Patent ID: 6683671
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display device comprising:a first substrate having a plurality of pixel electrodes; a second substrate pasted with the first substrate by a sealant and having a counter electrode which is opposed to the pixel electrodes; and an optical modulating layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates, wherein each of the first and second substrates has an extending portion extending outward of the sealant, a display area surrounded with the sealant for modulating light transmitted through the optical modulating layer to display images has color filter layers each of which allows a predetermined color of light to pass through, a peripheral area divided from the display area by the sealant and formed in the extending portions of the first and second substrates has a color filter layer and a column-shaped spacer which is stacked on the color filter layer to form a gap between the extending portions of the first and second substrates, and the display area has spacers formed on the counter electrode to thereby form a gap substantially equal to that in the peripheral area.