Patent ID: 8072564

Claim:
A liquid crystal device comprising: a pair of substrates; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates; a display area having a plurality of pixels arranged therein and extending along a first plane, the pixels each including a transmissive display area and a reflective display area; and a retardation film provided on one of the pair of substrates in a band-shape so as to continue across the reflective display areas of the plurality of pixels, wherein a first end portion of the band-shaped retardation film is positioned within the reflective display without extending into the transmissive display area along an axis parallel to the plane, wherein a second end portion of the band-shaped retardation film is positioned between pixels along the axis parallel to the plane and outside the display area, wherein at least one dummy pixel is provided in a dummy pixel area that is outside the display area, wherein a third end portion and a fourth end portion of the band-shaped retardation film extend outwardly to at least a parting area that is outside of the dummy pixel area, the parting area including a light-shielding material extending around the display area and that overlaps the third end portion and the fourth end portion, and wherein the first end portion and the second end portion are inclined.