Liquid crystal display device including counter electrodes formed on the drain lines with insulating layer therebetween

An active matrix type liquid crystal display device comprising:

• first and second substrates;
• a liquid crystal composition layer provided between the first and second substrates;
• a plurality of drain lines and gate lines formed on the first substrate and crossing each other in a matrix form;
• a plurality of counter lines formed on the first substrate;
• a plurality of pixels formed by adjoining said drain lines and said gate lines;
• wherein at least one counter electrode is connected to one of the counter lines in the same layer, another counter electrode is above one of the drain lines with an insulating layer therebetween, a layer on which said one of said counter lines is formed and a layer on which said another counter electrode is formed are different, and said another counter electrode and said at least one counter electrode have overlapped portions with an insulating layer therebetween.

An active matrix type liquid crystal display device comprising:

• first and second substrates;
• a liquid crystal composition layer provided between the first and second substrates;
• a plurality of drain lines and gate lines formed on the first substrate and crossing each other in a matrix form;
• a plurality of pixels formed by adjoining said drain lines and said gate lines;
• wherein at least one counter electrode is formed on one of the drain lines with an insulating layer therebetween, and embraces the one of the drain lines by having a portion which is nearer to the first substrate than the one of the drain lines.