Liquid crystal display device that includes both a transmissive portion and a reflective portion
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
- a first substrate including an electrode;
a liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystal molecules; and
a second substrate,wherein the first substrate, the liquid crystal layer, and the second substrate are disposed in a subpixel having a transmissive portion for performing transmissive display and a reflective portion for performing reflective display,wherein a mechanism for controlling alignment of liquid crystal molecules in the transmissive portion is of a different type from a mechanism for controlling alignment of liquid crystal molecules in the reflective portion,wherein the mechanism for controlling alignment of liquid crystal molecules in the reflective portion is of the ECB type, andwherein the electrode is a common electrode for both the transmissive portion and the reflective portion.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display device includes, in sequence, a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate. The first substrate, the liquid crystal layer, and the second substrate are disposed in a subpixel having a transmissive portion for performing transmissive display and a reflective portion for performing reflective display. The first substrate includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The second substrate includes a third electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are disposed in the transmissive portion and at least the first electrode and the third electrode are disposed in the reflective portion. Alignment of the liquid crystal layer is controlled by an electric field occurring between the first electrode and the second electrode in the transmissive portion and by an electric field occurring between the first electrode and the third electrode in the reflective portion.
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1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
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a first substrate including an electrode; a liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystal molecules; and a second substrate, wherein the first substrate, the liquid crystal layer, and the second substrate are disposed in a subpixel having a transmissive portion for performing transmissive display and a reflective portion for performing reflective display, wherein a mechanism for controlling alignment of liquid crystal molecules in the transmissive portion is of a different type from a mechanism for controlling alignment of liquid crystal molecules in the reflective portion, wherein the mechanism for controlling alignment of liquid crystal molecules in the reflective portion is of the ECB type, and wherein the electrode is a common electrode for both the transmissive portion and the reflective portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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