Patent ID: 8228469

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate including at least one counter electrode; a second substrate including at least one reflective region and at least one transmissive region in each of a plurality of pixels area and wherein each of the reflective and transmissive regions contribute to display of images; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and including liquid crystal molecules which exhibit negative dielectric anisotropy and are aligned substantially vertically to surfaces to the first substrate and the second substrate when no voltage is applied, and wherein the plurality of pixel areas are provided for display; wherein an optical alignment defines alignment of at least some liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer, wherein a first polarizer is provided on a surface of the first substrate which is opposite the liquid crystal layer and a second polarizer is provided on a surface of the second substrate which is opposite the liquid crystal layer; wherein a first phase compensation element is provided between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal layer, and wherein a second phase compensation element is provided between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal layer for compensating for wavelength dependency of refractive index anisotropy of the first phase compensation element.