A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate having a plurality of pixel areas. At least one pair of first and second protrusions is formed at each pixel area. A pixel electrode is formed at each pixel area. The pixel electrode has an opening pattern exposing the first protrusion while covering the second protrusion. A second substrate faces the first substrate. A common electrode is formed at the second substrate. Alternatively, the opening pattern and the protrusions may be formed in parallel.
A multi-domain liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates having pixel regions; a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of dielectric structures formed on the first substrate at predetermined intervals; and a pixel electrode having a plurality of electric field induction windows formed to alternate with the dielectric structures.
A transflective-type liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of gate and data lines crossing each other on a substrate to define a plurality of pixel regions, a thin film transistor at each crossing of the gate and data lines, the thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer, and source and drain electrodes contacting source and drain regions, respectively, a projection seed pattern within the pixel region along a same layer as the semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor, and a reflective electrode contacting the drain electrode of the thin film transistor and having a reflective projection corresponding to the projection seed pattern.
A wide-viewing angle display device serves as a multi-domain vertical alignment (MVA) mode liquid crystal display (LCD) device or an in-plane switching (IPS) mode liquid crystal display (LCD) device. A plurality of protrusions is formed on the inner surface of the glass substrate, and an electrode array is formed on the tops of the protrusions. Thus, the electrodes are suspended in the liquid crystal cell gap, and a transverse electrical field is generated by the electrodes to drive the liquid crystal molecules.
A liquid crystal display includes a pixel electrode, a common electrode facing the pixel electrode, and a thin film transistor including a gate electrode connected to a gate line, a source electrode connected to a data line, and a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode. First and second domain defining members defining domains are provided at the liquid crystal display and the drain electrode is disposed near a corner of one of the domains. The drain electrode has an edge extending perpendicular to major edges of the domains and located closest to a center of the one of the domains.
An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a gate line and a data line on a substrate, the gate line crossing the data line to define a pixel region, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, and a distortion pattern under the pixel electrode.
