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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2008
Hiroyuki Ohgami, Osaka, JP;
Yoshito Hashimoto, Osaka, JP;
Masakazu Shibasaki, Osaka, JP;
Yuichi Iyama, Osaka, JP;
Masumi Kubo, Osaka, JP;
Masayuki Soga, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Ohgami, Osaka, JP;
Yoshito Hashimoto, Osaka, JP;
Masakazu Shibasaki, Osaka, JP;
Yuichi Iyama, Osaka, JP;
Masumi Kubo, Osaka, JP;
Masayuki Soga, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a liquid crystal display device of high picture quality with high brightness and small display unevenness. A vertical alignment type liquid crystal display device which has a plurality of pixels includes: a first electrode which includes, in each of the plurality of pixels, a plurality of first branch portions extending in a first direction and a plurality of second branch portions extending in a second direction that is different from the first direction; a second electrode disposed so as to oppose the first electrode; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein a width of each of the plurality of first branch portions and the plurality of second branch portions is in a range not less than 1.4 μm and not more than 8.0 μm.