公开(公告)号：EP1692682A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-23

申请号：EP04799214.4

申请日：2004-11-23

申请人： Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. ,  E Ink Corporation

发明人： ZHOU, Guofu ,  KNAIAN, Ara ,  AMUNDSON, Karl, R. ,  HENZEN, Alexander, V. ,  VAN DE KAMER, Johannes, P. ,  ZEHNER, Robert, W. ,  ZION, Benjamin, D. ,  AILENEI, Neculai

IPC分类号： G09G3/34

CPC分类号： G09G3/344 ,  G09G3/2011 ,  G09G3/2014 ,  G09G2310/061 ,  G09G2310/068 ,  G09G2320/0204

摘要： A cyclic rail-stabilized method of driving an electrophoretic display device (1), wherein a substantially dc-balanced driving waveform is used to effect the various required optical transitions. The driving waveform consists of a plurality of picture potential differences (20), which cause the charged particles (6) of the electrophoretic device (1) to cyclically between extreme optical positions in a single optical path, irrespective of the image sequence required to be displayed, i.e. in order to display each grey scale, it is necessary for the particles (6) to first pass through one of the extreme optical states. In order to minimise the effects of dwell time on the image quality and minimise, or even eliminate, the need to consider image history, shaking pulses (10) are generated immediately prior to each picture potential difference (20).

公开(公告)号：EP1671310A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-21

申请号：EP04770084.4

申请日：2004-09-27

申请人： Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. ,  E Ink Corporation

发明人： ZHOU, Guofu ,  YASUI, Masaru ,  JOHNSON, Mark, T. ,  ZEHNER, Robert, W. ,  AMUNDSON, Karl, R.

IPC分类号： G09G3/34

CPC分类号： G09G3/344 ,  G09G2300/08 ,  G09G2310/0251 ,  G09G2310/061 ,  G09G2320/0204 ,  G09G2320/0252 ,  G09G2330/04

摘要： Electrophoretic display units (1) comprising pixels (11) situated between common electrodes (6) and pixel electrodes (5) need, for shortening the total image update times, increased driving voltages across the pixels (11) which endanger transistors (12) coupled to the pixel electrodes (5).These increased driving voltage (V6) to the common electrode (6). To protect the transistors (12) against these increased driving voltages, a setting signal (S1, S2) is supplied to the pixel electrode (5) via the transistor (12) for reducing a voltage across the pixel (11) resulting from a transition in the alternating voltage signal (V6). During driving frame periods (Fd) data pulses (D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6) are supplied, and during setting frame periods (Fs), the setting signals (S1, S2) are supplied.

公开(公告)号：EP1842093A2

公开(公告)日：2007-10-10

申请号：EP06719508.1

申请日：2006-01-26

申请人： E-Ink Corporation

发明人： WHITESIDES, Thomas, H. ,  DANNER, Guy, M. ,  AMUNDSON, Karl, R. ,  HONEYMAN, Charles, Howie ,  WILCOX, Russell, J. ,  MCCREARY, Michael, D.

IPC分类号： G02B26/00 ,  G09G3/34

CPC分类号： G02F1/167

摘要： One cell of a dual particle lateral movement display (100) uses an lectrophoretic medium comprising a gas (106) containing black particles (108) capable of being tribo-electrically charged to a positive polarity and white particles 110 capable of being tribo-electrically charged to a negative polarity. The display (100) further comprises a rear substrate (116) carrying a pixel electrode (114) covered by a colored dielectric layer (1 24), a transparent front substrate (120) provided with a continuous transparent front electrode (112) and a transparent front protective sheet (128) which provides mechanical protection to the front electrode (112). Side walls (122) extend between the front and rear substrates (120) and (116) and define the microcells within which the gas (106) and the particles (108) and (110) are confined.

公开(公告)号：EP1497867A2

公开(公告)日：2005-01-19

申请号：EP03747344.4

申请日：2003-04-24

申请人： E Ink Corporation

发明人： AMUNDSON, Karl, R. ,  CHEN, Yu ,  DENNIS, Kevin, L. ,  DRZAIC, Paul, S. ,  KAZLAS, Peter, T. ,  RITENOUR, Andrew, P.

IPC分类号： H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/417

CPC分类号： H01L27/12 ,  G09G3/2011 ,  G09G3/344 ,  G09G2300/043 ,  G09G2310/0262 ,  G09G2310/027 ,  G09G2310/0297 ,  G09G2320/0209 ,  H01L27/124 ,  H01L27/1285 ,  H01L27/1292 ,  H01L29/41733 ,  H01L29/42384

摘要： A thin-film transistor (200) includes a gate electrode (206A, 206B) having a first gate electrode edge and a second gate electrode edge opposite the first gate electrode edge. The TFT also includes a drain electrode (212) having a first drain electrode edge that overlaps the first gate electrode edge, and a second drain electrode edge that overlaps the second gate electrode edge. A method for fabricating a diode array for use in a display includes deposition of a conductive layer adjacent to a substrate, deposition of a doped semiconductor layer adjacent to the substrate, and deposition of an undoped semiconductor layer adjacent to the substrate. A display pixel unit provides reduced capacitative coupling between a pixel electrode and a source line. The unit includes a transistor, the pixel electrode, and the source line. The source line includes an extension that provides a source for the transistor. A patterned conductive portion is disposed adjacent to the source line. Another display pixel unit provides reduced pixel electrode voltage shifts. The unit includes a transistor, a pixel electrode, a source line and a balance line. The invention also provides a driver for driving a display provided with such a balance line.

