CN102033384B - Electrophoresis display thin plate, electrophoresis display apparatus and electronic machine - Google Patents

Electrophoresis display thin plate, electrophoresis display apparatus and electronic machine Download PDF

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CN102033384B
CN102033384B CN2010102897441A CN201010289744A CN102033384B CN 102033384 B CN102033384 B CN 102033384B CN 2010102897441 A CN2010102897441 A CN 2010102897441A CN 201010289744 A CN201010289744 A CN 201010289744A CN 102033384 B CN102033384 B CN 102033384B
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Abstract

The invention discloses an electrophoresis display thin plate comprising but not limited to an electrophoresis display layer which presses a drive substrate which is provided with a semiconductor circuit layer; a transparent substrate which presses the electrophoresis display layer and is provided with a transparent electrode layer, and is provided with a stress relaxation mechanism which mitigates stress imposed on the drive substrate upon attaching the electrophoresis display thin plate to the drive substrate so as to mitigate stress imposed on the drive substrate upon attaching the electrophoresis display thin plate to the drive plate.

Description

Electrophoretic display sheet, electrophoretic display apparatus and e-machine
Technical field
The present invention relates in image forms, utilize electrophoretic display sheet, electrophoretic display apparatus and the e-machine of charged particle by the electrophoresis that applies voltage and move in the medium, can relax electrophoretic display sheet and fitted in and put on electrophoretic display sheet, electrophoretic display apparatus and the e-machine that the stress that drives substrate prevents the breakage of driving circuit when driving substrate thereby particularly relate to.
Background technology
Have the electrophoretic display apparatus (so-called EPD display device) of electrophoresis element, be the display device of utilizing the particle mobile electrophoresis by means of voltage application be scattered in the solvent, and developed little container (micro-capsule) type electrophoresis mode, move horizontally type electrophoresis mode, vertical-type electrophoresis mode etc.The EPD display device is compared processing with LCD and operation is all very easy, and is expected to for portable machine and information machine.
Electrophoretic display apparatus is made into by being formed with the electrophoretic display sheet of electrophoresis element and driving baseplate-laminating at the plastic, transparent substrate, and wherein said driving substrate is formed with element and the electrode that this is driven.
In order to prevent that pressure such as because of this applying the time from making the end of electrophoretic display sheet be embedded into and driving the transparency electrode contact drive electrode short circuit that substrate makes that electrophoretic display sheet has; or the problem destroyed and so on of the circuit part of thin film transistor (TFT); and in the prior art; form the protection thin plate in the end that drives substrate, thereby the protection driving circuit is avoided the influence of the end of electrophoretic display sheet.
Yet, in method in the past, need to attach the technology of protection thin plate, and need to drive the certain area that is used for attaching the protection thin plate on the substrate.
In addition; though protective substrate is in order to obtain as the intensity of thin plate and need the thickness of about 50~100 μ m usually; but because this thickness than the thickness of electrophoresis container display layer (for example; 20~30 μ m) bigger; therefore the electrophoretic display sheet projection (Ga り on the floating I) that has protection thin plate periphery, and the problem that electrical specification is reduced.
The problems referred to above are using under the situation of the such flexible material of plastic base at the back substrate that has as the driving substrate in order to realize flexible electrophoresis showed body, and are more remarkable.That is to say owing to form driving circuit at plastic base, so stress a little less than, and with the applying of electrophoretic display sheet the time, if the end of electrophoretic display sheet is pressed into the driving substrate, then stress is concentrated the driving circuit that destroys easily on the plastic base.
In addition, the problems referred to above, the outside end that links the driving substrate of terminal be not set, though can avoid by be disposed at the outer mode design of circuit region that drives substrate with the end with transparency carrier, unnecessary patterns such as wiring and driving circuit can be presented on the electrophoretic display sheet at this moment.
In addition, end at the driving substrate that is provided with external connection terminals, owing to there is the wiring that is communicated with to external connection terminals from the circuit region that drives substrate, therefore still exist other pattern such as wiring, driving circuit to be displayed on problem on the electrophoretic display sheet.
Therefore, purpose of the present invention is for providing a kind of electrophoretic display sheet and electrophoretic display apparatus, and it can prevent from electrophoretic display sheet is fitted in the breakage of the driving circuit when driving on the thin plate, and has good display quality and electrical characteristics.
Summary of the invention
The result of the wholwe-hearted research of present inventor is, the breakage of the driving circuit when adopting following such electrophoretic display sheet to prevent from fitting, and can access the electrophoretic display apparatus with good display quality and electrical specification: namely at the electrophoresis showed layer that comprises lamination on the driving substrate that is provided with the semiconductor circuit layer at least, and be laminated on the described electrophoresis showed layer and have the transparency carrier of transparent electrode layer, and comprise putting on the stress that the stress on the described electrophoresis showed layer relaxes when driving on the substrate and relax mechanism in that this electrophoretic display sheet being fitted in.
