Patent ID: 6222599
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:first and second opposed substrates;a liquid crystal layer sealed between said first and second substrates;first electrodes formed on said first substrate; andsecond electrodes formed on said second substrate at positions shifted from said first electrodes in the direction parallel to the substrate surfaces, the liquid crystals of said liquid crystal layer being aligned vertically, and the dielectric anisotropy of the liquid crystals being positive;wherein said first and second electrodes are at least partially linearly elongated,wherein electrodes of one of said first and second electrodes are formed by transparent solid electrodes extending over the corresponding substrate, wherein a color filter having slits is formed on said transparent solid electrode, and the portion of said solid electrode exposed through said slits constitutes electrodes of one of said first and second electrodes.