Display device having reflective region and transmissive region
The present invention is a display device which can provide bright display by both of reflective display and transmissive display without having a multi-gap structure and which can reduce a difference in response time between the reflective region and the transmissive region. The display device of the present invention is a display device including: a pair of substrates; a display medium interposed between the pair of substrates; and a pixel having a reflective region for performing reflective display and a transmissive region for performing transmissive display, wherein the display device includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode on one of the pair of substrates, a voltage is applied to the display medium through the pixel electrode and the common electrode, each of the pixel electrode and the common electrode is provided with a slit, the pixel electrode is provided with the slit in the reflective region and the transmissive region, and the common electrode is provided with the slit in the reflective region.
1. A display device comprising:
a pair of substrates; a display medium interposed between the pair of substrates; and a pixel having a reflective region for performing reflective display and a transmissive region for performing transmissive display,
wherein the display device includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode on one of the pair of substrates,
a voltage is applied to the display medium through the pixel electrode and the common electrode,
each of the pixel electrode and the common electrode is provided with a slit,
the pixel electrode is provided with the slit in the reflective region and the transmissive region, and
the common electrode comprises a first portion in the reflective region and a second portion in the transmissive region, wherein the first portion of the common electrode in the reflective region comprises a plurality of slits defined in the common electrode, and the second portion of the common electrode in the transmissive region does not include a plurality of slits defined therein, so that the common electrode does not include a plurality of slits in the transmissive region of the pixel.
2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the common electrode is formed over the entire transmissive region.
3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the common electrode has a comb-tooth shape in the reflective region.
4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the slit of the common electrode is entirely surrounded by the common electrode.
5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the slit of the common electrode has a rectangular shape.
6. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the slit of the common electrode has a rectangular shape having at least one bent part.
7. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the slit of the common electrode has a zig-zag shape.
8. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the slit of the common electrode has a circular arc shape.
9. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the slit of the common electrode has a meandering shape.
10. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel electrode has a comb-tooth shape.
11. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the slit of the pixel electrode is entirely surrounded by the pixel electrode.
12. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the slit of the pixel electrode has a rectangular shape.
13. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the slit of the pixel electrode has a rectangular shape having at least one bent part.
14. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the slit of the pixel electrode has a zig-zag shape.
15. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the slit of the pixel electrode has a circular arc shape.
16. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the slit of the pixel electrode has a meandering shape.
17. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the slit of the pixel electrode has substantially the same shape as a shape of the slit of the common electrode.
18. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the slit of the pixel electrode in the reflective region is larger than a width of the slit of the pixel electrode in the transmissive region.
19. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein a shield electrode is arranged between the pixel electrode and the common electrode in the reflective region.
20. The display device according to claim 19 , wherein the shield electrode is connected to ground.