Liquid crystal display device
US6137557A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/134363
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In the liquid crystal display device of the invention, a liquid crystal layer is formed between a pair of transparent substrates, a plurality of linear electrodes which make a pair are disposed in a spaced, opposed relation on the liquid crystal layer side of one substrate, a switching element for applying a voltage between the paired linear electrodes and thereby applying a lateral electric field to the liquid crystal is disposed in the vicinity of the linear electrodes, one of the linear electrodes is used as a common electrode and the other as a pixel electrode, and at least one of the common electrode and the pixel electrode is formed at least partially in a non-parallel relation to the other to form a narrow spacing between both electrodes.
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