Patent ID: 6233034
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display comprising:a first and second substrates, said first substrate being disposed opposite said second substrate a first distance apart, each of said substrates having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface;a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the inner surfaces of the two substrates, said liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules;a first electrode formed on the inner surface of the first substrate, the first electrode having a squared frame structure;a second electrode formed on the inner surface of the first substrate, the second electrode comprising a plurality of strips, the strips each being disposed to overlap with the first electrode and to have a first width and a second distance therebetween, wherein surface of the first electrode is partially exposed through spaces between the strips, the exposed portions of the first electrode each having a width of the second distance; andan insulating layer for insulating the first electrode and second electrode from each other,wherein the first and second electrodes each is made of a transparent conductor,wherein the first distance between the first and second substrates is greater than a thickness of the insulating layer, and the second distance and the first width are such that the liquid crystal molecules above the exposed portions of the first electrode and the strips of the second electrode are substantially aligned by the electric field produced between the exposed portions of the first electrode and the strips of the second electrode.