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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2015
Japan Display Inc., Minato-ku, JP;
Hidemasa Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Imai, Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Kataoka, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Fumihito Shibano, Tokyo, JP;
Japan Display Inc., Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first line, a second line, a switching element, a pixel electrode, a common electrode, and a first alignment film. The second substrate includes a second alignment film. The liquid crystal layer includes a liquid crystal molecule kept between the first alignment film and the second alignment film. First anchoring strength is provided on the first alignment film which is a photo-alignment film, second anchoring strength is provided on the second alignment film which is a rubbing alignment film, and the first anchoring strength is substantially equal to or greater than the second anchoring strength.