In-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to an in-plane switching mode LCD, in which data electrodes and common electrodes in a unit pixel have the same light transmitting area to reduce the luminance difference according to positive or negative polarity of an applied DC voltage. The in-plane switching mode LCD comprises a first substrate: a plurality of data lines on the first substrate; data electrodes and common electrodes alternately formed in an unit pixel area, the data electrodes having a first transmittance area and the common electrodes having a second transmittance area, wherein the first transmittance area equals the second transmittance area; and a shielding layer formed under outer most ones of the common electrodes, and wherein at least one of the data electrodes has a first width, and at least one of the common electrodes has a second width, the second width being greater than the first width.
1. An in-plane switching liquid crystal display device, comprising:
a first substrate:
a plurality of data lines on the first substrate;
data electrodes and common electrodes alternately formed in an unit pixel areas, the data electrodes having a first transmittance area and the common electrodes having a second transmittance area, wherein the first transmittance area equals the second transmittance area; and
a shielding layer formed under outer most ones of the common electrodes, and
wherein at least one of the data electrodes has a first width, and at least one of the common electrodes has a second width, the second width being greater than the first width.
2. The in-plane switching liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the data electrodes has a same width as at least one of the common electrodes.
3. The in-plane switching liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the second width is 2 times the first width.
4. The in-plane switching liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein said each of the data electrodes deposed between the common electrodes and parallel with the common electrodes.
5. The in-plane switching liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , further comprising gate lines and data lines defining said unit pixel areas; and
switching devices at cross points of said gate and data lines.
6. The in-plane switching liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the common electrodes are formed over the data electrodes.
7. The in-plane switching liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , further comprising an insulation film on the common electrodes.