Patent ID: 8018554
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal device, in which a liquid crystal layer is held between a pair of substrates, comprising: a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a transmissive display area and a reflective display area; and a retardation layer that is arranged at a position that at least overlaps the reflective display areas and at an inner side of the pair of substrates, wherein the retardation layer is formed so as to extend over the reflective display areas of at least two adjacent pixels among the plurality of pixels, wherein the retardation layer has a first end portion that is located at one of the two adjacent pixels and a second end portion that faces the first end portion and located in the other pixel of the two adjacent pixels, wherein any one of the first end portion and the second end portion is tapered inside the plurality of pixels, wherein the retardation layer has a third end portion that intersects with the first end portion and the second end portion, and wherein the third end portion is located outside the plurality of pixels.