Journal of Information Display

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A controller design for high-quality images on microcapsule active-matrix electrophoretic displays

  • Lu, Chi-Ming (Department of Electrical Engineering, National Central University) ;
  • Wey, Chin-Long (Department of Electrical Engineering, National Central University)
  • Received : 2011.09.05
  • Accepted : 2011.12.05
  • Published : 2012.03.30
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Abstract

Active-matrix electrophoretic display (AMEPD) is commonly used for the applications of smart handheld reading devices such as e-books and e-news. This paper presents a new reduced waveform lookup table storage method that reduces the associated lookup table by approximately 2n (n is the number of gray levels employed) times the conventional one. The paper also proposes a driving method for image display. The method provides high-speed performance for image display and also effectively eliminates the image residue, achieving high image quality. The prototyped controller was connected to a 6" AMEPD panel, whose excellent display quality demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed controller design.

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