Patent ID: 7106405
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a pair of substrates having an electrode, each electrode being arranged on a side of an opposite surface; a liquid crystal layer held between the substrates and having a transmissive display region for transmissive display and a reflective display region for reflective display in each of a plurality of dot regions, the liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal having negative dielectric anisotropy; and a plurality of alignment controlling elements controlling the alignment of the liquid crystal in the transmissive display region and the reflective display region, the alignment controlling elements provided on the electrode of at least one of the pair of substrates, the alignment controlling elements including an alignment controlling element having a linear portion that extends across the reflective display region of one dot region and an alignment controlling element having a linear portion that extends across the transmissive display region of the dot region, the linear portion in the reflective display region having a greater cross-sectional area than the linear portion in the transmissive display region.