Liquid crystal display device

A display device, comprising:

• a first substrate;
• a first gate line and a second gate line, which are disposed on the first substrate and separated from each other in a first direction;
• a first data line and a second data line, which cross the first gate line and the second gate line;
• a first thin film transistor connected to the first gate line;
• a second thin film transistor connected to the second gate line;
• and
• a pixel electrode layer disposed over the first substrate,
• wherein the pixel electrode layer comprises a plurality of unit electrodes arranged in the first direction, and unit electrodes of the plurality of unit electrodes of the pixel electrode layer disposed between the first gate line and the second gate line in a plan view is divided into two portions, which are a first portion and a second portion,
• the first portion has only two domains, which are a first domain and a second domain,
• the second portion has only two domains, which are a third domain and a fourth domain,
• the first portion includes:
• a first vertical stem at an edge of the first portion;
• a first horizontal stem connected to the first vertical stem;
• first upper branches, which are disposed in the first domain and extend from the first horizontal stem;
• and
• first lower branches, which are disposed in the second domain and extend from the first horizontal stem and in a direction different from an extending direction of the first upper branches, and
• the second portion includes:
• a second vertical stem at an edge of the second portion;
• a second horizontal stem connected to the second vertical stem;
• second upper branches, which are disposed in the third domain and extend from the second horizontal stem;
• and
• second lower branches, which are disposed in the fourth domain and extend from the second horizontal stem and in a direction different from an extending direction of the second upper branches,
• wherein the display device further comprises a storage line including an extending portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion, and the storage line is not directly connected to any transistor.

A display device comprising:

• a first substrate;
• a first gate line disposed on the first substrate;
• a first data line crossing the first gate line;
• a first thin film transistor connected to the first gate line and the first data line;
• and
• a plurality of pixel electrodes, wherein adjacent pixel electrodes of the plurality of pixel electrodes in a first direction and a second direction in a display area of the first substrate have a same structure as each other,
• wherein:
• an entire area of the pixel electrode is divided into a first portion and a second portion,
• the first portion is connected to the first thin film transistor, and consists of a first domain and a second domain,
• the second portion consists of a third domain and a fourth domain,
• the first portion includes:
• a first vertical stem at an edge of the first portion;
• a first horizontal stem connected to the first vertical stem;
• first upper branches, which are disposed in the first domain and extend from the first horizontal stem;
• and
• first lower branches, which are disposed in the second domain and extend from the first horizontal stem and in a direction different from an extending direction of the first upper branches, and
• the second portion includes:
• a second vertical stem at an edge of the second portion;
• a second horizontal stem connected to the second vertical stem;
• second upper branches, which are disposed in the third domain and extend from the second horizontal stem;
• and
• second lower branches, which are disposed in the fourth domain and extend from the second horizontal stem and in a direction different from an extending direction of the second upper branches,
• wherein the display device further comprises a storage line including an extending portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion, and the storage line is not directly connected to any transistor.

A display device comprising:

• a first substrate;
• a first gate line disposed on the first substrate;
• a first data line crossing the first gate line;
• a first thin film transistor connected to the first gate line and the first data line;
• and
• a plurality of pixel electrodes, wherein adjacent pixel electrodes of the plurality of pixel electrodes in a first direction and a second direction in a display area of the first substrate have a same structure as each other,
• wherein:
• an entire area of the pixel electrode is divided into two portions, which are first portion and a second portion,
• the first portion is connected to the first thin film transistor, and has only two domains, which are a first domain and a second domain,
• the second portion has only two domains, which are a third domain and a fourth domain,
• the first portion includes:
• a first vertical stem at an edge of the first portion;
• a first horizontal stem connected to the first vertical stem;
• first upper branches, which are disposed in the first domain and extend from the first horizontal stem;
• and
• first lower branches, which are disposed in the second domain and extend from the first horizontal stem and in a direction different from an extending direction of the first upper branches, and
• the second portion includes:
• a second vertical stem at an edge of the second portion;
• a second horizontal stem connected to the second vertical stem;
• second upper branches, which are disposed in the third domain and extend from the second horizontal stem;
• and
• second lower branches, which are disposed in the fourth domain and extend from the second horizontal stem and in a direction different from an extending direction of the second upper branches,
• wherein the display device further comprises a storage line including an extending portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion, and the storage line is not directly connected to any transistor.