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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2002
Katsuyuki Funahata, Hitachi, JP;
Makoto Abe, Sendai, JP;
Osamu Itoh, Hitachi, JP;
Shinichi Komura, Hitachi, JP;
Katsuyuki Funahata, Hitachi, JP;
Makoto Abe, Sendai, JP;
Osamu Itoh, Hitachi, JP;
Shinichi Komura, Hitachi, JP;
Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Mobara-shi, JP;
Abstract
A low cost transflective type liquid crystal display is provided which can display a bright image with high contrast under both indoor and outdoor illumination environments. The liquid crystal display performing transmission type display and reflection type display, includes: a plurality of pixels surrounded on a substrateby a plurality of gate electrodesand a plurality of source electrodesarranged perpendicularly to the gate electrodes; a switching elementarranged in each pixel and disposed neat at the intersection between each gate electrode and each source electrode; and a pixel electrodeconnected to the switching element, wherein the pixel electrode is constituted of a transparent conductive layer and a conductive memberhaving a light reflection function and electrically connected to the transparent conductive layer.