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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2008
Applicants:
Takumi Seki, Suwa, JP;
Kosuke Uchida, Suwa, JP;
Inventors:
Takumi Seki, Suwa, JP;
Kosuke Uchida, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A liquid crystal device includes 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 a retardation film. Each pixel includes a transmissive display area and a reflective display area. The retardation film is 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. An end portion of the band-shaped retardation film is positioned outside the display area.