Patent ID: 7209204

Claim:
A liquid crystal display, comprising: a first substrate; a pixel electrode formed on the first substrate and having a main surface, a first aperture pattern extending in the main surface of the pixel electrode, wherein the first aperture pattern includes a first aperture formed in a first direction in an upper region of the pixel electrode, and a second aperture formed in a lower region of the pixel electrode in a second direction, which forms a substantially right angle with the first direction; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a common electrode formed on the second substrate and having a main surface facing the main surface of the pixel electrode; a second aperture pattern extending in the main surface of the common electrode and having a portion extending substantially straight along the main surface of the common electrode and substantially in parallel with the first aperture pattern, wherein the second aperture pattern includes a first base aperture formed in the first direction at a position corresponding to the upper region of the pixel electrode, and a second base aperture formed in the second direction at a position corresponding to the lower region of the pixel electrode; a pixel region formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first aperture pattern and the second aperture pattern divide the pixel region into a plurality of domains; liquid crystal disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a spacer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate for maintaining a predetermined gap therebetween and positioned on the main surface of the common electrode at an end portion of the second aperture pattern.