Patent ID: 6573966
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display element comprising:a first substrate; a second substrate paired with said first substrate; a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules interposed between said first substrate and said second substrate; and a switching electrode having at least one pair of opposing electrodes formed on a main surface of said first substrate, said main surface facing said second substrate, wherein said liquid crystal molecules are oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of said switching electrode, and said liquid crystal molecules are oriented so as to be inclined with respect to said main surface of said first substrate, wherein said liquid crystal layer has two domains for compensating for the gradation inversion between said opposing electrodes of said switching electrode when said liquid crystal display element is driven, and wherein auxiliary electrodes for forming with stability a boundary surface at both the ends of said switching electrode are provided at both the ends of said switching electrode, said boundary surface being situated between said two domains for compensating for the gradation, inversion.