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Liquid crystal display

US8830427B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 2010
Grant dateSep 9, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133757
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate. A first alignment layer formed on the first substrate includes a first area aligned in a first direction and a second area aligned in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a second alignment layer formed on the second substrate includes a third area aligned in a third direction different from the first direction and a fourth area aligned in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction. Liquid crystal molecules in a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second alignment layers are aligned in different directions from each other in plural domains defined by the first to fourth areas. Thus, the liquid crystal display may have improved aperture ratio and transmittance.

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