Multi-domain liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same

A multi-domain liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• first and second substrates;
• a side electrode having first and second sides facing into each other on the first substrate, the side electrode having third and fourth sides which respectively connects one end of the first side and the second side;
• a pixel electrode in a region defined by the side electrode;
• a first dielectric structure diagonally located in the region;
• at least one second dielectric structure over the second substrate, wherein the second dielectric structure is located substantially at a center portion of each side of the side electrode;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.

A multi-domain liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a first substrate having a gate line, a data line, a plurality of thin film transistors and pixel regions thereon;
• a plurality of pixel electrodes at the pixel regions;
• a side electrode having a plurality of sides on the first substrate;
• an insulating layer on the side electrode including the first substrate;
• a second substrate having a color filter and a common electrode thereon;
• a first dielectric structure on the common electrode and located in a diagonal direction over the pixel electrode;
• and
• at least one second dielectric structure on the common electrode, wherein the second dielectric structure is located substantially at a center of each side of the side electrode.

A method of fabricating a multi-domain liquid crystal display having first and second substrates, comprising:

• forming a side electrode on the first substrate;
• forming an insulating layer on the side electrode including the first substrate;
• forming a pixel electrode on the insulating layer;
• forming a common electrode having a plurality of sides over the second substrate;
• forming a first dielectric structure on the common electrode, wherein the first dielectric structure is located in a diagonal direction over the pixel electrode;
• forming at least one second dielectric structure on the common electrode, wherein the second dielectric structure is located substantially at a center of each side of the side electrode;
• and
• forming a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.

A multi-domain liquid crystal display device having first and second substrates, and data and gate lines defining a pixel region and having at least two liquid crystal domains in the pixel region, comprising:

• a side electrode on the first substrate;
• a pixel electrode on the first substrate, the side electrode surrounding the pixel electrode;
• a first dielectric structure on the second substrate at a boundary between the two liquid crystal domains;
• and
• at least one second dielectric structure on the second substrate and over a portion of the side electrode.