A liquid crystal display includes a bottom substrate, and gate and data lines formed on the bottom substrate while intersecting each other to define pixel regions. A pixel electrode is formed at each pixel region while being partitioned into a plurality of partitions by way of an opening pattern. A thin film transistor is connected to the pixel electrode, the gate line, and the data line. A top substrate faces the bottom substrate with a common electrode. The common electrode has an opening pattern for partitioning the plurality of partitions into a plurality of micro domains. The micro domains are classified into first and second horizontal micro domains and first vertical micro domains depending upon the average direction of the liquid crystal molecules within the relevant regions. The second horizontal micro domains are arranged between the first vertical micro domains and the data lines placed at the left and right sides of the first vertical micro domains.
An LCD has a storage electrode wire between long sides of partitions of a pixel electrode and gate lines or data lines. A gate wire and a storage electrode wire are formed on a substrate and covered with a gate insulating layer. A data wire is formed on the gate insulating layer and covered with a passivation layer. A thin film transistor including gate, source and drain electrodes are provided on the substrate. A pixel electrode is formed on the passivation layer and connected to the drain electrode. The pixel electrode is divided into three partitions, a first one having long and short sides parallel to data lines and gate lines, respectively, and second and third ones vice versa. A storage electrode line and some storage electrodes are disposed between the long sides of the partitions and the gate or the data lines, and between the long sides of the partitions. Other storage electrodes disposed between the short sides of the partitions and the gate or the data lines are covered by the pixel electrode. A storage electrode between the short side of the first portion and the long side of the partition is spaced apart from the first partition by at least 3 .mu.m.
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.
A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided, which includes: first and second gate lines, a data line intersecting the gate lines, first to fourth drain electrodes located near the intersections between the first and second gate lines and the data line, and a coupling electrode. First to fourth pixel electrodes respectively connected to the first to fourth drain electrodes are also provided, and the first pixel electrode is connected to the coupling electrode while the fourth pixel electrode overlaps the coupling electrode. The LCD further includes a common electrode opposite the pixel electrodes, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode, and a domain partitioning member formed on at least one of the pixel lelectrode and the common electrode. Two long edges of the domains are angled with respect to the first and the second gate lines or the data line substantially by about 45.degree..
A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided, which includes: first and second gate lines, a data line intersecting the gate lines, first to fourth drain electrodes located near the intersections between the first and second gate lines and the data line, and a coupling electrode. First to fourth pixel electrodes respectively connected to the first to fourth drain electrodes are also provided, and the first pixel electrode is connected to the coupling electrode while the fourth pixel electrode overlaps the coupling electrode. The LCD further includes a common electrode opposite the pixel electrodes, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode, and a domain partitioning member formed on at least one of the pixel lelectrode and the common electrode. Two long edges of the domains are angled with respect to the first and the second gate lines or the data line substantially by about 45.degree..
The liquid crystal display device of this invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a vertical alignment type liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric anisotropy disposed between the two substrates. In each of a plurality of picture-element regions, the liquid crystal layer has a plurality of liquid crystal regions different in the direction in which liquid crystal molecules tilt upon application of a voltage. At least one of the first and second substrates has a light-shield layer overlapping at least part of boundary region defined as regions separating the plurality of liquid crystal regions from each other. The part of the boundary region overlapping the light-shield layer is a region permitting liquid crystal molecules surrounding the region to tilt so that the ends of the liquid crystal molecules closer to the substrate having the light-shield layer go away from the region upon application of a voltage.
