Liquid crystal device and electronic apparatus

1 . A liquid crystal device comprising:

first and second substrates which are arranged so as to face each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween; and

first and second electrodes which are provided on a side of the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer,

wherein the liquid crystal layer is driven by an electric field generated between the first and second electrodes,

a reflective display region for reflective display and a transmissive display region for transmissive display are provided in one subpixel region,

the second electrode is formed on an interlayer insulating film which covers the first electrode, and

capacitance between the first and second electrodes in the reflective display region is smaller than capacitance in the transmissive display region.

2 . The liquid crystal device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the interlayer insulating film is a laminate of a first dielectric film which covers the transmissive display region and the reflective display region in plan view, and a second dielectric film which is selectively provided in the reflective display region.

3 . The liquid crystal device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the second dielectric film is a retardation film.

4 . The liquid crystal device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the retardation film applies about a quarter-wave phase difference to transmission light.

5 . The liquid crystal device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the interlayer insulating film is formed to have different thicknesses in the transmissive display region and the reflective display region.

6 . The liquid crystal device according to claim 5 ,

wherein a retardation film is formed on the second electrode, and a retardation plate is provided on a side of the first substrate opposite to the liquid crystal layer.

7 . The liquid crystal device according to claim 6 ,

wherein a phase difference to be applied to transmission light by the retardation film is substantially equal to a phase difference to be applied to transmission light by the retardation plate.

8 . The liquid crystal device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first electrode is a flat, substantially uniform electrode, and the second electrode has a plurality of strip electrodes.

9 . The liquid crystal device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the plurality of strip electrodes of the second electrode are arranged in parallel with one another in each of the transmissive display region and the reflective display region, and

a boundary region of the transmissive display region and the reflective display region is arranged in a region between the strip electrodes in plan view.

10 . An electronic apparatus comprising the liquid crystal device according to claim 1.