Patent ID: 7084947

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein: the first and the second substrate respectively include a first electrode and a second electrode facing the liquid crystal layer; a pixel region to be a unit of display is defined by the first electrode, the second electrode and a region of the liquid crystal layer to which a voltage is applied by the first electrode and the second electrode; the pixel region includes a plurality of sub pixel regions, and wherein liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are arranged substantially vertically in an absence of voltage; a plurality of openings are provided in at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode in the pixel region, at least some of the plurality of openings are provided on at least a portion of a peripheral edge of at least one of the sub pixel regions, wherein at least some of the plurality of openings are provided at corners of at least one of the sub pixel regions; and wherein a recessed portion is provided in at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode.