Electro-optical device having insulating layer with varying thickness in the reflection and transmission displays

An electro-optical device comprising:

• a sealant provided between a pair of substrates in a frame shape;
• an electro-optical material layer formed by sealing an electro-optical material within a region surrounded by the sealant;
• an insulating layer provided within the region surrounded by the sealant on at least one of the pair of substrates;
• and
• an alignment layer provided between the insulating layer and the electro-optical material layer,
• the region surrounded by the sealant including an effective display region where display is performed and a peripheral region located between the effective display region and the sealant,
• the insulating layer in the effective display region having a part adjacent to the peripheral region,
• the insulating layer in the effective display region being thinner than that in the peripheral region, and
• the insulating layer within the peripheral region is formed with a recessed portion to which a material of the alignment layer flows,
• wherein the effective display region includes a reflective display region where reflective display is performed and a transmissive display region where transmissive display is performed,
• the insulating layer within the effective display region is formed at least in the reflective display region so as to make the thickness of the electro-optical material layer in the reflective display region smaller than the thickness of the electro-optical material layer in the transmissive display region, and
• the insulating layer in the peripheral region having a part adjacent to the reflective display region, the insulating layer in the part being thicker than that in the recessed portion.