5. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 1 , wherein the slit includes at least one part formed along the gate line and the data line.

6. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 1 , wherein the black matrix is formed of metal.

7. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 6 , wherein the black matrix is one of a Cr layer and a CrOx layer.

8. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 6 , wherein the black matrix is the Cr/CrOx layer.

9. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second electrodes have substantially zigzag shape.

10. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 1 , wherein the data lines have substantially zigzag shape.

11. An In-Plane Switching mode LCD device, comprising:

a first substrate and a second substrate;

a plurality of gate lines and data lines defining a plurality of pixels on the first substrate;

a driving device disposed in each of the plurality of pixels;

at least one pair of first electrode and second electrode arranged in each of the plurality of pixels to generate a horizontal electric field;

a black matrix formed on the second substrate and electrically isolated from a neighboring pixel wherein the black matrix includes a slit that is continuously formed therein; and

a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate.

12. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 11 , wherein the black matrix includes the slit formed around the plurality of pixels.

13. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 12 , wherein the slit includes at least one part formed along the gate line and the data line.

14. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 11 , wherein the black matrix is one of a Cr layer and a CrOx layer.

15. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 11 , wherein the black matrix is the Cr/CrOx layer.

16. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 11 , wherein the first and second electrodes have substantially zigzag shape.

17. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 11 , wherein the data lines have substantially zigzag shape.

18. A method of fabricating an In-Plane Switching mode LCD device, comprising:

forming a plurality of gate lines and data lines defining a plurality of pixels on a first substrate;

deposing a driving device on each of the plurality of pixels;

arranging at least one pair of a first electrode and a second electrode on each of the plurality of pixels to generate a horizontal electric field;

forming a black matrix having a slit around the plurality of pixels on a second substrate wherein the slit is continuously formed in the black matrix; and

forming a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising forming a color filter layer on the second substrate.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein forming the driving device comprises:

forming a gate electrode on the first substrate;

forming an insulating layer on the gate electrode;

forming a semiconductor layer on the insulating layer; and

forming a thin film transistor including a source electrode and a drain electrode on the semiconductor layer.

21. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

arranging a first line to which the first electrode is connected; and

arranging a second line to which the second electrode is connected and to overlap with the first line to form storage capacitance.

22. The method of claim 18 , wherein the slit is formed with at least one part along the gate line and the data line.

23. The method of claim 18 , wherein the black matrix is formed of metal.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the black matrix is one of a Cr layer and a CrOx layer.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the black matrix is the Cr/CrOx layer.

26. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 18 , wherein the first and second electrodes have substantially zigzag shape.

27. The In-Plane Switching mode LCD device of claim 18 , wherein the data lines have substantially zigzag shape.