Patent ID: 6141073
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A reflective type liquid crystal display comprising:a liquid crystal layer disposed between a display side glass substrate and a rear surface side glass substrate, said rear surface side glass substrate having an upper surface that faces said liquid crystal layer;a reflector member having a corrugated surface arranged on said upper surface of said rear surface side glass substrate, said corrugated surface having both convex and concave portions and said corrugated surface having a depth defined as the distance between an apex of said convex portion and a nadir of said concave portion; andan overcoat layer having an upper surface closest to said liquid crystal layer, said overcoat layer formed on said corrugated surface of said reflector member such that said upper surface of said overcoat layer is flat;wherein a minimum thickness of said overcoat layer is more than twice said depth of said corrugated surface; andwherein said depth of said corrugated surface is between 0.5 and 5 .mu.m and said thickness of said overcoat layer is between 1 and 10 .mu.m.