Patent ID: 7932980
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate having plural pixels defined between the first and the second substrate; a first and a second polarizing layer on an exterior surface of the first and the second substrate, respectively; a first and a second alignment layer on an inner surface of the first and the second substrate, respectively; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second alignment layer, the liquid crystal layer treated so that liquid crystal molecules are aligned parallel to the surfaces of the first and second substrate in the absence of applied electric fields; an insulating layer between the one of the first and second alignment layers and the corresponding one of the first and the second substrate on which the first and the second group of electrodes are formed; and each of the plural pixels comprising: wherein a substantially fringing electric field containing both horizontal and vertical electric field components is generated within the regions above and below the first and the second group of electrodes and a substantially horizontal electric field is generated within the regions of the liquid crystal layer between the first and second group of electrodes.