Patent ID: 7133094

Claim:
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising a first substrate having a first electrode individually provided for each pixel, a second substrate having a second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the first and second substrates, for achieving display in each pixel, wherein the first substrate further comprises a switching element provided for each pixel and a reflective electrode for reflecting light incident from the second substrate side to the liquid crystal layer, the reflective electrode partially covering a pixel region and fanned above and electrically connected to the switching element; a transparent electrode made of a transparent conductive material is formed as the first electrode above the reflective electrode with an insulating film therebetween; the transparent electrode is capacitively coupled to the reflective electrode; and a voltage supplied from the switching element to the reflective electrode is applied to the transparent electrode via a capacitor formed of the reflective electrode and the first electrode disposed with the insulating film therebetween.