Patent ID: 7586575
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal device comprising: a pair of substrates; a liquid crystal layer held between the substrates and containing a liquid crystal having negative dielectric anisotropy, the liquid crystal layer including pixels, each pixel including three subpixels, each subpixel including a plurality of transmissive display regions and a reflective display region that are arranged in a predetermined direction, the transmissive display regions being disposed at the ends of each subpixel in the direction in which the transmissive and reflective display regions are arranged; a thickness-adjusting layer disposed between at least one of the substrates and the liquid crystal layer so that the liquid crystal layer is thinner in the reflective display region than in the transmissive display regions; wherein each subpixel is divided into three adjacent island portions, the island portions consisting of a center island portion and two outer island portions, the center island portion being formed in the reflective display region and each one of the outer island portions being formed in one of the transmissive display regions, such that the center island portion is sandwiched between the outer island portions, and the center island portion is electrically connected to each one of the adjacent outer island portions; a plurality of signal lines disposed on one of the substrates so as to extend in the direction in which the transmissive and the reflective display regions are arranged; and pixel-switching elements disposed in the reflective display regions of the subpixels to electrically connect the signal lines to the subpixels.