Liquid crystal display

Claim 2

A liquid crystal display comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate, said first substrate being disposed opposite said second substrate and being disposed a first distance apart, each of said substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein said inner surfaces are opposite each other; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the inner surfaces of the substrates, said liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules; a first electrode and a second electrode arranged along a first direction on said inner surface of said first substrate, the first electrode being disposed parallel to the second electrode a second distance apart. said first and said second electrodes adapted to generate a first electric field therebetween; a first homeotropic alignment film disposed on the first substrate including the first and the second electrodes; a third electrode and a fourth electrode arranged along a second direction on the inner surface of said second substrate, the third electrode being disposed parallel to the fourth electrode a third distance apart, said third and said fourth electrode adapted to generate a second electric field therebetween, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; a second homeotropic alignment film disposed on the second substrate including the third and fourth electrodes; a first polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the first substrate; and a second polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the second substrate.

Claim 3

The liquid crystal display in claim 1, wherein said liquid crystal molecules have a positive dielectric anisotropy.

Claim 4

The liquid crystal display in claim 1, wherein the first polarizer has a first polarizing axis and the second polarizer has a second polarizing axis, said first polarizing axis is perpendicular to the second polarizing axis.

Claim 5

The liquid crystal display in claim 3, wherein said first polarizing axis deviates by approximate 45 degrees from a first electric field direction produced between said first and second electrodes in the counterclockwise direction.

Claim 6

The liquid crystal display in claim 3, wherein said second polarizing axis deviates by approximate 45 degrees from a second electric field direction produced between said third and fourth electrodes in the counterclockwise direction.

Claim 7

The liquid crystal display as in claim 1, wherein said first distance is at least about 105 percent as long as said second distance.

Claim 8

The liquid crystal display as in claim 1, wherein said first distance is at least about 105 percent as long as said third distance.

Claim 9

A liquid crystal display comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate, said first substrate being disposed opposite said second substrate and being disposed a first distance apart, each of said substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein said inner surfaces are opposite each other; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the inner surfaces of the substrates, said liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules; at least a pair of a first electrode and a second electrode arranged along a first direction on said inner surface of said first substrate, the first electrode being disposed parallel to the second electrode a second distance apart, said first and said second electrodes adapted to generate a first electric field therebetween; a first homeotropic alignment film disposed on the first substrate including the first and second electrodes; at least a pair of a third electrode and a fourth electrode arranged along a second direction on the second substrate, the third electrode being disposed parallel to the fourth electrode a third distance apart, said third and said fourth electrode adapted to generate a second electric field therebetween, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; a second homeotropic alignment film disposed on the second substrate including the third and fourth electrodes; a first polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the first substrate; a second polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the second substrate; and an optical compensating film disposed between said first polarizer and the outer surface of said first substrate.

Claim 10

A liquid crystal display comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate, said first substrate being disposed opposite said second substrate and being disposed a first distance apart, each of said substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein said inner surfaces are opposite each other; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the inner surfaces of the substrates, said liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules; at least a pair of a first electrode and a second electrode arranged along a first direction on said inner surface of said first substrate, the first electrode being disposed parallel to the second electrode a second distance apart, said first and said second electrodes adapted to generate a first electric field therebetween; a first homeotropic alignment film disposed on the first substrate including the first and second electrodes; at least a pair of a third electrode and a fourth electrode arranged along a second direction on the second substrate, the third electrode being disposed parallel to the fourth electrode a third distance apart, said third and said fourth electrode adapted to generate a second electric field therebetween, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; a second homeotropic alignment film disposed on the second substrate including the third and fourth electrodes; a first polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the first substrate; a second polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the second substrate; and an optical compensating film disposed between said first polarizer and the outer surface of said first substrate.

Claim 11

The liquid crystal display in claim 8, wherein the optical compensating film is made of a liquid crystal film including a plurality of molecules of negative birefringent index.

Claim 12

The liquid crystal display in claim 8, wherein said liquid crystal molecules have a property of positive dielectric anisotropy.

Claim 13

The liquid crystal display in claim 8, wherein said optical compensating film has a bi-directionally stretched structure.

Claim 14

A liquid crystal display comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate, said first substrate being disposed opposite said second substrate and being disposed a first distance apart, each of said substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface that is opposite the inner surface; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the inner surfaces of the substrates, said liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules; at least a pair of a first electrode and a second electrode arranged along a first direction on said inner surface of said first substrate, the first electrode being disposed parallel to the second electrode a second distance apart; a first homeotropic alignment film disposed on the first substrate including the first and second electrodes; at least a pair of a third electrode and a fourth electrode arranged along a second direction on the second substrate, the third electrode being disposed parallel to the fourth electrode a third distance apart, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; a second homeotropic alignment film disposed on the second substrate including the third and fourth electrodes; a first polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the first substrate; a second polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the second substrate; and an optical compensating film disposed between said first polarizer and the outer surface of said first substrate; wherein said optical compensating film comprises a plurality of cured liquid crystal molecules with disk structure, each molecule having radius greater than height thereof.

Claim 15

A liquid crystal display comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate, said first substrate being disposed opposite said second substrate and being disposed a first distance apart, each of said substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface that is opposite the inner surface; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the inner surfaces of the substrates, said liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules; at least a pair of a first electrode and a second electrode arranged along a first direction on said inner surface of said first substrate, the first electrode being disposed parallel to the second electrode a second distance apart; a first homeotropic alignment film disposed on the first substrate including the first and second electrodes; at least a pair of a third electrode and a fourth electrode arranged along a second direction on the second substrate, the third electrode being disposed parallel to the fourth electrode a third distance apart, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; a second homeotropic alignment film disposed on the second substrate including the third and fourth electrodes; a first polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the first substrate; a second polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the second substrate; and an optical compensating film disposed between said first polarizer and the outer surface of said first substrate; wherein said optical compensating film comprises a plurality of cured liquid crystal molecules with disk structure, each molecule having radius greater than height thereof.

