A Low-Cost Drive and Detection Scheme for Electrowetting Display

The electrowetting display (EWD) has obtained much attention as its readability in sunlight and flexible displays. Oil motion control is an important factor for the display performance of EWD. In this paper, we propose a low-cost drive and detection scheme for EWD. The dynamic drive and detection scheme for EWD consists of a low-cost camera, computer and graphical detection system, and portable driving control system. The proposed scheme can detect oil leaking, splitting, and non-recovered defects successfully. Moreover, surface defects such as the hydrophobic layer burned and scratch can also be captured and analyzed by the proposed scheme. We hope that this scheme can provide a drive and detection platform for other EWD researchers.

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In this paper, a low-cost drive and detection scheme for electrowetting displays (EWD) is proposed, which can successfully detect oil leaking, splitting, and non-recovered defects, as well as capture and analyze surface defects. This scheme provides a drive and detection platform for other EWD researchers.