Liquid crystal device with pixel electrode under the common electrode and thinner than drain electrode, method of manufacturing liquid crystal device, and electronic apparatus

A transmission type liquid crystal display device, which includes a plurality of pixels and switching elements provided in correspondence with the pixels, the liquid crystal display device comprising:

• an element substrate in which the switching elements are formed, each switching element including a drain electrode;
• an interlayer insulating film that is formed on the switching elements and has a thickness ranging from 1.5 to 2 μm;
• a first electrode layer that is formed on the interlayer insulating film and connected to the drain electrode;
• and
• a second electrode layer that overlaps the first electrode in plan view through an interelectrode insulating film, the element substrate having the second electrode, wherein:
• each of the pixels includes a first region and a second region,
• the first electrode layer is between the interlayer insulating film and the second electrode layer,
• the first electrode layer overlaps the second electrode layer in plan view in the first region,
• of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, only the first electrode layer is formed in the second region,
• the first electrode layer has a thickness of 50 nm to 200 nm, the second electrode layer has a thickness of 30 nm to 100 nm, and the interelectrode insulating film has a thickness of less than 0.4 μm,
• the thickness of the second electrode layer is smaller than the thickness of the first electrode layer, and
• the thickness of the first electrode layer is less than the thickness of the drain electrode.