Patent ID: 8040456

Claim:
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: a liquid crystal device having a pixel portion comprising: an insulating film; a plurality of switching elements formed over the insulating film; a plurality of electrodes electrically connected to the plurality of switching elements; a liquid crystal material adjacent to the plurality of electrodes; and a counter substrate opposed to the plurality of electrodes with the liquid crystal material interposed therebetween; a back light unit comprising: a plastic substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements formed over the plastic substrate; and a resin covering the plurality of light emitting elements, and a polarizing plate disposed between the liquid crystal device and the back light unit, the polarizing plate being attached to the insulating film by an adhesive wherein the insulating film is in direct contact with the adhesive, wherein the polarizing plate is directly attached to the back light unit, and wherein the plastic substrate covers an entirety of the pixel portion.