Patent ID: 8587758

Claim:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising a plurality of pixels, each pixel comprising: a liquid crystal layer, wherein alignment of a plurality of liquid crystals within the liquid crystal layer is determined by an electric field; an opaque mask defining an aperture over the liquid crystal layer; a circuitry layer beneath the liquid crystal layer, the circuitry layer capable of generating the electric field, the circuit layer comprising: an insulating layer; a first electrode formed on a first side of the insulating layer, the electrode comprising two or more finger-like regions that extend away from a thin film transistor in a first direction, wherein respective ends of the two or more finger-like regions extend beneath the opaque mask and have arcuate shapes, and wherein two or more portions of the two or more finger-like regions are substantially straight and parallel, thereby generating substantially zero electric field components operating in the first direction within the aperture; and a second electrode formed on a second side of the insulating layer opposite the first side, wherein the second electrode comprises a common electrode.