Patent ID: 7619708

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate, a second substrate, and a substantially vertical alignment type liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric anisotropy disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; the device having a plurality of picture-element regions each defined by a first electrode placed on the first substrate on the side facing the liquid crystal layer and a second electrode placed on the second substrate to oppose to the first electrode via the liquid crystal layer; in each of the plurality of picture-element regions, the liquid crystal layer having a plurality of liquid crystal regions different in the direction in which liquid crystal molecules tilt when a voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode; wherein at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate comprises a light-shield layer overlapping at least part of boundary region defined as regions separating the plurality of liquid crystal regions from each other; the at least part of boundary region overlapping the light-shield layer is a region permitting liquid crystal molecules surrounding the region to tilt so that ends of the liquid crystal molecules closer to the substrate having the light-shield layer go away from the region when a voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the light-shield layer is located so that a vertical distance, in a direction normal to the substrates, between the light-shield layer and a closest portion of the liquid crystal layer to the light-shield layer, is 3 μm or more.