Claim 16

The liquid crystal display in claim 12, wherein said optical compensating film has a retardation, said retardation is equal to a product of anisotropic refractive index of said liquid crystal molecules and said first distance.

Claim 17

A liquid crystal display comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate, said first substrate being disposed opposite said second substrate and being disposed a first distance apart, each of said substrates having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein said inner surfaces are opposite each other; P1 a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the inner surfaces of the substrates, said liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules; at least a pair of a first electrode and a second electrode arranged along a first direction on said inner surface of said first substrate, the first electrode being disposed parallel to the second electrode a second distance apart, said first and said second electrodes adapted to generate a first electric field therebetween; a first homeotropic alignment film disposed on the first substrate including the first and second electrodes; at least a pair of a third electrode and a fourth electrode arranged along a second direction on the second substrate, the third electrode being disposed parallel to the fourth electrode a third distance apart, said third and said fourth electrode adapted to generate a second electric field therebetween, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; a second homeotropic alignment film disposed on the second substrate including the third and fourth electrodes; a first polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the first substrate; a second polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the second substrate; and an optical compensating film disposed between said first polarizer and the outer surface of said first substrate, wherein said first distance is greater than the second distance and the third distance.

Claim 18

A liquid crystal display comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate, said first substrate being disposed opposite said second substrate and being disposed a first distance apart, each of said substrates having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein said inner surfaces are opposite each other; P1 a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the inner surfaces of the substrates, said liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules; at least a pair of a first electrode and a second electrode arranged along a first direction on said inner surface of said first substrate, the first electrode being disposed parallel to the second electrode a second distance apart, said first and said second electrodes adapted to generate a first electric field therebetween; a first homeotropic alignment film disposed on the first substrate including the first and second electrodes; at least a pair of a third electrode and a fourth electrode arranged along a second direction on the second substrate, the third electrode being disposed parallel to the fourth electrode a third distance apart, said third and said fourth electrode adapted to generate a second electric field therebetween, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; a second homeotropic alignment film disposed on the second substrate including the third and fourth electrodes; a first polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the first substrate; a second polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the second substrate; and an optical compensating film disposed between said first polarizer and the outer surface of said first substrate, wherein said first distance is greater than the second distance and the third distance.

Claim 19

The liquid crystal display in claim 14, wherein the optical compensating film is made of a liquid crystal film including a plurality of molecules of negative birefringent index.

Claim 20

The liquid crystal display in claim 14, wherein liquid crystal molecules have a property of positive dielectric anisotropy.

Claim 21

The liquid crystal display in claim 14, wherein said optical compensating film has a bi-directionally stretched structure.

Claim 22

A liquid crystal display comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate, said first substrate being disposed opposite said second substrate and being disposed a first distance apart, each of said substrates having an inner surface and an outer surface that is opposite the inner surface; a liquid crystal laver sandwiched between the inner surfaces of the substrates, said liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules; at least a pair of a first electrode and a second electrode arranged along a first direction on said inner surface of said first substrate, the first electrode being disposed parallel to the second electrode a second distance apart; a first homeotropic alignment film disposed on the first substrate including the first and second electrodes; at least a pair of a third electrode and a fourth electrode arranged along a second direction on the second substrate, the third electrode being disposed parallel to the fourth electrode a third distance apart, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; a second homeotropic alignment film disposed on the second substrate including the third and fourth electrodes; a first polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the first substrate; a second polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the second substrate; and an optical compensating film disposed between said first polarizer and the outer surface of said first substrate, wherein said first distance is greater than the second distance and the third distance; wherein said optical compensating film comprises a plurality of cured liquid crystal molecules with disk structure, each molecule having radius greater than height thereof.

Claim 23

A liquid crystal display comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate, said first substrate being disposed opposite said second substrate and being disposed a first distance apart, each of said substrates having an inner surface and an outer surface that is opposite the inner surface; a liquid crystal laver sandwiched between the inner surfaces of the substrates, said liquid crystal layer comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules; at least a pair of a first electrode and a second electrode arranged along a first direction on said inner surface of said first substrate, the first electrode being disposed parallel to the second electrode a second distance apart; a first homeotropic alignment film disposed on the first substrate including the first and second electrodes; at least a pair of a third electrode and a fourth electrode arranged along a second direction on the second substrate, the third electrode being disposed parallel to the fourth electrode a third distance apart, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction; a second homeotropic alignment film disposed on the second substrate including the third and fourth electrodes; a first polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the first substrate; a second polarizer disposed on the outer surface of the second substrate; and an optical compensating film disposed between said first polarizer and the outer surface of said first substrate, wherein said first distance is greater than the second distance and the third distance; wherein said optical compensating film comprises a plurality of cured liquid crystal molecules with disk structure, each molecule having radius greater than height thereof.

Claim 24

The liquid crystal display in claim 18, wherein said optical compensating film has a retardation, said retardation is equal to a product of anisotropic refractive index of said liquid crystal molecules and said first distance.

Claim 27

The method of claim 20, wherein said liquid crystal molecules have a positive dielectric anisotropy.

Claim 28

The method of claim 20, wherein the first polarizer has a first polarizing axis and the second polarizer has a second polarizing axis, said first polarizing axis is perpendicular to the second polarizing axis.

Claim 29

The method of claim 22, wherein said first polarizing axis deviates by approximate 45 degrees from a first electric field direction produced between said first and second electrodes in the counterclockwise direction.

Claim 30

The method of claim 22, wherein said second polarizing axis deviates by approximate 45 degrees from a second electric field direction produced between said third and fourth electrodes in the counterclockwise direction.