LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

摘要

A liquid crystal display and a manufacturing method are provided. A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and including liquid crystal molecules; a first electrode positioned on the first substrate; an insulating layer positioned on the first electrode; a second electrode positioned on the insulating layer; and a third electrode positioned on the second substrate, wherein the second electrode includes a plurality of branches and a slit between neighboring ones of the branches, and a width of the slit is more than about two times to less than about five times a width of its corresponding branches.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display, comprising:
forming a first electrode on a first substrate; forming an insulating layer on the first electrode; forming a second electrode on the insulating layer; forming a third electrode on a second substrate facing the first substrate; forming an alignment layer on at least one of the second electrode and the third electrode; positioning the first substrate proximate to the second substrate; forming a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and including liquid crystal molecules; applying different voltages to the first electrode and the second electrode; after the applying different voltages, applying a voltage to the first electrode sequentially to be the same as the voltage applied to the second electrode; and irradiating light upon the liquid crystal layer while the voltage applied to the first electrode is the same as the voltage applied to the second electrode, wherein the second electrode includes a plurality of branches and a slit between neighboring ones of the branches, and at least one of the liquid crystal layer and the alignment layer includes an alignment assistance agent.