公开(公告)号：EP1552337B1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-27

申请号：EP03794613.4

申请日：2003-09-02

申请人： E Ink Corporation

发明人： DUTHALER, Gregg, M. ,  AMUNDSON, Karl, R. ,  COMISKEY, Barrett ,  GATES, Holly, G. ,  GOENAGA, Alberto ,  RITTER, John, E. ,  STEINER, Michael, L. ,  WILCOX, Russell, J. ,  ZEHNER, Robert, W. ,  PULLEN, Anthony, Edward

IPC分类号： G02F1/167 ,  G09F9/37

CPC分类号： G02F1/167 ,  G02F1/133348 ,  G02F1/1334 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/133516 ,  G02F2001/133354 ,  G02F2001/1678 ,  G02F2201/52 ,  G02F2202/28

摘要： The invention provides an electrophoretic medium comprising at least two types of particles having substantially the same electrophoretic mobility but differing colors. The invention also provides article of manufacture (300) comprising a layer of a solid electro-optic medium (302), a first adhesive layer (308) on one surface of the electro-optic medium (302), a release sheet (310) covering the first adhesive layer (308), and a second adhesive layer (312) on an opposed second surface of the electro-optic medium (302).

公开(公告)号：EP1665214A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-07

申请号：EP04784330.5

申请日：2004-09-17

申请人： E Ink Corporation

发明人： ZEHNER, Robert, W. ,  AMUNDSON, Karl, R.

IPC分类号： G09G3/34

CPC分类号： G09G3/344 ,  G09G3/3453 ,  G09G3/38 ,  G09G2310/06 ,  G09G2310/061 ,  G09G2310/065 ,  G09G2310/08 ,  G09G2320/0209

摘要： Edge effects in electro-optic displays are reduced by (a) ensuring that during rewriting of the display, the last period of non-zero voltage applied all pixels terminates at substantially the same time; and (b) scanning the display at a scan rate of at least 50 Hz.

公开(公告)号：EP1186047A1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-13

申请号：EP00932073.0

申请日：2000-05-05

申请人： E Ink Corporation

发明人： DRZAIC, Paul, S. ,  AMUNDSON, Karl, R. ,  DUTHALER, Gregg, M. ,  KAZLAS, Peter, T. ,  CHEN, Yu

IPC分类号： H01L27/12 ,  H01L27/00 ,  H01L21/84 ,  H01L51/20

CPC分类号： H01L27/1222 ,  H01L27/1214 ,  H01L27/28 ,  H01L51/0545

摘要： A thin-film transistor array comprises at least first and second transistors. Each transistor comprises a source electrode, a drain electrode, a semiconductor electrode, a gate electrode, and a semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer is continuous between the first and second transistors. The semiconductor layer is preferably unpatterned. In various display applications, the geometry of the transistors is selected to provide acceptable leakage currents. In a preferred embodiment, the transistor array is employed in an encapsulated electrophoretic display.

公开(公告)号：EP1784813B1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-14

申请号：EP05816183.7

申请日：2005-08-15

申请人： E Ink Corporation

发明人： AMUNDSON, Karl, R. ,  ZEHNER, Robert, W. ,  SJODIN, Theodore, A.

IPC分类号： G09G3/34

CPC分类号： G09G3/344 ,  G09G3/2081 ,  G09G2310/061 ,  G09G2310/065 ,  G09G2310/068 ,  G09G2320/0204 ,  G09G2320/0252 ,  G09G2320/041 ,  G09G2340/02 ,  G09G2340/16 ,  G09G2360/18

公开(公告)号：EP1697786A2

公开(公告)日：2006-09-06

申请号：EP04812394.7

申请日：2004-11-26

申请人： E-Ink Corporation

发明人： WILCOX, Russel, J. ,  WHITESIDES, Thomas, H. ,  AMUNDSON, Karl, R. ,  DANNER, Guy, M. ,  WEBBER, Richard, M. ,  HONNEYMAN, Charles, Howie ,  CAO, Lan ,  PAOLINI, Richard, J. ,  CHENIYAM, Rajesh

IPC分类号： G02F20060101

CPC分类号： G09G3/344 ,  G02F1/167 ,  G02F2001/1678 ,  G09G2300/08 ,  G09G2310/06 ,  G09G2320/0204 ,  G09G2320/0233 ,  G09G2320/0257 ,  G09G2320/0285 ,  G09G2320/029 ,  G09G2320/041 ,  G09G2320/043 ,  G09G2320/0693 ,  G09G2340/16

摘要： The invention provides materials and methods (including driving methods) for reducing the effects of remnant voltages in electro-optic displays.

公开(公告)号：EP1512137A2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-09

申请号：EP03734165.8

申请日：2003-05-23

申请人： E Ink Corporation

发明人： DANNER, Guy, M. ,  AMUNDSON, Karl, R. ,  ARANGO, Alexi, C. ,  EWING, Jay, Britton ,  ZEHNER, Robert, W.

IPC分类号： G09G3/34 ,  G09G3/38

CPC分类号： G09G3/344 ,  G09G3/38 ,  G09G2300/0443 ,  G09G2310/02 ,  G09G2310/06 ,  G09G2310/061 ,  G09G2310/065 ,  G09G2320/0204 ,  G09G2320/0247 ,  G09G2320/04

摘要： A method for addressing a bistable electro-optic display having at least one pixel comprises applying an addressing pulse to drive the pixel to a first optical state; leaving the pixel undriven for a period of time, thereby permitting the pixel to assume a second optical state different from the first optical state; and applying to the pixel a refresh pulse which substantially restores the pixel to the first optical state, the refresh pulse being short relative to the addressing pulse.