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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1997
Abstract
A liquid crystal display device having a pixel electrode, a counter electrode, and a liquid crystal between the electrodes. Liquid crystal molecules in contact or near the respective opposed surfaces of the electrodes have specified pretilt angles as a result of the conditioning of those surfaces. When no voltage is applied, the liquid crystal is in a splay alignment state; applying voltage prior to image display causes a transition of transformation of the splay alignment state to a bend alignment state; image display is carried out under the bend alignment state. Transition from the splay alignment state to the bend alignment state is promoted by having a large pretilt angle domain formed on at least one of the electrode surfaces causing a larger pretilt angle of liquid crystal molecules than is present in a region surrounding the large pretilt angle domain.