Electro-optical device, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic apparatus
First Claim
1. An electro-optical device comprising:
- a first substrate;
a second substrate facing the first substrate;
a sealing material interposed between the first and second substrates;
liquid crystals interposed between the first and second substrates in at least an effective pixel region;
an alignment layer formed on at least one of the first and second substrates immediately below the sealing material, the alignment layer aligning the liquid crystals;
a lower layer formed below the alignment layer; and
a transparent conductive layer formed between the alignment layer and the lower layer and intimately adhered to the alignment layer and the lower layer, the transparent conductive layer being located in a region overlapping at least the sealing material in plan view,wherein a groove having a closed loop shape is formed in the region overlapping at least the sealing material, the groove being located at a surface of the lower layer that contacts the transparent conductive layer.
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Abstract
An electro-optical device including a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, with a sealing material interposed between the first and second substrates, liquid crystals being interposed in at least an effective pixel region between the first and second substrates, comprises an alignment layer that is formed on at least one of the first and second substrates immediately below the sealing material and aligns the liquid crystals, and a lower layer formed below the alignment layer, wherein a transparent conductive layer that is firmly adhered to the alignment layer and the lower layer is formed in a region covering at least the sealing material between the alignment layer and the lower layer.
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16 Claims
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1. An electro-optical device comprising:
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a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a sealing material interposed between the first and second substrates; liquid crystals interposed between the first and second substrates in at least an effective pixel region; an alignment layer formed on at least one of the first and second substrates immediately below the sealing material, the alignment layer aligning the liquid crystals; a lower layer formed below the alignment layer; and a transparent conductive layer formed between the alignment layer and the lower layer and intimately adhered to the alignment layer and the lower layer, the transparent conductive layer being located in a region overlapping at least the sealing material in plan view, wherein a groove having a closed loop shape is formed in the region overlapping at least the sealing material, the groove being located at a surface of the lower layer that contacts the transparent conductive layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electro-optical device comprising:
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a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a sealing material interposed between the first and second substrates; liquid crystals interposed between the first and second substrates in at least an effective pixel region; an alignment layer formed on at least one of the first and second substrates immediately below the sealing material, the alignment layer aligning the liquid crystals; a lower layer formed immediately below the alignment layer; and a groove located in a region overlapping at least the sealing material, the groove being formed at a surface of the lower layer that contacts a transparent conductive layer, the groove having a closed loop shape.
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10. An electro-optical device comprising:
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a pair of first and second substrates with an electro-optical material interposed between the first and second substrates; a pixel electrode formed of a transparent conductive layer formed on the first substrate, the pixel electrode being formed in a display region; an alignment layer formed on the pixel electrode, the alignment layer controlling an alignment state of the electro-optical material; a sealing material that bonds the first and second substrates together, the sealing material being located in a seal region that surrounds the display region; an optical thin film stacked on the pixel electrode at a position between the first substrate and the pixel electrode, the optical thin film having a middle refractive index between a refractive index of the first substrate and a refractive index of the pixel electrode; and a seal low-side layer that is formed below the seal material in at least a portion of the seal region, the seal low-side layer being formed of the same film as the pixel electrode, the seal low-side layer including a first portion that is formed in the seal region and has a continuously formed loop shape that surrounds the display region when viewed in plan from the top of the first substrate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic apparatus having the electro-optical device according to 10.
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