Patent ID: 7724333

Claim:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising: a first substrate comprising a pixel electrode which comprises one or more first domain-forming features and further comprising a first vertical alignment film disposed on the pixel electrode; a second substrate facing the first substrate and comprising a common electrode which comprises one or more second domain-forming features and further comprises a second vertical alignment film disposed on the common electrode; and a liquid crystal compound interposed between the first and second substrates, wherein the liquid crystal compound is made from a mixture comprising liquid crystal molecules, ultraviolet (UV) hardening monomer molecules and UV hardening initiator molecules, and the liquid crystal molecules are pre-tilted to form an angle greater than 88 degrees but less than 90 degrees with respect to the first substrate when no driving voltage is applied to the pixel and common electrodes; wherein the liquid crystal compound is made from more than 0.025 wt % but less than 0.05 wt % of UV hardening initiator molecules based on the liquid crystal molecules.