Patent ID: 6373461
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B06B,G02F,G09G,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
An electrophoretic ink display apparatus comprising a plurality of electrophoretic ink display elements that comprise a plurality of capsules and wherein the color changes due to the movement of charged particles within the capsules; the electrophoretic ink display apparatus further comprising:a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines intersecting with the gate lines and thin film transistors disposed at the intersections of said gate lines and data lines; wherein one source-drain of said thin film transistor is connected to said data line; another source-drain of said thin film transistor is connected to the input side of a piezoelectric transducer; and the output side of said piezoelectric transducer is connected to the electrode of the electrophoretic ink display element.