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A liquid crystal display device includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the upper and lower substrates, a transparent electrode consisting of at least two layers of transparent material provided on at least one of the upper and lower substrates and a spacer mat

A liquid crystal display device includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the upper and lower substrates, a transparent electrode consisting of at least two layers of transparent material provided on at least one of the upper and lower substrates and a spacer material jetted onto the transparent electrode by an ink-jet system, wherein the spacer material has a hydrostatic property different from one of the at least two layers of the transparent electrode.

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What is claimed is: 1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: an upper substrate; a lower substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the upper and lower substrates; a transparent electrode provided on at least one of the upper and lower substrates, wherein the transparent electrode is treated

What is claimed is: 1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: an upper substrate; a lower substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the upper and lower substrates; a transparent electrode provided on at least one of the upper and lower substrates, wherein the transparent electrode is treated to have a first type of hydrostatic property; and a spacer material jetted onto the transparent electrode by an ink-jet system, wherein the spacer material has a second type of hydrostatic property different from the first type of hydrostatic property of the transparent electrode, and wherein the first type of hydrostatic property is hydrophilic and the second type of hydrostatic property is hydrophobic. 2. The liquid crystal display device of claim 1, wherein the first type of hydrostatic property is hydrophobic and the second type of hydrostatic property is hydrophilic. 3. The liquid crystal display device of claim 1, wherein the jetted spacer material includes a flattened lower portion in contact with the transparent electrode of the one of the upper and lower substrates and a curved upper portion contacting the other one upper and lower substrates. 4. The liquid crystal display device of claim 1, wherein the transparent electrode includes a surface treated portion with the first hydrostatic property, the surface treated portion having a different hydrostatic property than other portions of the transparent electrode. 5. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: an upper substrate; a lower substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the upper and lower substrates; a material layer with a surface that has a first surface area portion with a first type of hydrostatic property and a second surface area portion with a second type of hydrostatic property; and a spacer jetted onto the material layer by an ink-jet system and having a second type of hydrostatic property different from the first type of hydrostatic property, wherein the first type of hydrostatic property is hydrophilic and the second type of hydrostatic property is hydrophobic. 6. The liquid crystal display device of claim 5, wherein the material layer is one of a transparent electrode layer, an organic film and an inorganic film. 7. The liquid crystal display device of claim 5, wherein the first surface area is an area on which the spacer is positioned. 8. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 7, wherein a remaining surface area of the material layer other than the surface area on which the spacer is positioned, has a first type of hydrostatic property. 9. The liquid crystal display device of claim 5, wherein the jetted spacer includes a flattened lower portion in contact with the material layer of the one upper and lower substrates and a curved upper portion contacting the other one of the upper and lower substrates. 10. The liquid crystal display device of claim 5, wherein the first surface area of the material layer includes a surface treated portion with the first hydrostatic property, the surface treated portion having a different hydrostatic property than other portions of the material layer. 11. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: an upper substrate; a lower substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the upper and lower substrates; a material having a first type of hydrostatic property provided on at least one of the upper and lower substrates; and a spacer between the upper and lower substrates having a second type of hydrostatic property different from the first type of hydrostatic property, wherein the first type of hydrostatic property is hydrophilic and the second type of hydrostatic property is hydrophobic. 12. The liquid crystal display device of claim 11, wherein the spacer includes a flattened lower portion in contact with the material of the one of the upper and lower substrates and a curved upper portion contacting the other one of the upper and lower substrates. 13. The liquid crystal display device of claim 11, wherein the material includes a surface treated portion with the first hydrostatic property, the surface treated portion having a different hydrostatic property than other portions of the material. 14. The liquid crystal display device of claim 11, wherein the material is one of a transparent electrode layer, an organic film and an inorganic film. 15. The liquid crystal display device of claim 11, wherein the spacer is positioned at a portion one of the upper and lower substrates having the material.