Patent ID: 6141075
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising:first and second substrates opposing each other in a substantially parallel realationship;a first electrode provided on a first principal surface of said first substrate, said first principal surface facing said second substrate;a second electrode provided on a second principal surface of said second substrate, said second principal surface facing said first substrate;a first molecular alignment film provided on said first principal surface of said first substrate so as to cover said first electrode;a second molecular alignment film provided on said second principal surface of said second substrate so as to cover said second electrode; anda liquid crystal layer confined between said first and second substrates, said liquid crystal layer containing therein n-type liquid crystal molecules having a negative dielectric anisotropy;said first and second substrates forming a liquid crystal panel together with said liquid crystal layer intervening therebetween, andsaid liquid crystal display device further including a first polarizer having a first optical absorption axis and a second polarizer having a second optical absorption axis, respectively, at a first side and a second side of said liquid crystal panel,wherein said liquid crystal display device further includes, in at least one of a first gap formed between said first substrate and said first polarizer and a second gap formed between said second substrate and said second polarizer, a first retardation layer having a positive birefringence and a second retardation layer having a negative birefringence.