Transflective liquid crystal display device and fabricating method thereof

Abstract

A transflective liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, the first and second substrates having reflective and transmissive portions; a first retardation film on an outer surface of the first substrate, the first retardation film having a first optical axis; a first polarizing plate on the first retardation film, the first polarizing plate having a first transmissive axis; a common electrode on an inner surface of the first substrate; a pixel electrode on an inner surface of the second substrate; a second retardation film on an outer surface of the second substrate, the second retardation film having a second optical axis; a second polarizing plate on the second retardation film, the second polarizing plate having a second transmissive axis; and a liquid crystal layer between the common electrode and the pixel electrode, the liquid crystal layer having a director, wherein the first optical axis has a first angle of θ with respect to the first transmissive axis, the director has a second angle of 2θ+45° with respect to the first transmissive axis, the second optical axis has a third angle of 3θ+90° with respect to the first transmissive axis, and the second transmissive axis has a fourth angle of 4θ with respect to the first transmissive axis.