Liquid crystal display device, display device and manufacturing method thereof

1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

liquid crystal sandwiched between a first substrate and a second substrate which face each other in an opposed manner;

a plurality of gate lines which extend in a first direction and are arranged in parallel;

a plurality of drain lines which extend in a second direction which crosses the gate lines and are arranged in parallel;

a plurality of switching elements which are arranged at crossing portions of the gate lines and the drain lines;

pixel electrodes which are driven by the switching elements; and

counter electrodes which generate an electric field for driving pixels between the pixel electrodes, and wherein

the counter electrodes are formed on an inner surface of the first substrate,

an electrode forming layer includes the gate lines, the drain lines, the switching elements and the pixel electrodes,

a reference electrode layer is arranged between the first substrate and the electrode forming layer with a first insulation layer between the reference electrode layer and the electrode forming layer, and

holding capacities of the pixels are formed among the pixel electrodes and the reference electrode layer.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the counter electrodes are formed over an organic insulation layer, and wherein the counter electrodes are connected to the reference electrode layer via through holes formed in the first insulation layer.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the counter electrodes are formed over a gate insulation layer, and wherein the counter electrodes are connected to the reference electrode layer via through holes formed in the gate insulation layer and the first insulation layer.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the counter electrodes are formed over a passivation layer, and the counter electrodes are connected to the reference electrode layer via through holes formed in the passivation layer, a gate insulation layer and the first insulation layer.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the reference electrode layer is arranged in the extension direction of the gate lines such that the reference electrode layer is arranged parallel to the gate lines and overlaps regions where the pixel electrodes are formed.

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the reference electrode layer is provided to a region of the first substrate which includes regions in which the gate lines, the drain lines and the pixel electrodes are formed.

7. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the counter electrodes are formed over the first insulation layer, the counter electrodes extend to neighboring pixel regions by crossing the drain lines and are connected to the reference electrode layers of the neighboring pixel regions via through holes formed in the first insulation layer.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the counter electrodes are formed over an organic insulation layer, conductive layers which extend to neighboring pixel regions by crossing the drain lines are formed over a gate insulation layer, the counter electrodes are connected to the conductive layers via through holes formed in the gate insulation layer, and the conductive layers are connected to the reference electrode layer via through holes formed in the first insulation layer.

9. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the counter electrodes are formed over a passivation layer, conductive layers which extend to neighboring pixel regions by crossing the drain lines are formed over a gate insulation layer, the counter electrodes are connected to the conductive layers via through holes formed in the passivation layer and the gate insulation layer, and the conductive layers are connected to the reference electrode layer via through holes formed in the first insulation layer.

10. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein a color filter layer is formed between the reference electrode layer which is formed below the first insulation layer and the first substrate.

11. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the counter electrodes are formed over the first insulation layer parallel to an extension direction of the gate lines, the counter electrodes extend over pixel regions, and the counter electrodes are connected to reference electrodes in respective pixel regions via through holes formed in the first insulation layer.

12. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the counter electrodes are connected to reference electrodes in respective pixel regions via through holes penetrating the first insulation layer and a gate insulation layer, and holding capacities are formed at overlapping portions of the counter electrodes and the pixel electrodes.

13. In the constitution according to claim 1 , the pixel electrodes are formed over the gate insulation layer, the counter electrodes are formed below the gate insulation layers, the counter electrodes are connected to the reference electrodes via through holes formed in the first insulation layer, and holding capacities are formed by the counter electrodes and the pixel electrodes.

14. In the constitution according to claim 1 , the pixel electrodes and the counter electrodes are formed on the same layer.

15. In the constitution according to claim 1 , the counter electrodes are formed over the pixel electrodes and are connected to the reference electrodes by way of through holes formed in a gate insulation film and a first insulation film.

16. In the constitution according to claim 1 , the first insulation layer is formed of an organic insulation layer.