Liquid crystal display device

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• a plurality of pairs of gate lines, each pair of gate lines including first and second gate lines adjacent to each other;
• a plurality of data lines perpendicular to the pair of the first and second gate lines, wherein a respective data line and a respective pair of gate lines define a left side pixel region with one gate line from the respective pair of gate lines and a right side pixel region with the other gate line at respective crossing points;
• left and right side pixel electrodes, respectively formed in the left and right side pixel regions, and selectively driven by switching-parts of the first and second gate lines, respectively,
• a gate drive IC having a scanning signal output terminal corresponding to one of the pairs of the gate lines, the scanning signal output terminal supplying a scanning signal;
• and
• a selection part time-dividing the scanning signal output from the gate drive IC and selectively applying the time-divided scanning signal to the first or second gate line of the one of the pairs of the gate lines,
• wherein each of the left and right side pixel electrodes overlaps greater than one gate line.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• a plurality of sets of adjacent gate lines;
• a plurality of data lines perpendicular to the gate lines;
• a plurality of sets of pixel regions, each set of pixel regions containing at least two pixel regions and bounded by adjacent data lines and, at furthest, gate lines most distal from each other in adjacent sets of the sets of the adjacent gate lines, no pixel region overlapping any other pixel region, wherein a respective data line and a respective set of adjacent gate lines define a respective left side pixel electrode with one gate line from the respective set of adjacent gate lines and a respective right side pixel electrode with another gate line, at respective crossing points;
• and
• a plurality of sets of pixel electrodes, each pixel electrode disposed in a particular pixel region and overlapping greater than one gate line,
• wherein at least one pixel electrode of adjacent pixel electrodes either overlaps at least two gate lines of one of the sets of adjacent gate lines or overlaps one of the gate lines of a first set of the sets of adjacent gate lines and one of the gate lines of a second set of the sets of adjacent gate lines.

A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, the method comprising:

• forming a plurality of sets of adjacent gate lines;
• forming a plurality of data lines perpendicular to the gate lines;
• and
• forming a plurality of sets of pixel electrodes, each set of pixel electrodes containing at least two pixel electrodes, each set of pixels bounded by adjacent data lines and, at furthest, gate lines most distal from each other in adjacent sets of the sets of the adjacent gate lines, wherein a respective data line and a respective set of adjacent gate lines define a respective left side pixel electrode with one gate line from the respective set of adjacent gate lines and a respective right side pixel electrode with another gate line, at respective crossing points, each pixel electrode overlapping greater than one gate line and no pixel electrode overlapping any other pixel electrode,
• wherein at least one pixel electrode of adjacent pixel electrodes either overlaps at least two gate lines of one of the sets of adjacent gate lines or overlaps one of the gate lines of a first set of the sets of adjacent gate lines and one of the gate lines of a second set of the sets of adjacent gate lines.

A method of decreasing manufacturing cost of a liquid crystal display device, the method comprising:

• obtaining a liquid crystal display panel comprising:
• a plurality of sets of adjacent gate lines;
• a plurality of data lines perpendicular to the gate lines;
• and
• a plurality of sets of pixel electrodes, each set of pixel electrodes containing at least two pixel electrodes, each set of pixels bounded by adjacent data lines and, at furthest, gate lines most distal from each other in adjacent sets of the sets of the adjacent gate lines, no pixel electrode overlapping any other pixel electrode, wherein a respective data line and a respective set of adjacent gate lines define a respective left side pixel electrode with one gate line from the respective set of adjacent gate lines and a respective right side pixel electrode with another gate line, at respective crossing points, and wherein at least one pixel electrode of adjacent pixel electrodes either overlaps at least two gate lines of one of the sets of adjacent gate lines or overlaps one of the gate lines of a first set of the sets of adjacent gate lines and one of the gate lines of a second set of the sets of adjacent gate lines;
• obtaining a plurality of gate drive ICs and a plurality of source drive ICs;
• and
• connecting the gate drive ICs with the gate lines and source drive ICs with the source lines.