That is to say that technical scheme provided by the invention is: (1) a kind of electrophoretic display sheet comprises at least: the electrophoresis showed layer, and it is laminated on the driving substrate that is provided with the semiconductor circuit layer; And transparency carrier, it is laminated on the described electrophoresis showed layer and has transparent electrode layer, it is characterized in that, has to put on the stress mitigation mechanism that the stress that drives substrate relaxes to this electrophoretic display sheet being fitted in time that drives substrate.(2) according to (1) described electrophoretic display sheet of aforementioned the present invention, described stress relaxes mechanism, be that the end of described transparency carrier surpass to drive the extension of substrate and the extension that stretches out, and this extension be connected to the upper surface that drives the flexible printed circuit board that substrate has partly or entirely.(3) according to (1) described electrophoretic display sheet of aforementioned the present invention, described stress relaxes mechanism, is to face and the buffer part of configuration mutually at the end of described transparency carrier downside and driving substrate.(4) according to (1) described electrophoretic display sheet of aforementioned the present invention, it is the protection thin plate of purchasing in the end of described transparency carrier downside that described stress relaxes mechanism, and this protection thin plate is by integrated on the flexible printed circuit board that the driving substrate is purchased in advance.(5) according to (1) described electrophoretic display sheet of aforementioned the present invention, described transparency carrier is flexual, described stress relaxes mechanism, is face contact mechanism in the downside of described transparency carrier end, that contact with the driving real estate when this electrophoretic display sheet is fitted in the driving substrate.(6) according to (5) described electrophoretic display sheet of aforementioned the present invention, described contact mechanism is the curved surface after the end downside quilt cover processing of described transparency carrier.(7) according to (6) described electrophoretic display sheet of aforementioned the present invention, about described curved surface, its curvature R be described transparency carrier thickness 1/10.(8) according to aforementioned the present invention (6) or (7) described electrophoretic display sheet, the position that forms described curved surface is made of elastic component.(9) according to (5) described electrophoretic display sheet of aforementioned the present invention, described contact mechanism is the skirt portion that is located at the end downside of described transparency carrier.(10) a kind of electrophoretic display apparatus includes at least: each described electrophoretic display sheet in the item of aforementioned the present invention (1)~(9); And the driving substrate that has semiconductor circuit layer and flexible printed circuit board.(11) a kind of electrophoretic display apparatus is characterized in that, includes at least: each described electrophoretic display sheet in the present invention (5)~(9); And the driving substrate that has semiconductor circuit layer and flexible printed circuit board; And as the end upside of described transparency carrier and the position that contacts with described driving real estate arranges the protection thin plate.(12) a kind of e-machine has (10) of aforementioned the present invention or the 11st) a described electrophoretic display apparatus.
According to the present invention, a kind of electrophoretic display apparatus can be provided, it can relax and electrophoretic display sheet is fitted in time that drives substrate put on the stress of driving substrate, has prevented the breakage of driving circuit, and has had good display quality and electrical specification.
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Fig. 1 is the fragmentary cross-sectional view of the related electrophoretic display apparatus 10 of embodiment 1.
Fig. 2 is the figure that observes the related electrophoretic display apparatus 10 of embodiment 1 from the top.
Fig. 3 is the fragmentary cross-sectional view of the related electrophoretic display apparatus 11 of embodiment 2.
Fig. 4 (a) is the fragmentary cross-sectional view of the related electrophoretic display apparatus 12 of embodiment 3; Fig. 4 (b) is the figure that will protect thin plate 39, flexible printed circuit board 62 and anisotropic conductive thin plate 63 integrated states before the expression assembling.
Fig. 5 is the figure that observes the related electrophoretic display apparatus 12 of embodiment 3 from the top.
Fig. 6 (a) is the fragmentary cross-sectional view of the related electrophoretic display apparatus 13 of embodiment 4, and Fig. 6 (b) is the figure that will protect thin plate 39, flexible printed circuit board 62 and anisotropic conductive thin plate 63 integrated states before the expression assembling.
Fig. 7 is the fragmentary cross-sectional view of the related electrophoretic display apparatus 10 ' of expression embodiment 5.
Fig. 8 is the fragmentary cross-sectional view of expression embodiment 6 related electrophoretic display apparatus 11 '.
Fig. 9 is the figure that is illustrated in the end of employed transparency carrier among the embodiment 7~9.
Figure 10 (a) is the figure of the end of the expression transparency carrier 131 that is used for embodiment 10 ', and Figure 10 (b) is the fragmentary cross-sectional view of electrophoretic display apparatus 20.
