Patent ID: 8724212

Claim:
An electrophoretic display device comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged to face each other; an electrophoretic layer interposed between the first and second substrates; a plurality of platforms located between the electrophoretic layer and the first substrate, the plurality of platforms being spaced apart from each other with a slit therebetween; a plurality of reflectors located on top faces of the plurality of platforms respectively; a plurality of first electrodes arranged in each of the slits respectively; a second electrode located between the electrophoretic layer and the second substrate; and a dispersion liquid filled in the electrophoretic layer which includes electrophoretic particles having a color different from that of the reflectors, the electrophoretic particles being dispersed in a dispersion medium, wherein the first electrode includes a main body located on the first substrate in the slit, and a side face portion arranged to extend from the main body, along a side face of the platforms, and above the platform in the slit.