Transflective liquid crystal device having color filter on thin film transistor structure

A transflective liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a first substrate assembly, comprising:
• a first substrate comprising a plurality of pixel regions, each of which defines a transmission region and a reflection region, the reflection region comprising a thin film transistor (TFT) and a reflective layer, the reflective layer covering the TFT;
• a plurality of pixel electrodes covering the transmission regions and the reflection regions, the pixel electrodes provided on inner surfaces of the TFTs and the first substrate, and electrically connected with the TFTs respectively, the reflective layer provided on a part of an inner surface of each of the pixel electrodes;
• a color filter provided on inner surfaces of the reflective layers and the parts of the inner surfaces of the pixel electrodes;
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• a first insulation layer provided between the reflective layers and the color filter and between the pixel electrodes and the color filter;
• a second substrate assembly parallel to the first substrate assembly;
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• a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate assembly and the second substrate assembly.

A transflective liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a first substrate assembly, comprising:
• a first substrate comprising a plurality of parallel gate lines, and a plurality of parallel data lines crossing the gate lines, the gate lines and the data lines thereby cooperatively defining a plurality of pixel regions, each pixel region comprising a thin film transistor (TFT), a reflective layer and a pixel electrode, the pixel electrode comprising a first region overlapping the TFT and a second region overlapping the first substrate, the reflective layer overlapping the first region of the pixel electrode, and the pixel electrode electrically connected with the TFT;
• a first insulation layer provided on inner surfaces of the reflective layers and inner surfaces of the second regions of the pixel electrodes;
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• a color filter provided on an inner surface of the first insulation layer;
• a second substrate assembly parallel to the first substrate assembly;
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• a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate assembly and the second substrate assembly.