Patent ID: 6876418
Filing Date: 2005-04-05
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising: a first substrate having at least one pixel region defined thereon and a black matrix along a boundary region of the pixel region; a common electrode beneath the first substrate upon which the black matrix is formed; a first alignment layer beneath the common electrode; a first linear polarizer along an outer side surface of the first substrate; a second substrate having at least one pixel portion corresponding to the pixel region of the first substrate, the pixel portion being divided into first and second areas; gate and data lines provided on both the first and second areas of the second substrate, the gate and data lines crossing each other; a first switching element provided at a cross point of the gate and data lines within the first area; a second switching element formed at a cross point of the gate and data lines within the second area; a first pixel electrode within the first area connected to the first switching element; a second pixel electrode within the second area connected to the second switching element; a first retardation layer having a first phase retardation value formed beneath the first pixel electrode; a second retardation layer having a second phase retardation value different from the first phase retardation value formed beneath the second pixel electrode; a second alignment layer provided on the first and second pixel electrodes; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second alignment layers; and a second linear polarizer provided along an outer side surface of the second substrate.