Liquid crystal display and a defect correcting method for the same

Abstract

A liquid crystal display uses a pixel division method by which the size of a defect can be reduced much more than conventionally possible, and a defect correcting method for the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display is provided with an active matrix array substrate including a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of source lines arranged on a transparent substrate to intersect with each other, and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix, each pixel electrode including an assembly of a plurality of sub-pixel electrodes, separate TFTs respectively connected to the sub-pixel electrodes in the vicinity of an intersection portion of the gate line and the source line, the TFTs being driven by the common gate line and the common source line, and at least one opening portion being formed in a lower-layer side line placed in a lower layer at the intersection portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A liquid crystal display provided with an active matrix array substrate, the active matrix array substrate comprising:
 a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction and a plurality of source lines extending in a second direction that is different from the first direction, the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of source lines being arranged on a transparent substrate so as to intersect with each other at an intersection portion;   a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix; and   at least one opening portion being formed in at least one of the plurality of gate lines; wherein   at least one portion of at least one of the plurality of source lines is located within the at least one opening portion and extends in the second direction, and at least one portion of a source electrode projects in the first direction from the at least one of the plurality of source lines and overlaps with the at least one of the plurality of gate lines.