A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area disposed around the display area; a fan-out unit disposed in the non-display area and including a first pad unit and a first fan-out line electrically connected to the first pad unit; a first signal line disposed on a different layer from the first fan-out line and including a first area overlapping the first fan-out line; a first switching element disposed on the display area and electrically connected to the first signal line and a first pixel electrode; and a color filter overlapping the first area.

A liquid crystal display device comprises a first substrate; a second substrate opposite the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and an active area including: a matrix of first regions; and a plurality of second regions distributed so as not to overlap the first regions, wherein each first region includes a switching element and is supplied with a grayscale signal via the switching element, and the plurality of second regions includes no switching element and is supplied with a common signal.

A display panel includes a first substrate and multiple pixel structures. The pixel structure includes at least one active element, at least one pixel electrode, a first common electrode, and a second common electrode. The at least one pixel electrode includes a first sub-electrode, a second sub-electrode, and a third sub-electrode. The first sub-electrode is electrically connected to one of the at least one corresponding active element and the second sub-electrode. The third sub-electrode is electrically connected to the second sub-electrode. The first sub-electrode, the second sub-electrode, and the third sub-electrode are different layers. The first common electrode is disposed between the first sub-electrode and the first substrate, and overlaps the first sub-electrode. The second common electrode is disposed between the first sub-electrode and the third sub-electrode, and overlaps the first sub-electrode and the third sub-electrode. The second sub-electrode and the second common electrode are the same film layer.

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a light-shielding layer and a conductive line having a first side surface and a second side surface on a side opposite to the first side surface, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, a polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate, and including a polymer and liquid crystal molecules, and a light-emitting element opposed to an end portion of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first side surface is closer to the light-emitting element than the second side surface, and the light-shielding layer covers at least the first side surface of the conductive line.

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and a sealant which seals the liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a pixel electrode disposed in a display area, a peripheral circuit disposed in a peripheral area surrounding the display area and a shield electrode disposed in a position overlapping the peripheral circuit in plan view. The second substrate includes a common electrode disposed in the display area and opposing the pixel electrode. The shield electrode and the common electrode do not overlap each other in plan view.

A pixel array substrate, including multiple pixel structures, is provided. Each of the pixel structures includes a first common electrode, a thin film transistor, a conductive pattern, a first insulating layer, a color filter pattern, a second insulating layer, and a pixel electrode. The conductive pattern is electrically connected to the thin film transistor. A first portion of the conductive pattern is disposed on the first common electrode. The first insulating layer is disposed on the conductive pattern. The color filter pattern is disposed on the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer is disposed on the color filter pattern. The pixel electrode is disposed on the second insulating layer. In a top view of the pixel array substrate, the first portion of the conductive pattern covers all edges of the first common electrode within an opening of the color filter pattern.

To prevent a phenomenon that an alignment film material is difficult to flow into the through-hole where a diameter of a through-hole for connecting between a pixel electrode and a source electrode is reduced. A liquid crystal display device comprising a TFT substrate having pixels each including a common electrode formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film formed so as to cover the common electrode, a pixel electrode having a slit and formed on the interlayer insulating film, a through-hole formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, and a source electrode electrically conducted to the pixel electrode via the through-hole. A taper angle at a depth of D/2 of the through-hole is equal to or more than 50 degrees. The pixel electrode covers part of a side wall of the through-hole but does not cover the remaining part of the side wall of the through-hole. This configuration facilitates the alignment film material to flow into the through-hole, thereby solving a thickness unevenness of the alignment film in vicinity of the through-hole.

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate having a first transparent substrate and a pixel electrode, a second substrate having a second transparent substrate, a first common electrode, a second common electrode, and an insulating film disposed between the first common electrode and the second common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer. The first common electrode is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the insulating film, and includes a first opening and a first electrode portion. The second common electrode is disposed between the insulating film and the second transparent substrate, and includes a second electrode portion overlapping the first opening.

It is an object of the present invention to apply a sufficient electrical field to a liquid crystal material in a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display device typified by an FFS type. In a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display, an electrical field is applied to a liquid crystal material right above a common electrode and a pixel electrode using plural pairs of electrodes rather than one pair of electrodes. One pair of electrodes includes a comb-shaped common electrode and a comb-shaped pixel electrode. Another pair of electrodes includes a common electrode provided in a pixel portion and the comb-shaped pixel electrode.

In a liquid crystal display device, a second substrate includes a detection electrode of a touch panel, pixels include pixel electrodes and counter electrodes, the counter electrodes are divided into a plurality of blocks, the counter electrodes of the divided blocks are provided in common to the pixels on a plurality of display lines being side by side, the counter electrodes of the divided blocks are used as scanning electrodes of the touch panel as well, the liquid crystal display device includes a semiconductor chip configured to supply a counter voltage and a touch panel scanning voltage to the counter electrodes of the divided blocks, the semiconductor chip includes a first terminal group formed on a side of a display area side configured by the plurality of pixels.