Patent ID: 7532279

Claim:
A reflective liquid crystal display device, comprising: a pixel electrode substrate including reflective pixel electrodes disposed in matrix and a metal film formed outside a pixel region where the pixel electrodes are disposed; a transparent electrode substrate including a transparent electrode and facing the pixel electrode substrate with a predetermined spacing in between; a seal portion bonding the pixel electrode substrate and the transparent electrode substrate together with a predetermined spacing between facing substrate surfaces; and a liquid crystal sealed between the pixel electrode substrate and the transparent electrode substrate, wherein the pixel electrodes are formed interior to an inner surface of the seal portion and at least a portion of the metal film is formed interior to an inner surface of the seal portion on the pixel electrode substrate, and wherein the metal film contacts the seal portion, and the metal film includes at least a light shielding electrode and the metal film further includes a common electrode for applying a voltage to the transparent electrode, and the common electrode and the light shielding electrode are electrically isolated.