Liquid crystal display device

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• an array substrate including pixels arranged in a matrix, a picture electrode and a switching element provided for each pixel, a scanning line and an auxiliary capacitance line extending in a row direction and a signal line extending in a column direction with an interposed insulation interlayer;
• a counter substrate including a common counter electrode for the plurality of pixels, the counter substrate facing the array substrate;
• a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules held between the array substrate and the counter substrate, wherein the liquid crystal molecules are aligned substantially in a direction normal to a surface of the substrates under a condition where no electric field is supplied between the picture electrodes and the counter electrode;
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• an alignment control device configured to control the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules under a condition where an electric field is applied between the picture electrodes and the counter electrode, the alignment control device crossing the pixel so as divide the pixel into first and second display areas,
• wherein the switching element includes a first semiconductor region crossing the scanning line with an interposed gate insulation layer, and a second semiconductor region apart from the first semiconductor region and crossing the auxiliary capacitance line and interposed by the gate insulation layer, and
• wherein the array substrate further includes a connecting element to connect the first and second semiconductor regions opposite the alignment control device.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• an array substrate including pixels arranged in a matrix, a picture electrode provided for each pixel, a scanning line and an auxiliary capacitance line extending in a row direction and a signal line extending in a column direction with an interposed insulation interlayer;
• a counter substrate including a common counter electrode for the plurality of pixels, the counter substrate facing the array substrate;
• a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules held between the array substrate and the counter substrate, wherein the liquid crystal molecules are aligned substantially in a direction normal to a surface of the substrates under a condition where no electric field is supplied between the picture electrodes and the counter electrode;
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• an alignment control device configured to control the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules under a condition where an electric field is applied between the picture electrodes and the counter electrode,
• wherein the auxiliary capacitance line includes a first segment and a second segment apart from the first segment, and
• wherein the array substrate further includes a connecting element to connect the first and second segments of the auxiliary capacitance line.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• an array substrate including pixels arranged in a matrix, a picture electrode and a switching element provided for each pixel, a scanning line and an auxiliary capacitance line extending in a row direction and a signal line extending in a column direction with an interposed insulation interlayer;
• a counter substrate including a common counter electrode for the plurality of pixels, the counter substrate facing the array substrate;
• a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules held between the array substrate and the counter substrate, wherein the liquid crystal molecules are aligned substantially in a direction normal to a surface of the substrates under a condition where no electric field is applied between the picture electrodes and the counter electrode;
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• an alignment control device provided at the counter substrate and configured to control the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules under a condition where an electric field is applied between the picture electrodes and the counter electrode arranged for each pixel, the alignment control device crossing the pixel so as divide the pixel into first and second display areas,
• wherein the scanning line includes a first segment and a second segment corresponding to the first and second display areas in each pixel,
• wherein the switching transistor includes a first semiconductor region crossing the scanning line with an interposed gate insulation layer, and a second semiconductor regions apart from the first semiconductor region and crossing the auxiliary capacitance line with the gate insulation layer interposed therebetween, and
• wherein the array substrate further includes connecting elements configured to connect to respective of the first and the second segments of the scanning line and respective of the first and second semiconductor regions opposite the alignment control device.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• an array substrate including pixels arranged in a matrix, a picture electrode provided for each pixel, a scanning line and an auxiliary capacitance line extending in a row direction and a signal line extending in a column direction with an interposed insulation inter layer;
• a counter substrate including a common counter electrode for the plurality of pixels, the counter substrate facing the array substrate;
• a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules held between the array substrate and the counter substrate, wherein the liquid crystal molecules are aligned substantially in a direction normal to a surface of the substrates under a condition where no electric field is supplied between the picture electrodes and the counter electrode;
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• an alignment control device provided at the counter substrate and configured to control the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules under a condition where an electric field is applied between the picture electrodes and the counter electrode, the alignment control device crossing the pixel so as divide the pixel into a first and a second display areas,
• wherein the scanning line includes a first segment and a second segment corresponding to the first and second display areas in each pixel and a connecting element to connect the first and second segments opposite the alignment control device, and
• wherein the auxiliary capacitance line includes a first segment and a second segment apart from the first segment, and a connecting element to connect the first and second segments.