Patent ID: 8319921

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate; a liquid crystal layer; and a second substrate in this order, wherein the first substrate includes a pixel electrode having a trunk portion, a plurality of branch portions branched from the trunk portion, and slits, the liquid crystal display device comprises a display region including a region where the branch portions and the slits are alternately arranged, the display region includes a reflection region and a transmission region, in the reflection region, the pixel electrode, a reflective film disposed under the pixel electrode, and a λ/4 retarder are arranged; wherein the thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the reflection region is 60% or more of the thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the transmission region; and wherein the proportion of the area occupied by the slit of the pixel electrode in the reflection region relative to the area of the entire reflection is 30% or more.