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Electrophoretic display, electrophoretic display device and electronic apparatus

US8674978B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 2010
Grant dateMar 18, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 24, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2300/0452
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electrophoretic display includes: a plurality of spatially divided cells; and plural types of color substances contained in each of the cells wherein a display color is controlled by controlling electrophoresis of the colored substances within the cells, wherein each of a first cell, a second cell and a third cell included in the plurality of cells includes a first color substance corresponding to a mutually differing one of three primary colors in additive color mixing or subtractive color mixing and a second color substance in a relationship of complementary colors with the first color substance, wherein the first cell is controlled to be in a display state by the first color substance, and the second and third cells are controlled to be in a display state by the second color substance, respectively.

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