Patent ID: 6642914
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display, comprising:a liquid crystal material disposed between a pair of transparent plates; a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor associated with said liquid crystal material and configured to form a picture element in an overlap region in which said first electrical conductor and said second electrical conductor overlap, said first electrical conductor and said second electrical conductor configured to apply an electric field to said liquid crystal material, said electric field causing molecules in said liquid crystal material to change state in response to said electric field in said overlap region associated with said picture element, said first electrical conductor having a different shape than said second electrical conductor; and wherein said overlap region is selectively defined to alter said electric field so that a degree to which said liquid crystal molecules change state in response to said electric field is controlled by said selectively defined overlap region, said electric field being focused substantially orthogonal to a surface of said first electrical conductor and said second electrical conductor in said selectively defined overlap region.