Patent ID: 8704988

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate; a pixel electrode and a counter electrode formed over the first substrate; an insulation film disposed between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode; a first orientation film formed over the pixel electrode and the counter electrode on the first substrate, the first orientation film being responsive to a radiated polarized light to obtain an initial orientation direction; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a second orientation film formed over the second substrate; and a liquid crystal sealed between the first and second substrates; wherein the liquid crystal is driven by an electric field generated between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode; wherein the first and second orientation films are made of polyimide; wherein the liquid crystal has negative dielectric anisotropy; wherein the liquid crystal display device is normally in a black mode; and wherein an angle formed between the electric field and the initial orientation direction of the first orientation film is in a range of greater than 0° to 45°.