LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display comprising:
- a liquid crystal layer held between a first and a second substrate, the first and the second substrate being placed opposite to each other; and
a reflector region and a transparent region in one pixel,wherein the first substrate comprises;
a comb-like transparent common electrode provided in the transparent region;
a comb-like transparent pixel electrode placed opposed in parallel to the transparent common electrode and for generating a horizontal direction electric field between the transparent common electrode in the transparent region;
a reflective common electrode provided in the reflector region; and
a reflective pixel electrode provided in the reflector region and placed opposed to the reflective common electrode with an insulating film interposed therebetween,wherein between the reflective common electrode and the reflective pixel electrode, a slit is formed in the electrode provided to an upper layer, andan oblique electric field is generated between the reflective common electrode and reflective pixel electrode by the slit.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal layer held between an array substrate and an opposing substrate that are placed opposed to each other and a reflector and a transparent regions in one pixel. The array substrate includes a reflective common electrode provided in the reflector region, a reflective common electrode provided in the reflector region for generating an oblique electric field between the reflective pixel electrode, a transparent common electrode provided in the transparent region and a transparent pixel electrode provided in the transparent region for generating a horizontal electric field between the transparent common electrode.
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18 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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a liquid crystal layer held between a first and a second substrate, the first and the second substrate being placed opposite to each other; and a reflector region and a transparent region in one pixel, wherein the first substrate comprises; a comb-like transparent common electrode provided in the transparent region; a comb-like transparent pixel electrode placed opposed in parallel to the transparent common electrode and for generating a horizontal direction electric field between the transparent common electrode in the transparent region; a reflective common electrode provided in the reflector region; and a reflective pixel electrode provided in the reflector region and placed opposed to the reflective common electrode with an insulating film interposed therebetween, wherein between the reflective common electrode and the reflective pixel electrode, a slit is formed in the electrode provided to an upper layer, and an oblique electric field is generated between the reflective common electrode and reflective pixel electrode by the slit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal layer held between a first and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other, a reflector and transparent regions in one pixel, the method comprising:
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forming a first line with a first conductive film provided over the first substrate; forming a first insulating film and a semiconductor film over the first line; forming a reflective pixel electrode and a second line with a second conductive film provided over the first insulating film and the semiconductor film, the second line being orthogonal to the first line with the first insulating film interposed therebetween, the reflective pixel electrode having a slit in the reflector region; forming a second insulating film over the second line and the second reflective pixel electrode; and forming a comb-like transparent common electrode provided in the transparent region and a reflective common electrode provided in the reflector region by a third conductive film over the second insulating film, wherein in the transparent region, the transparent common electrode is patterned so that a comb-like transparent pixel electrode formed by the second or the third conductive film is placed opposed parallel to the transparent common electrode and an horizontal electric field is generated between the transparent pixel electrode and the transparent common electrode, and in the reflector region, the reflective common electrode is patterned so that an oblique electric field is generated between the reflective pixel electrode and the reflective common electrode by the slit provided in the reflective pixel electrode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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