Spacer positioning to improve display quality in a liquid crystal display apparatus

A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:

• a lower substrate including a display region and a driving region that surrounds the display region to provide a drive signal to the display region;
• an upper substrate including a common electrode and a first spacer disposed in the driving region, sides of the upper substrate making contact with the driving region of the lower substrate;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer interposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate,
• wherein a rubbing direction of the upper substrate is antiparallel with a rubbing direction of the lower substrate, and
• wherein the first spacer has a bar shape extending in a direction substantially parallel with the rubbing directions of the upper and the lower substrates, and
• wherein the first spacer is formed on the common electrode in a position corresponding to a driver circuit.

A transmissive and reflective type liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:

• a lower substrate including a display region that has a transmission window and a reflection window, and a driving region that surrounds the display region to provide a drive signal to the display region;
• an upper substrate including a common electrode and a first spacer that is disposed in the driving region, sides of the upper substrate making contact with the driving region of the lower substrate;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer interposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate,
• wherein a rubbing direction of the upper substrate is antiparallel with a rubbing direction of the lower substrate, and
• wherein the first spacer has a bar shape extending in a direction substantially parallel with the rubbing directions of the upper and the lower substrates, and
• wherein the first spacer is formed on the common electrode in a position corresponding to a driver circuit.