Patent ID: 7952663

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a backlight; a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between said first substrate and said second substrate; a pixel electrode and a common electrode, disposed at least one of said first and second substrates to drive the liquid crystal layer; a first polarizer provided on said first substrate on a side opposite to the liquid crystal layer; and a second polarizer provided on said second substrate on a side opposite to the liquid crystal layer; wherein a plurality of pixels are formed between said first and second substrates and each pixel is provided with a reflective region and a transmissive region; wherein a step layer to differentiate the thickness of said liquid crystal layer between said transmissive region and said reflective region is disposed on said first substrate; wherein said second substrate is closer to said backlight than said first substrate; wherein, in said reflective region of said second substrate, a reflector and an in-cell polarizer are formed; wherein the thickness of said liquid crystal layer is greater in the reflective region than in said transmissive region; wherein said in-cell polarizer is only formed in said reflective region of said second substrate.