Liquid crystal display
View Patent ↗A liquid crystal display including a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, a gate line and a data line on the first substrate, a thin film transistor coupled to the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode coupled to the thin film transistor, and a common electrode overlapping the pixel electrode with an insulating layer therebetween, and including a plurality of branch electrodes and a connector coupling the branch electrodes, the common electrode overlapping the data line and extending in parallel with the data line, wherein a width of the connector of the common electrode is about 8.0 μm to about 13.5 μm.
1. A liquid crystal display comprising:
a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate;
a gate line and a data line on the first substrate;
a thin film transistor coupled to the gate line and the data line;
a pixel electrode coupled to the thin film transistor; and
a common electrode overlapping the pixel electrode with an insulating layer therebetween, and comprising a plurality of branch electrodes and a connector coupling the branch electrodes, the common electrode overlapping the data line and extending in parallel with the data line, the plurality of branch electrodes extending along a same direction that is different from an extension direction of the connector and being between the gate line and an adjacent gate line,
wherein a width of the connector of the common electrode is about 8.0 μm to about 13.5 μm.
2. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein
a first distance is between a first edge of the date line and a second edge of the connector nearest the first edge, the first distance being less than a second distance between the first edge and a third edge of the pixel electrode nearest the first edge.
3. A liquid crystal display comprising:
a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate;
a gate line and a data line on the first substrate;
a thin film transistor coupled to the gate line and the data line;
a pixel electrode coupled to the thin film transistor; and
a common electrode overlapping the pixel electrode with an insulating layer therebetween, and comprising a plurality of branch electrodes and a connector coupling the branch electrodes, the common electrode overlapping the data line and extending in parallel with the data line,
wherein a width of the connector of the common electrode is about 8.0 μm to about 13.5 μm,
wherein a first distance is between a first edge of the date line and a second edge of the connector nearest the first edge, the first distance being less than a second distance between the first edge and a third edge of the pixel electrode nearest the first edge,
wherein the third edge does not overlap the connector, and
wherein a third distance between the second edge and the third edge is less than about 3.0 μm.
4. The liquid crystal display of claim 3 , wherein
the pixel electrode has a planar shape, and the pixel electrode overlaps the branch electrodes.
5. The liquid crystal display of claim 4 , wherein
at least one of the branch electrodes extends in a direction substantially parallel with the gate line.
6. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein
a first distance is between a first edge of the data line and a second edge of the connector nearest the first edge, the first distance is greater than a second distance between the first edge and a third edge of the pixel electrode nearest the first edge.
7. A liquid crystal display comprising:
a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate;
a gate line and a data line on the first substrate;
a thin film transistor coupled to the gate line and the data line;
a pixel electrode coupled to the thin film transistor; and
a common electrode overlapping the pixel electrode with an insulating layer therebetween, and comprising a plurality of branch electrodes and a connector coupling the branch electrodes, the common electrode overlapping the data line and extending in parallel with the data line,
wherein a width of the connector of the common electrode is about 8.0 μm to about 13.5 μm,
wherein a first distance is between a first edge of the data line and a second edge of the connector nearest the first edge, the first distance is greater than a second distance between the first edge and a third edge of the pixel electrode nearest the first edge,
wherein the third edge of the pixel electrode overlaps the connector, and
wherein a third distance between the second edge and the third edge is less than about 1.25 μm.
8. The liquid crystal display of claim 7 , wherein
the pixel electrode has a planar shape, and the pixel electrode overlaps the branch electrodes.
9. The liquid crystal display of claim 8 , wherein
at least one of the branch electrodes extends in a direction substantially parallel with the gate line.
10. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein
the pixel electrode has a planar shape, and the pixel electrode overlaps the branch electrodes.
11. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein
at least one of the branch electrodes extends in a direction substantially parallel with the gate line.