Liquid-crystal display device having paired sub-pixel electrodes

A liquid-crystal display (LCD) device comprising:

• a first substrate;
• a plurality of pixel units disposed on the first substrate;
• a color filter layer overlapping the plurality of pixel units and comprising first to third color filters;
• a second substrate facing the first substrate;
• and
• a liquid-crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein each of the pixel units of the plurality of the pixel units comprises a first pixel, a second pixel and a third pixel,
• wherein the first pixel comprises a first pixel electrode, the second pixel comprises a second pixel electrode, and the third pixel comprises a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode,
• wherein the first color filter overlaps the first pixel electrode, the second color filter overlaps the second pixel electrode, and the third color filter overlaps each of the first sub-pixel electrode and the second sub-pixel electrode,
• wherein a voltage applied to the first sub-pixel electrode is different from a voltage applied to the second sub-pixel electrode, and
• wherein each of the first pixel, the second pixel and the third pixel has substantially the same area, wherein the first pixel comprises a first switching element for controlling the first pixel,
• the second pixel comprises a second switching element for controlling the second pixel,
• the third pixel comprises a third switching element for controlling the third pixel, and
• the first to third switching elements are arranged in parallel with one another, wherein the first sub-pixel electrode is disposed in a first area having a rectangular shape,
• the second sub-pixel electrode is disposed in a second area having a rectangular shape, and
• the second area is disposed adjacent to the first area, wherein each of the first to third pixels is disposed in a rectangular area of a pixel unit of the plurality of pixel units, and
• the third pixel is disposed between the first pixel and the second pixel,
• wherein the third pixel is misaligned with the second pixel.

A liquid-crystal display (LCD) device comprising:

• a first substrate;
• a plurality of pixel units disposed on the first substrate;
• a color filter layer overlapping the plurality of pixel units and comprising first to third color filters;
• a second substrate facing the first substrate;
• and
• a liquid-crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein each of the pixel units of the plurality of the pixel units comprises a first pixel, a second pixel and a third pixel,
• wherein the first pixel comprises a first pixel electrode, the second pixel comprises a second pixel electrode, and the third pixel comprises a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode,
• wherein the first color filter overlaps the first pixel electrode, the second color filter overlaps the second pixel electrode, and the third color filter overlaps each of the first sub-pixel electrode and the second sub-pixel electrode,
• wherein a voltage applied to the first sub-pixel electrode is different from a voltage applied to the second sub-pixel electrode, and
• wherein each of the first pixel, the second pixel and the third pixel has substantially a same area,
• wherein each of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are disposed in a separate first area having a rectangular shape,
• the first sub-pixel electrode and the second sub-pixel electrode are disposed in a second area having a rectangular shape, and
• the first area and the second area have a shape of two rectangles dislocated with each other.