JP2005222084A - Liquid crystal display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the a problem associated with a transflective liquid crystal display device of which the visibility is inferior to that of an ordinary reflective or transmissive liquid crystal display device due to lowering of contrast caused by lowering of transmittance in the transmissive mode or by lowering of reflectance for a white display in the reflective mode as a transflective plate or film is used in the transflective liquid crystal display device. <P>SOLUTION: Pixel electrodes are formed on respective opposing surfaces of an electrode substrate 4 and another electrode substrate placed opposite to each other via a liquid crystal layer. A transparent electrode part composed of a transparent electrode film and a reflection electrode part composed of a reflection electrode film, each electrically connected to the pixel electrode, are mounted on a pixel region of one of the pixel electrodes. A first color filter 7a is mounted on the transparent electrode part and a second color filter 7b is mounted on the reflection electrode part. The first color filter 7a and the second color filter 7b have mutually same thickness and mutually different chromaticity. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device having both functions of a reflection type and a transmission type.

  In recent years, liquid crystal display devices have been used for display applications such as personal computers, word processors, terminal displays for office automation, and televisions because of their low power consumption, thinness, and light weight. In particular, it is considered that liquid crystal display devices will be frequently used for portable information terminals in the future.

  Currently, liquid crystal display devices for portable information terminals include a reflective type (which emits natural light from the front side of the panel and emits it to the front side) and a transmissive type (light from the back side of the panel which enters the front side). Emanating from the light source).

  In a transmissive liquid crystal display device having a backlight on the back side of the panel, since there is a light source even in a dark place, the transmittance of white display is high, the contrast is high, and the display is easy to see. However, since a backlight is used, there is a problem that power consumption increases. In addition, in a brighter place, the reflected light becomes brighter than the backlight, making it difficult to see. It is almost invisible under sunlight.

  On the other hand, in a reflective liquid crystal display device using external light, the reflectance of white display is high in bright places, the contrast is high, and the display is easy to see. In addition, since no backlight is used, power consumption is small. However, since there is no light source in a dark place, the reflectance of white display becomes low and it becomes difficult to see, and when it gets darker, it becomes completely invisible.

  In recent years, liquid crystal display devices such as personal digital assistants have been rapidly ported, and the environment (bright places and dark places) in which liquid crystal display devices are used has become unstable. For this reason, there is a need for a liquid crystal display device that is compatible with both bright and dark environments, such as a combination of a reflective type and a transmissive type.

  Conventionally, a transflective liquid crystal display device has been proposed as a liquid crystal display device of a combination of a reflective type and a transmissive type. This is a transmissive liquid crystal display device in which a transflective plate such as a magic mirror is disposed between a liquid crystal display element (panel) and illumination means on the back thereof. The main part of the transflective plate is composed of, for example, a diffuser plate such as a transflective plastic sheet, and a mesh metal reflective film disposed on the diffuser plate (prior art (1)).

  As a result, in a bright illumination environment, display is performed by reflecting external light such as room lighting by the above-described transflective plate without turning on the back illumination means such as the backlight. That is, in this case, it is a reflection type in which the external light is used as reflected illumination. On the other hand, in a dark illumination environment, display is performed by turning on the illumination means on the back. That is, in this case, it is a transmissive type in which light from the illuminating means that transmits through the transflective plate is used.

In addition to the above, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a pixel electrode provided on a substrate on the back side opposite to the display surface side of the panel also serves as a semi-transmissive film ( Conventional technology (2)).
JP 7-333598 A

  However, since both of the above prior arts (1) and (2) use a semi-transmissive reflector and a semi-transmissive film, when used as a transmissive type (transmissive mode), the white display transmittance decreases. When used as a reflection type (reflection mode), the contrast is reduced due to a decrease in the reflectance of white display. Compared with a normal reflection type or transmission type liquid crystal display device, the visibility is reduced. Inferior.

  In addition, when the color filter is used for color display, the number of times the light passes through the color filter is different between the transmission mode (1 time) and the reflection mode (2 times), so that there is a difference in coloring depending on the mode, Appearance is different.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device that is easy to see display in a bright place and in a dark place and has low power consumption. However, an object is to provide a liquid crystal display device having a high display quality with no difference in display color.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the liquid crystal display device of the present invention has a pair of transparent substrates disposed to face each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, and a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer on each opposed surface of the transparent substrate. In a liquid crystal display device in which an electrode layer for applying light is formed, a reflective electrode portion that reflects light is transmitted to one pixel region, which is a unit of display in the electrode layer formed on one transparent substrate, and light is transmitted A transparent electrode portion that includes a first color filter corresponding to the transparent electrode portion and a second color filter corresponding to the reflective electrode portion, and the first color filter and the second color filter, Are characterized by the same thickness and different chromaticity.

  According to this, two types of electrodes, that is, a transparent electrode portion and a reflective electrode portion, are formed in one pixel area which is a display unit. Therefore, in a dark place, the illumination means on the back is turned on and display is performed using the transparent electrode portion, whereby the transmittance of white display is increased and a high contrast and easy-to-view display can be obtained. On the other hand, in a bright place, display is performed using the reflective electrode portion without turning on the illumination means on the back, so that the reflectance of white display is increased, a high-contrast and easy-to-read display is obtained, and low It is power consumption.

  Further, it is possible to correct the difference in appearance between the transmission mode (once) and the reflection mode (once) depending on the number of times the light passes through the color filter.

  As described above, the liquid crystal display device of the present invention has a pair of transparent substrates disposed so as to face each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, and applies a voltage to the liquid crystal layer on each facing surface of these transparent substrates. In the liquid crystal display device in which the electrode layer is formed, a reflective electrode portion that reflects light and a transparent electrode portion that transmits light are formed in one pixel region serving as a display unit in the electrode layer formed on one transparent substrate. And a first color filter corresponding to the transparent electrode portion and a second color filter corresponding to the reflective electrode portion, and the first color filter and the second color filter are thicker than each other. Are the same and have different chromaticities.

