LCD device and method having first and second alignment layers arranged on respective first and second electrodes each layer having pretilt angles ranging between 5 to 20 degrees

A Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) device, comprising:

• a first substrate;
• a conductive layer arranged on one surface of the first substrate;
• an insulating layer disposed directly on the conductive layer and directly on a part of the first substrate not covered by the conductive layer, and having a thickness of at least 3 μm;
• first electrodes arranged on the insulating layer and spaced apart from each other by an interval of no greater than 3 μm;
• a second substrate including a second electrode arranged on one surface of the second substrate so as to face the first substrate;
• a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates;
• and
• a first alignment layer arranged on the first electrodes and a second alignment layer arranged on the second electrode, wherein the first and second alignment layers each have a thickness in a range of 500 Å to 1000 Å.

A Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) device, comprising:

• a first substrate;
• a conductive layer arranged on one surface of the first substrate;
• an insulating layer arranged on the conductive layer and having a thickness of at least 3 μm;
• first electrodes arranged on the insulating layer and spaced apart from each other by an interval of no greater than 3 μm;
• a second substrate including a second electrode arranged on one surface of the second substrate so as to face the first substrate;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates;
• wherein the liquid crystal layer is phase-changed from a splay phase to a bend phase in response to a potential difference between the first electrodes and the second electrode being in a range of 15V to 25V.

A method of fabricating a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) device, comprising:

• forming a first substrate;
• forming a conductive layer on the first substrate;
• forming an insulating layer having a thickness of at least 3 μm directly on the conductive layer;
• forming a first electrode material on the insulating layer;
• patterning the first electrode material to form first electrodes spaced apart from each other by no more than 3 μm;
• forming a second substrate;
• forming a second electrode on the second substrate;
• encapsulating the first and second substrates so that the first electrodes and the second electrode face each other;
• filling a liquid crystal between the first and second substrates so as to form a liquid crystal layer;
• and
• forming a first alignment layer after the formation of the first electrodes and forming a second alignment layer after the formation of the second electrode, wherein the first and second alignment layers each have at least one of pretilt angles in a range of 5° to 20° and a thickness in a range of 500 Å to 1000 Å.