Homeotropic multi-domain

A liquid crystal display of homeotropic alignment mode having a multi-domain comprising:

• an upper and lower substrate opposing each other with a selected cell gap and defining a plurality of pixel areas opposing each other;
• a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the substrates and composed of a plurality of liquid crystal molecules;
• a first driving electrode and a second driving electrode both formed at each unit pixel of the lower substrate with a selected distance in an alternative manner and extended in parallel in a first direction;
• a third driving electrode and a fourth driving electrode both formed at each unit pixel of the upper substrate with a selected distance and extended in parallel in a second direction which is substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
• homeotropic alignment layers formed at the inner surfaces of the lower substrate and the upper substrate respectively;
• a polarizer with polarizing axis formed at the outer surface of the lower substrate;
• an analyzer with polarizing axis which is substantially perpendicular to the polarizing axis of the polarizer, formed at the outer surface of the upper substrate;
• and
• a phase compensation film to display the liquid crystal molecules to appear isotropic and sandwiched between the upper substrate and the analyzer,
• wherein, an equivalent voltage is applied to the first and the third electrodes, however, the voltage applied to the second and the fourth electrodes has voltage difference with the voltage applied to the first electrode,
• wherein, the cell gap is smaller than the distances between the first electrode and the second electrode and between the third electrode and the fourth electrode thereby generating electric fields between an intersection of the first and third electrodes, and an intersection of the second and fourth electrodes, and
• wherein, the polarizing axis of the polarizer coincides with said first direction or said second direction.