Patent ID: 6630981
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A ferroelectric liquid crystal display comprising:a pair of first and second substrates placed substantially in parallel to each other to form a space between said first and second substrates; a first orientation film extending over an inner surface of said first substrate so that said first orientation film facing to said space; a second orientation film extending over an inner surface of said second substrate so that said second orientation film facing to said space; and a ferroelectric liquid crystal provided in said space between said first and second orientation films, wherein said first orientation film is divided into first and second areas in each pixel so that said first area is unidirectionally oriented to have a first orientation direction and said second area is unidirectionally oriented to have a second orientation direction which differs from said first orientation direction by the right angle, and wherein said second orientation film is divided into third and fourth areas in each pixel, and said third area is positioned in correspondence to said first area in a plane view and said fourth area is positioned in correspondence to said second area in said plane view so that said third area is unidirectionally oriented to have a third orientation direction being parallel to said first orientation direction and said fourth area is unidirectionally oriented to have a fourth orientation direction being anti-parallel to said second orientation direction whereby said fourth orientation direction differs from said third orientation direction by the right angle.