Patent ID: 7746433

Claim:
A liquid crystal display, comprising: an element substrate; a pixel electrode that is formed at each pixel of the element substrate; a common electrode that is formed on the element substrate, an electric field being formed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode; a counter substrate that is arranged to face the element substrate; a liquid crystal layer that is formed between the counter substrate and the element substrate; first and second polarizing plates that are provided on an emitting side of display light passing through the liquid crystal layer and an opposite side, respectively; and a retardation film that is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the first polarizing plate, wherein: the pixel has a transmissive region where transmissive display light is emitted and a reflective region where reflective display light is emitted; the retardation of the retardation film has smaller temperature dependency than that of the liquid crystal layer; and one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode is formed on the element substrate facing the liquid crystal layer, and has a plurality of slit-shaped openings, which are formed within each region of the pixel at predetermined intervals.