Patent ID: 7489376

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate having a pixel electrode; a second substrate having a common electrode, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, the liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules having a negative dielectric anisotropy; a dot region having a transmissive display region and a reflective display region; a liquid crystal layer thickness-adjusting layer that makes a thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the reflective display region smaller than a thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the transmissive display region; and a plurality of convex portions having a dielectric material and formed on one of the first substrate or the second substrate, each of the convex portions having substantially the same height, at least one of the plurality of convex portions being provided in the transmissive region, at least another of the plurality of convex portions being provided in a region where the liquid crystal layer thickness-adjusting layer is formed outside the dot region, and in contact with the other of the first and second substrates.