  Thereby, in a dark place, the illumination means on the back is turned on and display is performed using the transparent electrode portion, whereby the transmittance of white display is increased and a high contrast and easy-to-view display can be obtained. On the other hand, in a bright place, display is performed using the reflective electrode portion without turning on the illumination means on the back, so that the reflectance of white display is increased, a high-contrast and easy-to-read display is obtained, and low It is power consumption.

  As a result, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a liquid crystal display device that can be easily viewed in a bright place or a dark place and consumes less power.

[Embodiment 1]
An embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the reflective / transmissive liquid crystal display device according to the present embodiment has a simple matrix type liquid crystal display panel 1 and a backlight 9 provided on the back surface thereof. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the liquid crystal display panel 1 has a configuration in which a liquid crystal layer 3 made of TN (twisted nematic) liquid crystal or the like is sandwiched between a pair of electrode substrates 4 and 8.

  The electrode substrate 4 on the display surface side has a color filter (not shown) formed on the surface of the glass substrate (transparent substrate) 5 on the liquid crystal layer 3 side, on which ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) or the like is formed. A transparent stripe-like pixel electrode (electrode layer) 2 made of a transparent electrode film. Further, the electrode substrate 8 on the back side has a stripe-shaped pixel electrode (electrode layer) 6 formed on the surface of the glass substrate 5 on the liquid crystal layer 3 side.

  The pixel electrodes 2 and 6 are formed so as to be orthogonal to each other when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface, and a pixel serving as a display unit is formed at the intersection of the pixel electrodes 2 and 6. The pixels are arranged in a matrix in the entire liquid crystal display panel 1.

  FIG. 1A shows a plan view of the electrode substrate 8 in the liquid crystal display panel 1, and FIG. 1B shows a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A ′). As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the pixel electrode 6 is made of a transparent electrode film such as ITO, which is electrically connected to one pixel region (a region surrounded by a broken line G in the figure). It has a transparent electrode portion 6a and a reflective electrode portion 6b (shaded portion in FIG. 1A) made of a reflective electrode film such as aluminum.

  The transparent electrode portion 6a and the reflective electrode portion 6b are arranged so that the reflective electrode portions 6b and the transparent electrode portions 6a are adjacent to each other between adjacent pixels, in other words, the transparent electrode portions 6a and the reflective electrode portions 6b. The electrode parts 6b are formed so as not to be continuous vertically and horizontally.

  Such an electrode substrate 8 is formed by, for example, laminating a transparent electrode film made of ITO or the like on a glass substrate 5 by a sputtering method or the like, and patterning this to form a transparent electrode portion 6a in the pixel electrode 6, followed by Al or the like. It is obtained by laminating a reflective electrode film made of and patterning this to form a reflective electrode portion 6b.

  FIG. 3 shows a color filter 7 provided on the electrode substrate 4 in the liquid crystal display panel 1. The color filter 7 includes a first color filter 7a and a second color filter 7b that face the transparent electrode portion 6a and the reflective electrode portion 6b of the pixel electrode 6 when opposed to the electrode substrate 8, respectively. The first color filter 7a and the second color filter 7b differ in chromaticity of a single color filter corresponding to RGB.

  The XYZ color system chromaticity diagram (CIE1931 chromaticity diagram) in FIG. 4 shows the chromaticities of the first color filter 7a and the second color filter 7b, respectively. The chromaticity a indicated by the alternate long and short dash line is that of the first color filter 7a corresponding to the transparent electrode portion 6a, and the chromaticity b indicated by the broken line is that of the second color filter 7b corresponding to the reflective electrode portion 6b. is there.

  In the case of the first color filter 7a, the chromaticity when incorporated in the liquid crystal display device is only one time when the transmitted light is incident in the transmission mode. Although the chromaticity is a, in the case of the second color filter 7b, since the transmitted light and the reflected light are incident in the reflection mode, the light passes through the second color filter 7b twice. For this reason, the chromaticity of the second color filter 7b is set not to chromaticity a but to chromaticity b indicated by a broken line, which is the same color display as that of the same one-pass transmission mode when passing twice.

  In the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment having such a configuration, since the transparent electrode portion 6a and the reflective electrode portion 6b are provided in one pixel area, the backlight 9 is turned on in the transmissive mode in the dark place. Then, the backlight is transmitted through the transparent electrode portion 6a of the pixel electrode 6 to perform display. On the other hand, in a bright place, the display is performed by reflecting the external light at the reflective electrode portion 6b of the pixel electrode 6 in a reflective mode with a small consumption electrode.

  Unlike the conventional transflective liquid crystal display device, the liquid crystal display device does not use a transflective film or a transflective plate, and therefore uses these (the liquid crystal display panel is a simple matrix type). In contrast, the display in the dark place has a higher white display transmittance, an increased contrast, and an easy-to-view display, and has the same visibility as a conventional transmissive liquid crystal display device. Also, in the bright place, the reflectance of white display is increased, the contrast is increased, an easy-to-view display is obtained, and the visibility is equivalent to that of a conventional reflective liquid crystal display device.

  A panel with good visibility in both the transmissive mode and the reflective mode by setting the area ratio of the reflective electrode portion 6b to the transparent electrode portion 6a in the one pixel region between 2: 8 and 8: 2. Is obtained.

  Further, as the color filter 7, the first and second color filters 7a and 7b in which the respective chromaticities are set corresponding to the transparent electrode portion 6a and the reflective electrode portion 6b in the pixel electrode 6 are provided. Even if the number of times of transmission through the color filter 7 differs between the reflection mode and the transmission mode, the display colors of the respective modes are equal.

  Further, in the above configuration, since the transparent electrode portion 6a and the reflective electrode portion 6b in the pixel electrode 6 are formed so as not to be continuous vertically and horizontally, vertical stripes and horizontal stripes do not appear at the time of display, and display quality is high. Display is realized. On the other hand, when the transparent electrode portion 6a and the reflective electrode portion 6b in the pixel electrode 6 are continuous in one direction, vertical stripes and horizontal stripes due to the cycle appear in the display, and the display quality is deteriorated.

  Further, in the configuration in which the transparent electrode portion 6a and the reflective electrode portion 6b are formed in one pixel region as described above, a normal transmissive or reflective liquid crystal display having only one transparent electrode or only a reflective electrode in one pixel region. Although the aperture ratio is lower than that of the device, by adopting the simple matrix type liquid crystal display panel 1 having a high aperture ratio, it is possible to realize a bright high-contrast display while minimizing the reduction of the pixel area.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1B, the reflective electrode portion 6b of the pixel electrode 6 is formed in the same layer as the transparent electrode portion 6a. However, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the transparent electrode film 50 for forming the transparent electrode portion 6a may be formed up to the formation region of the reflective electrode portion 6b, and the reflective electrode portion 6b may be formed so as to overlap therewith. With such a configuration, even if the reflective electrode film constituting the reflective electrode portion 6b is missing, disconnection is prevented by the lower transparent electrode film 50, and the resistance value of the pixel electrode 6 is lowered. be able to.

  In the TN mode using TN liquid crystal for the liquid crystal layer 3, it is necessary to dispose two polarizing plates so as to sandwich the liquid crystal display panel 1, but the liquid crystal layer 3 has a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) or By using a mode that does not require a polarizing plate such as a guest / host, light loss due to the polarizing plate can be eliminated, and a bright high display quality close to paper white can be realized.

[Embodiment 2]
Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the reflective / transmissive liquid crystal display device according to the present embodiment is an active matrix type liquid crystal display panel 10 using a switching element of two terminal elements for each pixel as a liquid crystal display panel. It is the structure provided with. Here, an MIM (Metal-Insulater-Metal) element is used as the two-terminal element.

  The liquid crystal display panel 10 has a configuration in which a liquid crystal layer 3 made of TN liquid crystal or the like is sandwiched between a counter substrate 11 and an active matrix substrate 12.

  The counter substrate 11 on the display surface side is formed with a color filter (not shown) on the surface of the glass substrate 5 on the liquid crystal layer 3 side, on which a transparent striped counter electrode made of a transparent electrode film such as ITO. 13. On the other hand, the active matrix substrate 12 on the back side has a signal wiring 15 formed in a direction orthogonal to the counter electrode 13 on the surface of the glass substrate 5 on the liquid crystal layer 3 side. An MIM element 16 and a pixel electrode 14 are formed at the intersection with the counter electrode 13. Pixels serving as display units are formed at intersections between the pixel electrodes 14 and the counter electrodes 13, and the pixels are arranged in a matrix in the entire liquid crystal display panel 10.

  FIG. 6A shows a plan view of the active matrix substrate 12 in the liquid crystal display panel 10, and FIG. 6B shows a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B ′). As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the pixel electrode 14 is made of a transparent electrode film made of ITO or the like electrically connected to one pixel region (region surrounded by a broken line G in the figure). It has the transparent electrode part 14a and the reflective electrode part 14b (shaded part of Fig.6 (a)) which consists of reflective electrode films, such as Al. Here again, the area ratio between the reflective electrode portion 14b and the transparent electrode portion 14a in one pixel region is set between 2: 8 and 8: 2. Thereby, a panel with good visibility is obtained in both the transmission mode and the reflection mode. Similarly to the above, in order to avoid a stripe pattern during display, the transparent electrode portion 14a and the reflective electrode portion 14b are also formed so as not to be continuous vertically and horizontally.

A method for manufacturing such an active matrix substrate 12 will be described.
First, a thin film of tantalum to be the signal wiring 15 and the lower electrode 17 is laminated on the glass substrate 5 by a sputtering method or the like with a thickness of 3000 mm, and is patterned into a predetermined shape by a photolithography method to form the signal wiring 15 and the lower electrode 17. To do. Thereafter, the surface of the lower electrode 17 is anodized by an anodic oxidation method to form an insulating film 18 made of tantalum pentoxide having a thickness of 600 mm. Next, a titanium layer having a thickness of 4000 mm is laminated on the entire surface of the substrate in this state by sputtering or the like, and patterned into a predetermined shape by photolithography to form the upper electrode 19.

  Further, a transparent electrode film made of ITO or the like is laminated by a sputtering method or the like and patterned to form a transparent electrode portion 14a. Next, a reflective electrode film made of Al or the like is laminated, and this is patterned to form a reflective electrode portion 14b.

  Further, the color filter provided on the counter substrate 11 in the liquid crystal display panel 10 is also similar to the color filter 7 (see FIG. 3) in the liquid crystal display panel 1 in order to adjust the color tone in the reflection mode and the transmission mode. The pixel electrode 14 includes a first color filter 7a and a second color filter 7b each having a chromaticity set corresponding to the transparent electrode portion 14a and the reflective electrode portion 14b.

  In the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment having such a configuration, since the transparent electrode portion 14a and the reflective electrode portion 14b are provided in one pixel area, the backlight 9 is turned on in the transmissive mode in the dark place. Then, display is performed by transmitting the backlight light through the transparent electrode portion 14 a in the pixel electrode 14. On the other hand, in the bright place, the reflection mode is set, and the reflection electrode portion 14 b in the pixel electrode 14 is not turned on without lighting the backlight 9. The display is performed by reflecting outside light at.

  As in the liquid crystal display device of the first embodiment, since a semi-transmissive film and a semi-transmissive reflective plate are not used, the configuration using these (the liquid crystal display panel is an active matrix type using MIM elements) is used. In the dark place, the white display has a high transmittance, the contrast is increased, an easy-to-see display is obtained, and the visibility is equivalent to that of a conventional transmissive liquid crystal display device. Also, in the bright place, the reflectance of white display is increased, the contrast is increased, an easy-to-view display is obtained, and the visibility is equivalent to that of a conventional reflective liquid crystal display device.

  In addition, since the liquid crystal display device according to the present embodiment is an active matrix type liquid crystal display panel 10 using two-terminal elements, the aperture ratio is lowered as described above in addition to high contrast due to good switching characteristics. However, a bright and high-contrast display can be realized while minimizing the reduction in pixel area.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6B, the reflective electrode portion 14b of the pixel electrode 14 is formed in the same layer as the transparent electrode portion 14a. However, as described in the first embodiment, For the same reason, as shown in FIG. 5C, the transparent electrode film 50 for forming the transparent electrode portion 14a is formed up to the formation region of the reflective electrode portion 14b, and the reflective electrode portion 14b is overlaid on this. It is desirable to have a configuration to form.

  Also in the present embodiment, by using a mode such as a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal that does not require a polarizing plate or a guest / host in the liquid crystal layer 3, a bright high display quality in which white display is close to paper white can be realized.

[Embodiment 3]
The following will describe another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the liquid reflection type / transmission type liquid crystal display device according to the present embodiment is an active matrix type liquid crystal display panel using a switching element of three terminal elements for each pixel as a liquid crystal display panel. 20. Here, a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) element is used as the three-terminal element.

  The liquid crystal display panel 20 has a configuration in which a liquid crystal layer 3 made of TN liquid crystal or the like is sandwiched between a counter substrate 21 and an active matrix substrate 22.

  The counter substrate 21 on the display surface side is formed with a color filter (not shown) on the surface of the glass substrate 5 on the liquid crystal layer 3 side, on which a transparent common counter electrode 23 made of a transparent electrode film such as ITO. have. On the other hand, the active matrix substrate 22 on the back side has scanning lines 26 and signal lines 27 that are orthogonal to each other on the surface of the glass substrate 5 on the liquid crystal layer 3 side. A TFT element 25 and a pixel electrode 24 are formed at the intersection of the two. Pixels serving as a display unit are formed at intersections of the pixel electrodes 24 and the counter electrodes 23, and the pixels are arranged in a matrix in the entire liquid crystal display panel 20.

  FIG. 8A shows a plan view of the active matrix substrate 22 in the liquid crystal display panel 20, and FIG. 8B shows a cross-sectional view (cross-sectional view taken along line C-C ′). As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the pixel electrode 24 is made of a transparent electrode film made of ITO or the like electrically connected to one pixel region (region surrounded by a broken line G in the figure). It has a transparent electrode portion 24a and a reflective electrode portion 24b (shaded portion in FIG. 8A) made of a reflective electrode film such as Al. Again, the area ratio between the reflective electrode portion 24b and the transparent electrode portion 24a in one pixel region is set between 2: 8 and 8: 2. Thereby, a panel with good visibility is obtained in both the transmission mode and the reflection mode. Similarly to the above, in order to avoid a striped pattern during display, the transparent electrode portion 24a and the reflective electrode portion 24b are also formed so as not to be continuous vertically and horizontally.

A method for manufacturing such an active matrix substrate 22 will be described.
First, a 3000-thick tantalum metal layer is formed on the glass substrate 5 by sputtering or the like, and this metal layer is patterned into a predetermined shape by photolithography to form the scanning line 26 and the gate electrode 28. Next, a gate insulating film 29 made of silicon nitride (SiNX) having a thickness of 4000 mm is formed by plasma CVD. Next, an a-Si layer having a thickness of 1000 mm to be the semiconductor layer 30 is stacked and patterned to form the semiconductor layer 30. Next, molybdenum metal having a thickness of 2000 mm is laminated by sputtering and patterned to form the source electrode 31, the drain electrode 32, and the signal line 27, and the TFT element 25 is completed.

  Further, a transparent electrode film made of ITO or the like is laminated by a sputtering method or the like, and this is patterned to form a transparent electrode portion 24a. Next, a reflective electrode film made of Al or the like is laminated, and this is patterned to form a reflective electrode portion 24b.

  Further, the color filter provided on the counter substrate 21 in the liquid crystal display panel 20 is also similar to the color filter 7 in the liquid crystal display panel 1 (see FIG. 3) in order to adjust the color tone in the reflection mode and the transmission mode. The pixel electrode 24 includes a first color filter 7a and a second color filter 7b each having a chromaticity set corresponding to the transparent electrode portion 24a and the reflective electrode portion 24b.

  In the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment having such a configuration, since the transparent electrode portion 24a and the reflective electrode portion 24b are provided in one pixel region, the backlight 9 is turned on in the transmissive mode in the dark place. Then, display is performed by transmitting the backlight light through the transparent electrode portion 24a in the pixel electrode 24. On the other hand, in the bright place, the reflection mode is set, and the backlight 9 is not turned on, and the reflection electrode portion 24b in the pixel electrode 24 is turned on. The display is performed by reflecting outside light at.

  As in the liquid crystal display device of the first embodiment, since a semi-transmissive film and a semi-transmissive reflector are not used, the structure using this (the liquid crystal display panel is an active matrix type using TFT) is used. In the dark place, the white display has a high transmittance, the contrast is increased, and an easy-to-see display is obtained. The visibility is equivalent to that of a conventional transmissive liquid crystal display device. Also, in the bright place, the reflectance of white display is increased, the contrast is increased, an easy-to-view display is obtained, and the visibility is equivalent to that of a conventional reflective liquid crystal display device.

  In addition, since the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment is an active matrix liquid crystal display panel 20 using three-terminal elements, high-definition display can be realized in addition to high contrast due to good switching characteristics.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8B, the reflective electrode portion 24b in the pixel electrode 24 is formed in the same layer as the transparent electrode portion 24a. However, as described in the first embodiment, For the same reason, as shown in FIG. 5C, the transparent electrode film 50 for forming the transparent electrode portion 24a is formed up to the formation region of the reflective electrode portion 24b, and the reflective electrode portion 24b is overlaid thereon. It is desirable to have a configuration to form.

  Also in this case, by using a mode such as a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal that does not require a polarizing plate or a guest / host in the liquid crystal layer 3, a bright high display quality in which white display is close to paper white can be realized.

[Embodiment 4]
The following will describe another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof is omitted.

  The reflective / transmissive liquid crystal display device according to the present embodiment basically has the same structure as the liquid crystal display device of the first embodiment shown in FIG. The difference is that in the liquid crystal display panel 1 described above, the transparent electrode portion 6a and the reflective electrode portion 6b in the pixel electrode 6 are electrically connected, and the same signal is input to drive the same. On the other hand, in the electrode substrate 8 ′ of the liquid crystal display panel 1 ′ of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, one pixel region (region surrounded by a broken line G in the figure) as a display unit. The transparent electrode portion 6a and the reflective electrode portion 6b arranged in the bracket are electrically driven independently and separately.

  That is, in the liquid crystal display panel 1 ′ of the present embodiment, the pixel electrode 6 is divided into two subpixel electrodes 6 ′ and 6 ′, and these subpixel electrodes 6 ′ and 6 ′ and the electrode substrate Between the pixel electrode 2 on the four side, each pixel region has a subpixel composed of the transparent electrode portion 6a and a subpixel composed of the reflective electrode portion 6b.

  Again, the area ratio between the reflective electrode portion 6b and the transparent electrode portion 6a in one pixel region is set between 2: 8 and 8: 2. Thereby, a panel with good visibility is obtained in both the transmission mode and the reflection mode. Similarly to the above, the transparent electrode portion 6a and the reflective electrode portion 6b are also formed so as not to be continuous vertically and horizontally in order to avoid a stripe pattern during display.

  In the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment having such a configuration, as in the liquid crystal display device of the first embodiment, the transparent electrode portion 6a and the reflective electrode portion 6b are provided in one pixel region. The same effects as described in the first embodiment can be obtained, for example, in a place and in a bright place.

  In particular, by providing a sub-pixel composed of the transparent electrode portion 6a and a sub-pixel composed of the reflective electrode portion 6b in one pixel region to enable separate driving, a reflective electrode portion that is not used for display in the transmissive mode. No voltage is applied up to 6b, and conversely, no voltage is applied to the transparent electrode portion 6a that is not used for display in the reflection mode, so that it is possible to further reduce power consumption.

  Also in this embodiment, for the same reason as described in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9C, the transparent electrode film 50 that forms the transparent electrode portion 6a is formed in the formation region of the reflective electrode portion 6b. It is desirable to have a structure in which the reflective electrode portion 6b is formed so as to overlap therewith.

[Embodiment 5]
Another embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof is omitted.

  The reflective / transmissive liquid crystal display device according to the present embodiment basically has the same structure as the liquid crystal display device according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. The difference is that in the liquid crystal display panel 10 described above, the transparent electrode portion 14a and the reflective electrode portion 14b of the pixel electrode 14 are electrically connected, and the same signal is input to drive the same. On the other hand, in the active matrix substrate 12 ′ of the liquid crystal display panel 10 ′ according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, one pixel region that is a unit of display (enclosed by a broken line G in the figure). The transparent electrode portion 14a and the reflective electrode portion 14b arranged in the region) are electrically driven independently by the two signal wirings 15 ′ and 15 ′.

  That is, in the liquid crystal display panel 10 ′ of the present embodiment, the pixel electrode 14 is divided into two subpixel electrodes 14 ′ and 14 ′, and these subpixel electrodes 14 ′ and 14 ′ and the counter substrate 11 are formed. Between the counter electrode 13 on the side, each pixel region has a subpixel composed of the transparent electrode portion 14a and a subpixel composed of the reflective electrode portion 14b.

  Here again, the area ratio between the reflective electrode portion 14b and the transparent electrode portion 14a in one pixel region is set between 2: 8 and 8: 2. Thereby, a panel with good visibility is obtained in both the transmission mode and the reflection mode. Similarly to the above, in order to avoid a stripe pattern during display, the transparent electrode portion 14a and the reflective electrode portion 14b are also formed so as not to be continuous vertically and horizontally.

  In the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment having such a configuration, as in the liquid crystal display device of the second embodiment, the transparent electrode portion 14a and the reflective electrode portion 14b are provided in one pixel region. The same effects as described in the second embodiment can be obtained, for example, in a place and in a bright place.

  In particular, by providing a sub-pixel composed of the transparent electrode portion 14a and a sub-pixel composed of the reflective electrode portion 14b in one pixel region to enable separate driving, a reflective electrode portion that is not used for display in the transmissive mode. No voltage is applied to 14b, and conversely, no voltage is applied to the transparent electrode portion 14a that is not used for display in the reflection mode, so that it is possible to further reduce power consumption.

  Also in this embodiment, for the same reason as described in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10C, the transparent electrode film 50 that forms the transparent electrode portion 14a is formed in the formation region of the reflective electrode portion 14b. It is desirable to have a structure in which the reflective electrode portion 14b is formed so as to overlap therewith.

[Embodiment 6]
Another embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those shown in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof is omitted.

  The reflective / transmissive liquid crystal display device according to the present embodiment basically has the same structure as the liquid crystal display device of the third embodiment shown in FIG. The difference is that in the liquid crystal display panel 20 described above, the transparent electrode portion 24a and the reflective electrode portion 24b in the pixel electrode 24 are electrically connected, and the same signal is input and driven in the same manner. On the other hand, in the active matrix substrate 22 ′ of the liquid crystal display panel 20 ′ of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, one pixel region that is a unit of display (enclosed by a broken line G in the figure). The transparent electrode portion 24a and the reflective electrode portion 24b disposed in the region) are electrically independent of each other, and different voltages are applied to the two signal lines 27 ′ and 27 ′.

  That is, in the liquid crystal display panel 20 ′ of the present embodiment, the pixel electrode 24 is formed by being divided into two subpixel electrodes 24 ′ and 24 ′, and these subpixel electrodes 24 ′ and 24 ′ and the counter substrate 21. Between the counter electrode 23 on the side, each pixel region has a subpixel composed of a transparent electrode portion 24a and a subpixel composed of a reflective electrode portion 24b.

  Again, the area ratio between the reflective electrode portion 24b and the transparent electrode portion 24a in one pixel region is set between 2: 8 and 8: 2. Thereby, a panel with good visibility is obtained in both the transmission mode and the reflection mode. Similarly to the above, in order to avoid a striped pattern during display, the transparent electrode portion 24a and the reflective electrode portion 24b are also formed so as not to be continuous vertically and horizontally.

  In the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment having such a configuration, as in the liquid crystal display device of the third embodiment, the transparent electrode portion 24a and the reflective electrode portion 24b are provided in one pixel region. The same effects as described in the third embodiment can be obtained, for example, in a place and in a bright place.

  In particular, by providing a sub-pixel composed of the transparent electrode portion 24a and a sub-pixel composed of the reflective electrode portion 24b in one pixel region to enable separate driving, a reflective electrode portion that is not used for display in the transmissive mode. Since no voltage is applied to 24b, and no voltage is applied to the transparent electrode portion 24a that is not used for display in the reflection mode, power consumption can be further suppressed.

  Also in this embodiment, for the same reason as described in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11C, the transparent electrode film 50 for forming the transparent electrode portion 24a is formed in the region where the reflective electrode portion 24b is formed. It is desirable that the reflective electrode portion 24b is formed so as to be overlaid thereon.

  As described above, the first liquid crystal display device has a pair of transparent substrates disposed to face each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, and applies a voltage to the liquid crystal layer on each facing surface of these transparent substrates. In the liquid crystal display device in which the electrode layer is formed, a reflective electrode portion that reflects light and a transparent electrode portion that transmits light are formed in one pixel region serving as a display unit in the electrode layer formed on one transparent substrate. Are provided.

  According to this, two types of electrodes, that is, a transparent electrode portion and a reflective electrode portion, are formed in one pixel area which is a display unit. Therefore, in a dark place, the illumination means on the back is turned on and display is performed using the transparent electrode portion, whereby the transmittance of white display is increased and a high contrast and easy-to-view display can be obtained. On the other hand, in a bright place, display is performed using the reflective electrode portion without turning on the illumination means on the back, so that the reflectance of white display is increased, a high-contrast and easy-to-read display is obtained, and low It is power consumption.

  In addition, the second liquid crystal display device has a pair of transparent substrates arranged to face each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, and electrode layers for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer on each facing surface of these transparent substrates. In a liquid crystal display device in which is formed, a reflective electrode portion that reflects light and a transparent electrode portion that transmits light are provided in one pixel region that is a unit of display in an electrode layer formed on one transparent substrate. In addition, the reflective electrode portion and the transparent electrode portion are electrically independent.

  According to this, similarly to the first liquid crystal display device, since two types of electrodes, a reflective electrode portion and a transparent electrode portion, are formed in one pixel region, an easy-to-see display with high contrast in a dark place or a bright place. Can be realized.

  In addition, in this case, the reflective electrode portion and the transparent electrode portion constituting one pixel are electrically independent. That is, one pixel is composed of a sub-pixel composed of a reflective electrode portion and a sub-pixel composed of a transparent electrode portion. Therefore, when used as a transmission type (transmission mode), it is possible to apply a signal only to the transparent electrode part, and when used as a reflection type (reflection mode), it is possible to apply a signal only to the reflection electrode part. A liquid crystal display device with lower power consumption can be obtained.

  The third liquid crystal display device is provided with a color filter for performing color display between the pair of transparent substrates in the configuration of the first or second liquid crystal display device, and the color tone of the color filter is a transparent electrode portion. And the reflective electrode portion.

  According to this, since the color tone of the color filter is changed between the transparent electrode portion and the reflective electrode portion, the transmission mode (one time) and the reflection mode (two times) depending on the number of times the light passes through the color filter. ) Can be corrected, and the display color is the same in both the transmissive mode and the reflective mode.

  The fourth liquid crystal display device has a configuration in which the area ratio between the reflective electrode portion and the transparent electrode portion in one pixel region is between 2: 8 and 8: 2 in the configuration of the first or second liquid crystal display device. It is.

  According to this, since the area ratio between the reflective electrode portion and the transparent electrode portion in one pixel region is set as described above, the visibility is improved in both the transmission mode and the reflection mode.

  In the fifth liquid crystal display device, in the configuration of the first or second liquid crystal display device, the reflective electrode portion and the transparent electrode portion in each pixel are adjacent to different types of electrode portions between adjacent pixels.

  According to this, since the transparent electrode portion and the reflective electrode portion in each pixel are not continuous vertically and horizontally, vertical stripes and horizontal stripes do not appear during display, and display with high display quality is realized.

  Each embodiment according to the present invention will be described below.

[Example 1]
A liquid crystal display device having the same structure as the liquid crystal display device of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2 and FIGS. 1A and 1B is made using TN liquid crystal for the liquid crystal layer 3 and ITO for the transparent electrode film. A reflective electrode film was prepared using Al, and power consumption, visibility in a bright place, and visibility in a dark place were determined. The area ratio between the transparent electrode portion 6a and the reflective electrode portion 6b was 5: 5.

  The results are shown in FIGS. 12A to 12C together with the results of the conventional normal transmissive liquid crystal display device and the reflective liquid crystal display device in which the pixel electrode 6 is a transparent electrode or a reflective electrode. Of course, the liquid crystal display panel in the liquid crystal display device for comparison was a simple matrix type having the same aperture ratio as that of the example.

  As can be seen from FIG. 6A, the power consumption of the liquid crystal display device of the example is the same as that of the reflection type liquid crystal display device. As can be seen from FIGS. In a bright place, it was the same as that of a reflective liquid crystal display device, and in a dark place, it was equivalent to a transmissive liquid crystal display device.

  That is, a liquid crystal display device that is easy to see the display in a bright place and in a dark place and has low power consumption was obtained.

  In addition, including other examples, the illuminance in a bright place is 5000 lux, the illuminance in a dark place is 50 lux, and the evaluation criteria for visibility is that characters cannot be read at all (level 1), and black and white can be distinguished slightly. (Level 2), 2 mm square characters can be read dimly (level 3), 2 mm square characters can be read (level 4), and 2 mm square characters can be clearly read (level 5).

[Example 2]
The liquid crystal display device having the same configuration as the liquid crystal display device of the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6A and 6B is used in the above-described manufacturing method using TN liquid crystal for the liquid crystal layer 3. The power consumption, the visibility in a bright place, and the visibility in a dark place were determined. Again, the area ratio between the transparent electrode portion 14a and the reflective electrode portion 14b was 5: 5.

  The results are shown in FIGS. 12D to 12F together with the results of the normal transmissive liquid crystal display device and the reflective liquid crystal display device in which the pixel electrode 14 is a transparent electrode or a reflective electrode. Of course, the liquid crystal display panel in the liquid crystal display device for comparison was an active matrix type using an MIM element having the same aperture ratio as that of the example.

  As can be seen from FIG. 6D, the power consumption of the liquid crystal display device of the example is the same as that of the reflective liquid crystal display device, and the visibility is as shown in FIGS. In a bright place, it was the same as that of a reflective liquid crystal display device, and in a dark place, it was equivalent to a transmissive liquid crystal display device.

  That is, a liquid crystal display device that is easy to see the display in a bright place and in a dark place and has low power consumption was obtained.

Example 3
The liquid crystal display device having the same configuration as the liquid crystal display device of the above-described third embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8A and 8B is applied to the above-described manufacturing method using TN liquid crystal for the liquid crystal layer 3. The power consumption, the visibility in a bright place, and the visibility in a dark place were determined. Again, the area ratio between the transparent electrode portion 24a and the reflective electrode portion 24b was 5: 5.

  The results are shown in FIGS. 12G to 12I together with the results of the normal transmissive liquid crystal display device and the reflective liquid crystal display device in which the pixel electrode 24 is a transparent electrode or a reflective electrode. Of course, the liquid crystal display panel in the liquid crystal display device for comparison was an active matrix type using a TFT element having the same aperture ratio as that of the example.

  As can be seen from FIG. 6G, the power consumption of the liquid crystal display device of the example is the same as that of the reflection type liquid crystal display device, and as can be seen from FIG. In a bright place, it was the same as that of a reflective liquid crystal display device, and in a dark place, it was equivalent to a transmissive liquid crystal display device.

  That is, a liquid crystal display device that is easy to see the display in a bright place and in a dark place and has low power consumption was obtained.

Example 4
A liquid crystal display device having the same configuration as that of the above-described fourth embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 and 9A and 9B is obtained by using TN liquid crystal for the liquid crystal layer 3 and ITO for the transparent electrode film. A reflective electrode film was prepared using Al, and power consumption, visibility in a bright place, and visibility in a dark place were determined. Again, the area ratio between the transparent electrode portion 6a and the reflective electrode portion 6b was 5: 5. The areas of the transparent electrode portion 6a and the reflective electrode portion 6b were the same as those of the liquid crystal display device of Example 1.

  The results are shown in FIGS. 13A to 13C together with the results of the normal transmissive liquid crystal display device and the reflective liquid crystal display device in which the pixel electrode 6 is a transparent electrode or a reflective electrode. Of course, the liquid crystal display panel in the liquid crystal display device for comparison was a simple matrix type having the same aperture ratio as that of the example.

  As can be seen from FIG. 6A, the power consumption of the liquid crystal display device of the example is the same as that of the reflection type liquid crystal display device. As can be seen from FIGS. In a bright place, it was the same as that of a reflective liquid crystal display device, and in a dark place, it was equivalent to a transmissive liquid crystal display device.

  That is, a liquid crystal display device that is easy to see the display in a bright place and in a dark place and has low power consumption was obtained.

  Moreover, as can be seen by comparing FIG. 12A and FIG. 13A, the power consumption can be made smaller than that of the first embodiment.

Example 5
The liquid crystal display device having the same structure as the liquid crystal display device of the above-described fifth embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 10A and 10B is used in the above manufacturing method using TN liquid crystal for the liquid crystal layer 3. The power consumption, the visibility in a bright place, and the visibility in a dark place were determined. Again, the area ratio between the transparent electrode portion 14a and the reflective electrode portion 14b was 5: 5. Moreover, the area of the transparent electrode part 14a and the reflective electrode part 14b was made the same as the liquid crystal display device of Example 2.

  The results are shown in FIGS. 13D to 13F together with the results of the conventional transmissive liquid crystal display device and the reflective liquid crystal display device in which the pixel electrode 14 is a transparent electrode portion or a reflective electrode portion. Of course, the liquid crystal display panel in the liquid crystal display device for comparison was an active matrix type using an MIM element having the same aperture ratio as that of the example.

  As can be seen from FIG. 6D, the power consumption of the liquid crystal display device of the example is the same as that of the reflective liquid crystal display device, and the visibility is as shown in FIGS. In a bright place, it was the same as that of a reflective liquid crystal display device, and in a dark place, it was equivalent to a transmissive liquid crystal display device.

  That is, a liquid crystal display device that is easy to see the display in a bright place and in a dark place and has low power consumption was obtained.

  Moreover, as can be seen by comparing FIG. 12 (d) and FIG. 13 (d), the power consumption can be made smaller than that of the second embodiment.

Example 6
The liquid crystal display device having the same configuration as that of the above-described sixth embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 11 (a) and 11 (b) is manufactured by using the TN liquid crystal for the liquid crystal layer 3 and the one manufacturing method described above. The power consumption, the visibility in a bright place, and the visibility in a dark place were determined. Again, the area ratio between the transparent electrode portion 24a and the reflective electrode portion 24b was 5: 5. The areas of the transparent electrode portion 24a and the reflective electrode portion 24b were the same as those of the liquid crystal display device of Example 3.

  The results are shown in FIGS. 13G to 13I together with the results of the conventional transmissive liquid crystal display device and the reflective liquid crystal display device in which the pixel electrode 24 is a transparent electrode portion or a reflective electrode portion. Of course, the liquid crystal display panel in the liquid crystal display device for comparison was an active matrix type using a TFT element having the same aperture ratio as that of the example.

  As can be seen from FIG. 6G, the power consumption of the liquid crystal display device of the example is the same as that of the reflection type liquid crystal display device, and as can be seen from FIG. In a bright place, it was the same as that of a reflective liquid crystal display device, and in a dark place, it was equivalent to a transmissive liquid crystal display device.

  That is, a liquid crystal display device that is easy to see the display in a bright place and in a dark place and has low power consumption was obtained.

  Moreover, as can be seen by comparing FIG. 12 (g) and FIG. 13 (g), the power consumption can be made smaller than that of the third embodiment.

Example 7
A liquid crystal display device having the same configuration as that of the above-described fifth embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 10 (a) and 10 (b) is made using TN liquid crystal for the liquid crystal layer 3, ITO for the transparent electrode film, While using Al for each of the reflective electrode films, the area of the reflective electrode part 14b with respect to one pixel region (transparent electrode part 14a + reflective electrode part 14b) is changed from 0% to 100% to obtain visibility in a bright place, The visibility in a dark place was obtained by changing the area of the transparent electrode portion 14a with respect to one pixel region from 0% to 100%.

The results are shown in FIGS. 14 (a) and 14 (b).
As can be seen from FIG. 6A, the visibility in a bright place is good if the area of the reflective electrode portion 14b with respect to one pixel region is 20% or more. On the other hand, the visibility in a dark place is good when the area of the transparent electrode portion 14a with respect to one pixel region is 20% or more, as can be seen from FIG.

  From this, it was found that by setting the transparent electrode portion 14a: reflecting electrode portion 14b between 2: 8 and 8: 2, good visibility can be obtained even in a bright place or a dark place.

  Further, the area ratio between the transparent electrode portion and the reflective electrode portion is the same in the liquid crystal display device having the same configuration as each of the liquid crystal display devices of the first, second, third, fourth, and sixth embodiments described above. Got.

Example 8
A liquid crystal display device having the same configuration as the liquid crystal display device of Embodiment 4 shown in FIGS. 2 and 9 (a) and 9 (b) is used, using ITO as a transparent electrode film and Al as a reflective electrode film, For the liquid crystal layer 3, three liquid crystal display devices were prepared using TN liquid crystal, polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC), and guest-host (G / H) liquid crystal, and the reflectance and transmittance were determined.

The results are shown in FIGS. 15 (a) and 15 (b).
Using a PDLC mode or G / H mode liquid crystal eliminates the need for a polarizing plate. As can be seen from FIGS. 6A and 6B, both the reflectance and the transmittance are higher than those of the TN liquid crystal mode, and the contrast is high. became.

1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a plan view of an electrode substrate constituting a simple matrix type liquid crystal display panel provided in the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment; Is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′, and (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′ of another configuration. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the liquid crystal display device of 1st and 4th embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the color filter of the liquid crystal display panel with which the liquid crystal display device of 1st Embodiment was equipped. It is an XYZ color system chromaticity diagram showing the chromaticity of the color filter of the liquid crystal display panel provided in the liquid crystal display device of the first to sixth embodiments. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the liquid crystal display device of 2nd and 5th embodiment. FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a plan view of an active matrix substrate constituting an active matrix type liquid crystal display panel of a two-terminal element provided in the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment. Yes, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB ′, and (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB ′ of another configuration. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the liquid crystal display device of 3rd and 6th Embodiment. FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a plan view of an active matrix substrate constituting an active matrix type liquid crystal display panel of a three-terminal element provided in the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment. Yes, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC ′, and (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC ′ of another configuration. 4 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a plan view of an electrode substrate constituting a simple matrix type liquid crystal display panel provided in the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment, and (b). Is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD ′, and (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD ′ of another configuration. FIG. 5A shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5A is a plan view of an active matrix substrate constituting an active matrix type liquid crystal display panel of a two-terminal element provided in the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment. Yes, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE ′, and (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE ′ of another configuration. FIG. 9 shows a sixth embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 6A is a plan view of an active matrix substrate constituting an active matrix type liquid crystal display panel of a three-terminal element provided in the liquid crystal display device of the present embodiment. Yes, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line FF ′, and (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line FF ′ of another configuration. (A)-(c) shows Example 1, (d)-(f) shows Example 2, and (g)-(i) shows Example 3, respectively. It is a graph which shows the correlation of power consumption, the visibility in a bright place, and the visibility in a dark place of a liquid crystal display device and the conventional reflection type liquid crystal display device and transmission type liquid crystal display device. (A)-(c) shows Example 4, (d)-(f) shows Example 5, and (g)-(i) shows Example 6, respectively. It is a graph which shows the correlation of power consumption, the visibility in a bright place, and the visibility in a dark place of a liquid crystal display device and the conventional reflection type liquid crystal display device and transmission type liquid crystal display device. Example 7 is shown, in which (a) is a graph showing the relationship between the area of the reflective electrode part for one pixel region of the liquid crystal display device of Example and the visibility in a bright place, and (b) is a graph. It is a graph which shows the relationship between the area of the transparent electrode part with respect to 1 pixel area | region of the liquid crystal display device of an Example, and the visibility in a dark place. FIG. 9 shows Example 8, in which (a) is a graph showing a comparison of reflectances of a TN liquid crystal mode, a PDLC mode, and a G / H mode, and (b) is a graph showing a comparison between the TN liquid crystal mode, the PDLC mode, and the G · H mode. It is a graph which compares and shows the transmittance | permeability of H mode.

Explanation of symbols

1,1 'liquid crystal display panel 2 pixel electrode (electrode layer)
3 Liquid crystal layer 4, 4 'Electrode substrate 5 Glass substrate (transparent substrate)
6,6 'pixel electrode (electrode layer)
6a Transparent electrode part 6b Reflective electrode part 7 Color filter 8, 8 'Electrode substrate 9 Backlight 10, 10' Liquid crystal display panel 11 Counter substrate 12, 12 'Active matrix substrate 13 Counter electrode (electrode layer)
14, 14 'pixel electrode (electrode layer)
14a Transparent electrode portion 14b Reflective electrode portion 16 MIM element 20 20 ′ Liquid crystal display panel 21 Counter substrate 22 22 ′ Active matrix substrate 23 Counter electrode (electrode layer)
24 24 ′ Pixel electrode (electrode layer)
24a Transparent electrode part 24b Reflective electrode part 25 TFT element

Claims (1)

In a liquid crystal display device having a pair of transparent substrates disposed opposite to each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, and an electrode layer for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer is formed on each opposed surface of these transparent substrates.
A reflective electrode part that reflects light and a transparent electrode part that transmits light are provided in one pixel area that is a unit of display in an electrode layer formed on one transparent substrate,
A first color filter corresponding to the transparent electrode portion, and a second color filter corresponding to the reflective electrode portion,
The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein the first color filter and the second color filter have the same thickness and different chromaticity.

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