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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Katsumi Kondo, Mito, JP;
Yasushi Tomioka, Hitachi, JP;
Takao Miwa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Makoto Yoneya, Hitachinaka, JP;
Katsumi Kondo, Mito, JP;
Yasushi Tomioka, Hitachi, JP;
Takao Miwa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Makoto Yoneya, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer arranged therebetween, a plurality of electrodes formed on one substrate for applying an electric field substantially in parallel to a face of the substrate, a plurality of active elements connected to the electrodes, and an alignment control layer formed on a face of at least one of the substrates and being in contact with said liquid crystal layer. A surface of the alignment control layer which is in contact with the liquid crystal layer has stepped difference portions, and a ratio a/d between a height of a maximum one of the stepped difference portions and a maximum thickness d of said liquid crystal layer has a range of 0.02-1. The alignment control film is made from a polyamic acid obtained by reacting a diamine with an acid anhydride of 1,2,3,4-cycle butane-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydrides.