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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2003
Toshiya Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Michiaki Sakamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyomi Hayakawa, Kanagawa, JP;
NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal display device includes (a) a first substrate including a first area in which an incident light is reflected and a second area through which a light passes, and further including a pixel electrode covering the first and second areas therewith, (b) a second substrate including at least an opposing electrode, (c) a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates and including liquid crystal molecules each having a major axis aligned perpendicularly to the first and second substrates when no electric field is applied thereto, and (d) a first alignment-controller for controlling alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, the first alignment-controller being arranged at a boundary of the first and second areas or in the vicinity of the boundary.