Patent ID: 7821601

Claim:
A display device including a reflective area and a transmissive area, the display device comprising: a first panel and a second panel facing each other; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second panels, and including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules; and a domain partitioning member partitioning the liquid crystal layer into a plurality of domains, and disposed on the second panel and in the reflective area; wherein the first panel includes a transparent electrode that is disposed in the transmissive area and includes an aperture; wherein the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are vertically aligned with respect to the first and second panels when no electrical field is applied between the first and second panels, wherein the domain partitioning member is disposed in the reflective area and not in the transmissive area; wherein the domain partitioning member comprises a first projection and a second projection extending substantially perpendicular to each other; and wherein the aperture of the transparent electrode is disposed between the first projection and the second projection, and extends substantially parallel to the second projection.