Patent ID: 7944535

Claim:
A liquid crystal display comprising: a first panel including a first signal line, a second signal lines intersecting the first signal line, a thin film transistor connected to the first and the second signal lines, and a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a second panel including a common electrode facing the pixel electrode; and a vertically aligned liquid crystal layer that is interposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; wherein at least one of the first and the second panels further comprise at least one tilt direction defining member having a singularity, wherein the liquid crystal layer comprises a first region corresponding to the tilt direction defining member and a second region disposed outside the at least one tilt direction defining member; and wherein the first and second regions having different light transmittance upon application of an electric field, wherein the ratio of the planar area of the first region and the planar area of the second region is 0.89:1 to 0.46:1.