Liquid crystal display, method of driving the same, and method of manufacturing the same

A liquid crystal display comprising:

• an array substrate which includes a first base substrate and a plurality of pixels disposed on the first base substrate;
• an opposite substrate which includes a second base substrate disposed substantially opposite to the first base substrate and a common electrode disposed on the second base substrate;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer disposed between the array substrate and the opposite substrate,
• wherein each pixel of the plurality of pixels comprises:
• a gate line configured to receive a gate signal;
• a data line configured to receive a data voltage;
• a first transistor and a second transistor each connected to the gate line and the data line to output the data voltage in response to the gate signal;
• a first pixel electrode connected to the first transistor, wherein the first pixel electrode receives the data voltage output from the first transistor;
• a second pixel electrode directly connected to the second transistor, wherein the second pixel electrode receives the data voltage output from the second transistor, the second pixel electrode being spaced apart from the first pixel electrode;
• a resistor connected to the second transistor, wherein the resistor receives the data voltage output from the second transistor;
• and
• a first sharing capacitor which includes a first coupling electrode connected to the resistor, wherein the first sharing capacitor receives the data voltage through the resistor and a first cap electrode opposite to the first coupling electrode, wherein the first cap electrode receives a storage voltage,
• wherein the resistor is directly connected between the second liquid crystal capacitor and the first sharing capacitor, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are connected to a same data line.

A method of driving a liquid crystal display comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel of the plurality of pixels includes a first sub-pixel which includes a first transistor connected to a gate line and a data line and a first liquid crystal capacitor connected to the first transistor and a second sub-pixel which includes a second transistor connected to the gate line and the data line and a second liquid crystal capacitor directly connected to the second transistor, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are connected to a same data line, the method comprising:

• outputting a data voltage provided from the data line through the first transistor and the second transistor during a high period of a gate signal provided through the gate line;
• receiving the data voltage to charge the first liquid crystal capacitor with a first pixel voltage and to charge the second liquid crystal capacitor with a second pixel voltage which has a substantially similar voltage level as the first pixel voltage;
• and
• sharing an electric charge using a first sharing capacitor, and the second liquid crystal capacitor after the high period of the gate signal, wherein a resistor directly connected between the second liquid crystal capacitor and the first sharing capacitor and connected to the second transistor in parallel with the second liquid crystal capacitor to allow the second pixel voltage charged in the second liquid crystal capacitor to be lower than the first pixel voltage.

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

• providing an array substrate which includes a first base substrate on which a plurality of pixel areas is disposed;
• providing an opposite substrate which includes a second base substrate on which a common electrode is disposed;
• and
• disposing a liquid crystal layer between the array substrate and the opposite substrate,
• wherein the providing of the array substrate comprises:
• providing a first transistor, a second transistor, and a first cap electrode in each pixel area of the plurality of pixel areas;
• providing a resistor connected to the second transistor;
• providing a first coupling electrode connected to the second transistor through the resistor and opposite to the first cap electrode;
• and
• providing a first pixel electrode connected to the first transistor and a second pixel electrode which is directly connected to the second transistor, wherein the resistor is directly connected between the second pixel electrode and the first coupling electrode.