Liquid crystal device and electronic apparatus having the same

1. A liquid crystal device comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate arranged to face the first substrate;

a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;

a pixel electrode disposed over the first substrate; and

a common electrode overlapping the pixel electrode, and the common electrode having curved portions between slits in the common electrode,

wherein the common electrode is comb-shaped, and

wherein the curved portions are circular-arc-shaped.

2. The liquid crystal device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a first horizontal alignment film and a second horizontal alignment film, which are rubbed in a top-bottom direction or a left-right direction of a liquid crystal panel, are formed on inner surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate, respectively, and

wherein chords of the circular-arc shapes of the curved portions are parallel to an axis in the rubbing direction.

3. The liquid crystal device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circular-arc shapes of the curved portions are concentric.

4. The liquid crystal device according to claim l,

wherein the circular-arc shapes of the curved portions are arranged symmetrically with respect to a long side of a pixel.

5. The liquid crystal device according to claim l,

wherein the circular-arc shapes of the curved portions are arranged symmetrically with respect to a short side of a pixel.

6. The liquid crystal device according to claim l,

wherein the circular-arc shapes of the curved portions are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center of gravity of a pixel.

7. The liquid crystal device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a plurality of pixel electrodes are disposed over the first substrate, the second substrate has a light-blocking film disposed in a region facing longitudinal and transverse boundary regions between the pixel electrodes, and

wherein either the pixel electrode or the common electrode at least partially overlaps the light-blocking film.

8. The liquid crystal device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the pixel electrode and the common electrode are made of a transparent conductive film.

9. An electronic apparatus comprising a liquid crystal device according to claim 1 .