Liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the same

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• a first substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface;
• a first electrode formed on the inner surface of the first substrate;
• a second substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface being opposite to the inner surface of the first substrate;
• a second electrode formed on the inner surface of the second substrate;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate,
• wherein the liquid crystal layer includes a splay area where liquid crystal molecules are splay-aligned, a homeotropic area where the liquid crystal molecules are aligned to be vertical to the first and second substrates, and a hybrid area where the liquid crystal molecules are changed from vertical alignment to horizontal alignment or are changed from horizontal alignment to vertical alignment when the liquid crystal layer is traversed from the first substrate to the second substrate.

A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, the method comprising:

• forming a first alignment film of a first orientation on a first substrate having a first electrode;
• forming a first photo-resist pattern on the first alignment film;
• forming a second alignment film of a second orientation on the first photo-resist film;
• and
• forming a second alignment film pattern by removing portions of the second alignment film placed on the first photo-resist pattern concurrently as removing the first photo-resist pattern.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• first and second substrates having a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween, the liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules;
• first horizontal and vertical alignment films formed on the first substrate on a side facing the liquid crystal layer, wherein the first horizontal alignment film is exposed to some of the liquid crystal molecules adjacent to the first substrate while the first vertical alignment film is exposed to others of the liquid crystal molecules adjacent to the first substrate;
• and
• second horizontal and vertical alignment films formed on the second substrate on a side facing the liquid crystal layer, wherein the second horizontal alignment film is exposed to some of the liquid crystal molecules adjacent to the first substrate while the second vertical alignment film is exposed to others of the liquid crystal molecules adjacent to the second substrate.