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US 8,711,316 B2Granted
Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method thereof
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsDong-Gyu Kim, Sung-Jae Moon
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on the substrate, a common electrode facing the pixel electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode. The pixel electrode includes at least one oblique edge including a plurality of protruded and depressed portions.
Claims14
A liquid crystal display comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate and extended in a first direction;
- a second substrate;
- a common electrode disposed on the second substrate and facing the pixel electrode, and comprising a tilt direction determining member extended parallel to the first direction;
- and
- a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode,
- wherein the pixel electrode comprises:
- an edge portion defined by a plurality of protruded and depressed portions each extended in a second direction inclined with respect to the first direction, and alternately disposed along the first direction, and
- a base portion comprising a base portion edge from which the edge portion extends, and
- wherein for each of the protruded portions, a second direction length F of the protruded portion and a second direction distance B between the base portion edge from which the edge portion extends and the tilt direction determining member of the common electrode, satisfy the following relation:
- F/B≦1.
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A liquid crystal display comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate and extended in a first direction, the pixel electrode comprising a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode;
- a second substrate;
- a common electrode disposed on the second substrate and facing the pixel electrode, and comprising a tilt direction determining member extended parallel to the first direction;
- and
- a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode,
- wherein
- one of the first sub-pixel electrode and second sub-pixel electrode comprises:
- an edge portion defined by a plurality of protruded and depressed portions each extended in a second direction inclined with respect to the first direction, and alternately disposed along the first direction, and
- a base portion comprising a base portion edge from which the edge portion extends, and
- wherein for each of the protruded portions, a second direction length F of the protruded portion and a second direction distance B between the base portion edge from which the edge portion extends and the tilt direction determining member of the common electrode, satisfy the following relation:
- F/B≦1.
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A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display, the method comprising:
- providing a pixel electrode on a first substrate and extending in a first direction;
- providing a common electrode disposed on a second substrate and facing the pixel electrode, and comprising a tilt direction determining member extended parallel to the first direction;
- and
- interposing a liquid crystal layer between the pixel electrode and the common electrode;
- wherein the pixel electrode comprises:
- an edge portion defined by a plurality of protruded and depressed portions each extended in a second direction inclined with respect to the first direction, and alternately disposed along the first direction, and
- a base portion from which the edge portion extends, and
- wherein for each of the protruded portions, a second direction length F of the protruded portion and a second direction distance B between the base portion edge from which the edge portion extends and the tilt direction determining member of the common electrode, satisfy the following relation:
- F/B≦1.
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A method of forming manufacturing a liquid crystal display, the method comprising:
- providing a pixel electrode on a first substrate and extended in a first direction, the pixel electrode comprising a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode;
- providing a common electrode disposed on a second substrate and facing the pixel electrode, and comprising a tilt direction determining member extended parallel to the first direction;
- and
- interposing a liquid crystal layer between the pixel electrode and the common electrode;
- wherein one of the first sub-pixel electrode and second sub-pixel electrode comprises:
- an edge portion defined by a plurality of protruded and depressed portions each extended in a second direction inclined with respect to the first direction, and alternately disposed along the first direction, and
- a base portion form with the edge portion extends,
- wherein for each of the protruded portions, a second direction length F of the protruded portion and a second direction distance B between the base portion edge from which the edge portion extends and the tilt direction determining member of the common electrode, satisfy the following relation:
- F/B≦1.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.