Patent ID: 6724457
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising:a first substrate; a columnar spacer formed on said first substrate and exhibiting light shielding properties; an alignment film formed to cover at least a part of said columnar spacer; a second substrate arranged to face the first substrate with a predetermined gap provided by the columnar spacer between the first and second substrates; and a liquid crystal material arranged within said gap; wherein said columnar spacer is tapered from the second substrate towards the first substrate in that portion of said columnar spacer which is positioned closest to said second substrate and has the largest diameter portion in the region other than that region of the columnar spacer which is positioned closest to said first substrate, the largest diameter portion having a shape defined by at least one radius of curvature, in a cross section taken along a height direction of the columnar spacer.