Patent ID: 6864935

Claim:
A liquid crystal display comprising: a first substrate; a gate line formed on the first substrate; a data line formed on the first substrate and intersecting the gate line; a pixel electrode disposed substantially in an area defined by the gate line and the data line; a thin film transistor including a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, and a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode; a second substrate facing the second substrate; a common electrode formed on the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; first and second domain defining members defining a plurality of domains in the liquid crystal layer, wherein the drain electrode is disposed near a corner of one of the domains; wherein each domain has a pair of major edges extending parallel to each other; and wherein the drain electrode has a plurality of edges and the edges of the drain electrode include a first edge extending perpendicular to the major edges of the domains and located closest to a center of the one of the domains.