Biased bending vertical alignment mode liquid crystal display

A liquid crystal display comprising:

• a first substrate comprising a first electrode;
• a second substrate comprising a switching element and a second electrode disposed on and connected to said switching element, wherein said switching element at least comprises a gate electrode;
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• a liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules and interposed between said first substrate and said second substrate;
• wherein a slit is formed on said second electrode over a center of said gate electrode to divide said second electrode into a plurality of fragmented electrode portions, in order that the orientations of the liquid crystal molecules in the vicinity above said slit are aligned parallel to the surfaces of said first substrate and said second substrate and the orientations of the other liquid crystal molecules are aligned perpendicular to the surfaces of said first substrate and said second substrate in the absence of an electric field across said liquid crystal layer, and the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules are aligned parallel to the surfaces of said first substrate and said second substrate in the presence of a sufficient electric field across said liquid crystal layer.