Active matrix liquid crystal display having interdigitated pixel and first counter electrodes in the same plane and a second counter connected to the first counter electrode via a contact hole in a insulating layer

A liquid crystal display comprising:

• a substrate;
• a scanning line formed on said substrate and extending in a first direction;
• a first counter electrode extending in the first direction and separated from said scanning line by a selected distance to define a unit cell area;
• a storage electrode extending from said first counter electrode toward said scanning line in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
• an insulating layer having a contact hole and formed on the substrate having said first counter electrode and said scanning line;
• a data line formed on said insulating layer, intersecting said scanning line and extending in the second direction;
• a pixel electrode formed on said insulating layer and having a body extending in the second direction, overlapping said storage electrode and a plurality of comb-teeth extending from said body of said pixel electrode in the first direction;
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• a second counter electrode formed on said insulating layer and having a body extending parallel to said body of said pixel electrode and a plurality of comb-teeth extending from said body of said second counter electrode in said first direction, said body of said second counter electrode overlapping said first counter electrode at one end thereof and said plurality of comb-teeth of said second counter electrode interdigitated with said plurality of comb-teeth of said pixel electrode by a predetermined distance, said second counter electrode connected to said first counter electrode through said contact hole.