Patent attributes
An electro-optical device includes a display region and a peripheral region located around the display region, the electro-optical device including a first substrate, a second substrate, an electro-optical layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the electro-optical layer having an optical property that varies in accordance with an electric field, a spacer disposed in the peripheral region and having an insulating property, the spacer being configured to define a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a peripheral electrode disposed in the peripheral region, the peripheral electrode being configured to trap an ionic impurity present in the electro-optical layer, wherein the spacer and the peripheral electrode do not overlap with each other in plan view.