摘要 |
This invention relates to a transflective liquid crystal display device, comprising an upper first substrate ( 2 ), a lower second substrate ( 3 ), comprising means for defining reflective ( 12 ) and transmissive parts ( 13 ) of the display. A liquid crystal layer ( 4 ) is arranged between the first substrate ( 2 ) and the second substrate ( 3 ). For the reflective parts ( 12 ), a reflective layer ( 5 ) is provided to reflect ambient light falling into the display device. The transflective LCD device further comprises an in-cell retardation layer ( 7 ) at least for the reflective parts ( 12 ), being arranged between said reflective layer ( 5 ) and the liquid crystal layer ( 4 ). Preferably the in-cell retardation layer ( 7 ) also extends over the transmissive parts ( 13 ). The inclusion of an in-cell retardation layer ( 7 ) makes it possible to achieve transflective liquid crystal optical modes with a high reflection, a high transmission and at the same time a good contrast ratio, for both the reflective ( 12 ) and the transmissive ( 13 ) parts of the display.
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