Display device

A display device comprising:

• a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other;
• a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;
• a plurality of horizontal gate lines disposed on the first substrate and extending generally in a first direction;
• a plurality of vertical signal lines disposed in a conductive layer that is different from the horizontal gate lines and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction;
• a contact region electrically connecting one of the horizontal gate lines to one of the vertical signal lines;
• a plurality of data lines extending in the second direction;
• and
• a plurality of pixels including transistors that are electrically connected to the horizontal gate lines and the data lines,
• wherein the plurality of pixels includes a first pixel that is directly adjacent to the one vertical signal line in the first direction and a second pixel interposed between at least one pixel and the one vertical signal line adjacent to the second pixel, and
• wherein the liquid crystal layer in the first pixel has a first cell gap, and the liquid crystal layer in the second pixel has a second cell gap greater than the first cell gap.

A display device comprising:

• a first substrate;
• a plurality of horizontal gate lines disposed on the first substrate and extending generally in a first direction;
• a plurality of vertical signal lines disposed in a conductive layer that is different from the horizontal gate lines and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction;
• a plurality of data lines extending in the second direction;
• a transistor electrically connected to a horizontal gate line of the plurality of horizontal gate lines and a data line of the plurality of data lines;
• a pixel electrode electrically connected to the transistor;
• and
• an insulating layer disposed between the horizontal gate line and the vertical signal line,
• wherein the insulating layer has an opening disposed on the horizontal gate line,
• the vertical signal line is electrically connected to the horizontal gate line through the opening,
• at least three pixel electrodes are adjacent to each other and disposed between two adjacent vertical signal lines, and
• the insulating layer overlapping a first pixel electrode disposed in the middle of the at least three pixel electrodes has a first average thickness and the insulating layer overlapping a second pixel electrode of the at least three pixel electrode immediately adjacent the vertical signal lines has a second average thickness, with the first average thickness being smaller than the second average thickness.