Patent ID: 6970225

Claim:
An electrooptic device comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed to oppose the first substrate; a liquid crystal provided between the first substrate and second substrate; a sealing material enclosing the liquid crystal; and a wire in direct contact with the sealing material and continuously extending from within the sealing material along one side of the first substrate to and along a protruding region of the first substrate that extends beyond the second substrate comprising: a first wire layer made from a metal layer that extends from within the sealing material to and along the protruding region outside the sealing material; a second wire layer extending within the sealing material and terminating prior to reaching the protruding region; and a third wire layer extending from within the sealing material to and along the protruding region outside the sealing material, the third wire layer at least partially covering the first and second wire layers at least within the sealing material and having a higher resistance and a lower ionicity than at least one of the first and second wire layers, wherein the first and second wire layers are located between the first substrate and the third wire layer.