Liquid crystal display device

A reflective liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a display section having a plurality of pixels for displaying an image arranged;
• and
• a driver section for controlling image display by said display section, each of said plurality of pixels having a storage element for storing a display signal,
• wherein said driver section is constituted of a plurality of thin film transistors, and
• wherein each of said plurality of thin film transistors includes:
• a channel region and two source/drain regions arranged to have said channel region therebetween;
• a gate insulating film that is disposed at least above said channel region and that is formed of a multilayer configuration having a plurality of films;
• a gate electrode disposed above said gate insulating film;
• two source/drain electrodes electrically connected to said two source/drain regions, respectively, through connection wires that run through said gate insulating film and a first interlayer film disposed over said gate insulating film;
• and
• a light shielding film that prevents external light entering said liquid crystal display device from surroundings of said liquid crystal display device from entering a portion of said gate insulating film disposed above said channel region, thereby blocking said external light.