Patent ID: 6266116
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
An active-matrix liquid crystal display device comprising:a pair of substrates between which a liquid crystal layer is held;a plurality of video signal lines formed on one of the pair of substrates;a plurality of scanning signal lines formed on the one of the pair of substrates and intersecting the video signal lines; anda plurality of picture element being formed on the one of the pair of substrates in a matrix, each of the plurality of picture elements is provided in an area enclosed by a pair of the plurality of video signal lines and a pair of the plurality of scanning signal lines, and has at least one active element formed on the one of the pair of substrates, at least one pixel electrode connected to the active element, and at least one counter electrode formed on the one of the pair of substrates to generate an electric field almost parallel with the surfaces of the liquid crystal layer between the counter electrode and the pixel electrode;wherein liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer have one initial orientation direction, and the at least one pixel electrode has first and second portions with sides thereof facing a side of the at least one counter electrode and being tilted with respect to the one initial orientation direction by different angles from one another in each of the plurality of picture elements.