Patent ID: 7542120

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate provided with a first electrode; a second substrate provided with at least one second electrode, which is arranged opposite to the first electrode with a predetermined gap therebetween, and which forms an individual pixel region in which the second electrode faces the first electrode; an auxiliary electrode formed on a surface of the second substrate on which the second electrode is provided, along at least a periphery of the pixel region; a vertical alignment film formed on each of opposing inner surfaces of the first electrode and the second electrode; a liquid crystal layer with a negative dielectric anisotropy filled between the first and second substrates; an aperture, formed in at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode for the pixel region, for segmenting the pixel region into a plurality of sub-pixel regions; and a transparent step film comprising a transparent member which overlaps the auxiliary electrode on the surface of the second substrate on which the second electrode is provided, along at least the periphery of the pixel region, wherein the transparent step film forms an inclined surface which protrudes from the surface on which the second electrode is formed, and wherein the inclined surface is formed at the periphery of the pixel region on the surface on which the second electrode is provided such that liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are aligned to tilt toward an inner side of the pixel region.