Patent ID: 8031300

Claim:
A liquid crystal device comprising: a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scanning lines which cross each other; switching elements which are provided in correspondence with intersections between the data lines and the scanning lines; pixel electrodes connected to the switching elements; pixels configured in correspondence with the pixel electrodes; an image display region configured by a plurality of the pixels; a first substrate having at least the switching elements; a second substrate which faces the first substrate; and liquid crystal interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein light incident from the first substrate is modulated by the liquid crystal, a light-shielding film is provided on a light incident side of at least the switching elements of the first substrate, the light-shielding film being omitted in a boundary of each pixel of the plurality of the pixels, at least a portion corresponding to the image display region of the second substrate is transparent and transmits light incident to the liquid crystal, a focusing unit which focuses light incident from the first substrate to an opening region of the light-shielding film is provided at a light incident side of the first substrate, and an adhesive layer is disposed between the focusing unit and the first substrate.