A liquid crystal display device

摘要

A liquid crystal display device has a plurality of pixel elements, the optical transmissivity of which is varied by suitable electrical signals. The liquid crystal display device has electrodes which apply electric fields to a liquid crystal layer, the electric fields having components in a direction generally parallel to the liquid crystal layer. Each pixel element has at least one pixel electrode (1) which extends in a common direction as signal electrodes (12) and common electrodes (2) which extend over several pixel elements. The common electrodes (2) may be on the same side of the liquid crystal layer as the pixel and signal electrodes (1,2). The pixel electrode (1) may have portions extending in the direction of the scanning signal electrode (10) and the common electrode (2) may have portions extending in the same direction where these portions may overlap each other an insulating film there between.