Patent ID: 6914656
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A semi-transmissive liquid crystal display device comprising: a pair of substrates disposed facing each other through a liquid crystal layer and defined as a lower substrate and an opposing substrate; a plurality of pixel areas provided in one of said pair of substrates, each of said plurality of pixel areas having a reflective region and a transmissive region therein and further having an electrode configuration allowing electrodes to drive liquid crystal molecules with a horizontal electric field generated between said electrodes in said transmissive region; and a one-half wavelength plate provided on an area corresponding to said transmissive region; wherein said reflective region has an electrode configuration allowing electrodes to drive liquid crystal molecules with a horizontal electric field generated between said electrodes in said reflective region; and wherein said electrodes used to generate a horizontal electric field and drive liquid crystal molecules with the horizontal electric field in said reflective region are transparent electrodes and formed in said reflective region.