Liquid crystal display device and method for fabricating the same

A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• first and second substrates having a reflection area and a transmission area;
• a liquid crystal layer formed in a cell gap between the first and second substrates, and
• wherein the cell gap includes:
• a first cell gap in the reflection area different from a second cell gap in the transmission area, and
• wherein a rubbing direction of an alignment film on at least one of the first and second substrates is formed in the same direction in the first and second cell gaps.

A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• forming a gate line crossing a data line with a gate insulating film in between to define a pixel area, and a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line on a first substrate;
• forming an organic insulating film in first horizontal areas on a first substrate;
• forming a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and overlapping a part of the organic insulating film through a transmission area having a second horizontal area between the first horizontal areas;
• and
• forming a reflection electrode overlapping the pixel electrode on the organic insulating film.

A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• forming a gate line on a first substrate;
• forming a gate insulating film on the gate line, a semiconductor pattern on the gate insulating film, a data line on the semiconductor pattern to cross the gate line to define a pixel area, a source electrode connected to the data line, and a drain electrode facing the source electrode;
• forming a passivation film on the data line, the source electrode, and the drain electrode and having a transmission hole exposing the drain electrode in the pixel area;
• forming an organic insulating film in first horizontal areas separated by the transmission hole;
• forming a pixel electrode that goes through the transmission hole and overlaps a part of the organic insulating film;
• and
• forming a reflection electrode that overlaps the pixel electrode on the organic insulating film and defines a reflection electrode.