Liquid crystal display and panel therefor

A liquid crystal display comprising:na first insulating substrate;a gate line formed on the first insulating substrate and including first and second gate electrodes;a storage electrode line formed on the first insulating substrate;a gate insulating layer covering the gate line and the storage electrode line;first and second amorphous silicon layers formed on the gate insulating layer;a data line formed on the gate insulating layer and including a first source electrode disposed on the first amorphous silicon layer at least in part;a second source electrode disposed on the second amorphous silicon layer at least in part;first and second drain electrodes formed on the first and the second amorphous silicon layers at least in part and disposed opposite the first and the second source electrodes, respectively;a coupling electrode formed on the gate insulating layer and extended from the first drain electrode;a passivation layer formed on the data line, the first and the second drain electrodes, and the coupling electrode;a first pixel electrode that is formed on the passivation layer and is connected to or overlaps the first drain electrode and the coupling electrode;a second pixel electrode insulated from the first pixel electrode, connected to the second drain electrode, and overlapping the coupling electrode at least in part;a second insulating substrate facing the first insulating substrate; anda common electrode formed on the second insulating substrate, wherein the coupling electrode is connected to the first drain electrode.

A liquid crystal display, comprising:na first substrate;plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix on the first substrate, each pixel comprising a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode, wherein the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are separated from each other and are disposed in one pixel area, the first pixel electrode is electrically connected to a first transistor, and the second pixel electrode is electrically connected to a second transistor;a second substrate facing the first substrate and having a common electrode;a coupling electrode which applies an electric field to one of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode; anda liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules disposed in a first liquid crystal region corresponding to the first pixel electrode and a second liquid crystal region corresponding to the second pixel electrode, the first liquid crystal region being different from the second liquid crystal region, the first liquid crystal region and the second liquid crystal region corresponding to the one pixel area,wherein the liquid crystal layer of the first liquid crystal region is divided into at least 4 domains and the liquid crystal layer of the second liquid crystal region is divided into at least 4 domains, wherein the domain is defined by an orientation direction of liquid crystal molecules when a voltage is applied to the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode,wherein an electric field generated between the first pixel electrode and the common electrode of the one pixel area is different from an electric field generated between the second pixel electrode and the common electrode of the one pixel area,wherein the coupling electrode is connected to one of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, and the coupling electrode overlaps the other of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode.