Patent ID: 8909020

Claim:
A liquid crystal display, comprising: a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels comprising a pixel electrode comprising a first pixel electrode electrically connected to one of a first transistor and a second transistor and a second pixel electrode electrically connected to the other one of the first transistor and the second transistor, the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode being separated from each other; a common electrode facing the pixel electrode; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, the liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, the liquid crystal molecules being substantially vertically aligned with respect to a plane of the pixel electrode or the common electrode in the absence of an electric field in the liquid crystal layer; and an alignment layer disposed on the pixel electrode, wherein the alignment layer is irradiated by light to generate pretilt of the liquid crystal molecules, wherein the liquid crystal layer on at least one of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode is divided into first, second, third, and fourth domains, and wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth domains is defined by an orientation direction of the liquid crystal molecules when a voltage is applied to at least one of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode.