Patent ID: 6862063
Filing Date: 2005-03-01
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display having a plurality of pixels, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; polarizing plates attached to outer surfaces of the first and second substrates respectively, wherein polarizing directions of the polarizing plates are either perpendicular or parallel to each other; a pixel electrode formed on one of the first or the second substrates; a common electrode formed on one of the first or the second substrate and facing the pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal material injected into a gap between the first and second substrate, molecules of the liquid crystal material being initially aligned perpendicular to the substrate; wherein each pixel is divided into a plurality of domains, and the domains are distinguished by an average inclining orientation of the liquid crystal molecules included therein when an electric field is applied between the pixel and common electrodes, and wherein the polarizing directions of the polarizing plates are neither parallel nor perpendicular to any of the average inclining orientations of the liquid crystal molecules of the domain.