Patent ID: 7349041

Claim:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising: an LCD panel including first and second transparent substrates and a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, wherein the first transparent substrate is placed at a viewer's side of the liquid crystal display and the second transparent substrate is placed at an illumination side of the liquid crystal display, and the liquid crystal layer is enclosed by the first and second transparent substrates and a sealant, the second transparent substrate having a greater size than the first transparent substrate, wherein the second transparent substrate at the illumination side includes a color filter layer that displays a color image, and the first transparent substrate at the viewer's side includes a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of switching elements to switch the pixel electrodes; and an illumination unit disposed adjacent to the second transparent substrate, the illumination unit supplying directly a linear light to the second transparent substrate, wherein the second transparent substrate converts the linear light from the illumination unit into a planar light, the second transparent substrate having a first surface at the viewer's side through which the planar light is outputted toward the liquid crystal layer, a second surface at the illumination sick opposite to the first surface, and light scattering dots formed directly on the second surface of the second transparent substrate.