Patent ID: 7630036

Claim:
A liquid crystal display including a plurality of pixels, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates; a first polarization plate disposed on the side opposite to the side where the liquid crystal layer is disposed with respect to the first substrate; and a second polarization plate disposed on the side opposite to the side where the liquid crystal layer is disposed with respect to the second substrate; wherein the second substrate includes a pixel electrode on the side of the liquid crystal layer; wherein the first substrate includes a common electrode on the side of the liquid crystal layer; wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a reflection area and a transmission area; wherein a ratio of the common electrode occupying the aperture in the reflection area is smaller than a ratio of the common electrode occupying the aperture of the transmission area; wherein a ratio of the pixel electrode occupying the aperture in the reflection area is smaller than a ratio of the pixel electrode occupying the aperture of the transmission area; and wherein the ratio of the common electrode and the pixel electrode occupying the aperture in the transmission area is 100%.