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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2006
Nak-cho Choi, Seoul, KR;
Ji-won Sohn, Seoul, KR;
Chong-chul Chai, Seoul, KR;
Hee-seop Kim, Hwasung-si, KR;
Nak-Cho Choi, Seoul, KR;
Ji-Won Sohn, Seoul, KR;
Chong-Chul Chai, Seoul, KR;
Hee-Seop Kim, Hwasung-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate, a first electric field generating electrode which is located on the first substrate and which has a plurality of cut portions, a direction control electrode located on the first substrate and overlapping at least one of the cut portions, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a second electric field generating electrode located on the second substrate and opposite to the first electric field generating electrode. The liquid crystal display further includes a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first electric field generating electrode and the second electric field generating electrode, and a slope member located on one of the first and second substrate and having a ridge and a slope. The ridge corresponds to the direction control electrode.