Among the figure: 10; 11; 12; 13; 10 '; 11 '; the 20-electrophoretic display apparatus, 30-electrophoretic display sheet, 33-electrophoresis showed layer; the 32-transparent electrode layer, 31; 135; 235; 335; the 131-transparency carrier, 40-drives substrate; the 44-back substrate; 43-semiconductor circuit layer, 42-gate line layer, 41-protective seam; the 52-pixel electrode; the 53-data line, 51-organic semiconductor, 54-thin film transistor (TFT); the 61-external connection terminals; 63-anisotropic conductive thin plate, 62-flexible printed circuit board, 35-extension; the 37-buffer part; 39; 139; 71-protects thin plate, 435-skirt (skirt) portion, 35 '-end.
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Next, embodiments of the present invention are described.Following embodiment is that its purpose is not that the present invention only is defined in this embodiment for explanation illustration of the present invention.The present invention can implement under the situation that does not break away from its main purport justice in every way.
Below, with reference to the description of drawings embodiments of the present invention.
(embodiment 1)
Fig. 1 shows the fragmentary cross-sectional view of the electrophoretic display apparatus 10 of embodiments of the invention 1, and Fig. 2 shows the figure that observes electrophoretic display apparatus 10 from the top.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, electrophoretic display apparatus 10 is made of electrophoretic display sheet 30 and driving substrate 40.Electrophoretic display apparatus 10 is preferably by the flexual electrophoretic display sheet 30 of lamination on pliability driving substrate 40 and makes.
Electrophoretic display sheet 30 is made of electrophoresis showed layer 33 and transparency carrier 31 laminated thereon and that form transparent electrode layer 32 below.Transparency carrier 31 is transparent insulating synthetic resins, for example, is polyethylene terephthalate (PET: film Port リ エ チ レ Application テ レ Off タ レ one ト).Transparent electrode layer 32 is indium oxide (ITO) films of for example mixing tin.
Electrophoresis showed layer 33 has and enclose the element that electrophoresis dispersion is arranged in the miniature vessel that is made of transparent resin.Electrophoresis dispersion constitutes by white particles and the electronegative black pigment of enclosing transparent insulativity liquid, positively charged.Electrophoresis particle has corresponding to applying voltage character mobile in electrophoretic dispersion medium.The thickness of electrophoresis showed layer 33 is 20~30 μ m for example.
Drive substrate 40, have back substrate 44 as the insulativity basal substrate, the semiconductor circuit layer 43 of lamination, gate line layer 42 and protective seam 41 in turn thereon.
Though back substrate 44 can be glass, being preferably is the plastic bases such as polycarbonate of thickness 200 μ m for example.Overleaf on the substrate 44, by UV (ultraviolet ray) constrictive type bonding agent etc. and in the row direction with form pixel electrode 52, data line 53 and organic semiconductor layer 51 numerously on the column direction, and form many thin film transistor (TFT)s by them.Form the viewing area that shows image (2 dimension image) for 52 groups with rectangular pixel electrodes arranged.
As thin film transistor (TFT) 54, use for example organic tft, amorphous silicon SiTFT, glomerocryst SiTFT etc.
For the mode that forms thin film semiconductor's circuit at this substrate, can use by for example special open flat 10-125931 communique, spy open flat 11-26733 communique, spy open that 2004-327836 communique etc. is introduced, form thin film semiconductor's circuit and this thin film semiconductor's circuit all or partly be needed on thin film circuit printing transferring method on the resin substrate at heat resistant substrate (glass substrate).
The end of the pixel electrode 52 on the substrate 44 by external connection terminals 61 and anisotropic conductive thin plate 63, and connects flexible printed circuit board (FPC) 62 overleaf.Flexible printed circuit board 62 is polyamide for example.
Be formed with the end of the transparency carrier 31 of transparent electrode layer 32, have and exceed the extension that drives substrate 40 and extended extension 35, this extension 35 is connected to the top part of flexible printed circuit board 62.
In present embodiment 1, because therefore above-mentioned formation can prevent that the end of transparency carrier 31 is connected to driving substrate 40.That is to say, can relax electrophoretic display sheet 30 and fit in the stress that puts on driving substrate 40 when driving substrate 40, and can realize having good display quality and the electrophoretic display apparatus of electrical specification.
In addition, in above-mentioned, though the display device for the display layer that has miniature vessel (micro-capsule) type electrophoresis mode is illustrated, and the invention is not restricted to this, also can be the display device that moves horizontally type electrophoresis mode and vertical-type electrophoresis mode.
In addition, in above-mentioned, though the situation that extension 35 is connected to the top part of flexible printed circuit board 62 is illustrated, also can be top whole structure that extension 35 all is connected to flexible printed circuit board 62.
In addition, according to said structure, do not need as in the past, to form the protection thin plate at the end upside that drives substrate.
(embodiment 2)
Fig. 3 shows the fragmentary cross-sectional view of the electrophoretic display apparatus 11 of embodiments of the invention 2.
As shown in Figure 3, the electrophoretic display apparatus 11 of embodiment 2, only different with embodiment 1 aspect the replacement extension 35 having buffer part 37.In Fig. 3, for the symbol additional identical with the corresponding part of Fig. 1, and omit relevant explanation.
At the end downside of the transparency carrier 31 that is formed with transparent electrode layer 32, and drive substrate 40 and practise physiognomy and dispose buffer part 37 over the ground.
Even in present embodiment 2, can prevent that also the end of transparency carrier 31 is connected to driving substrate 40.That is to say, can relax electrophoretic display sheet 30 fitted in and put on the stress that drives on the substrate 40 when driving substrate 40, and can realize having good display quality and the electrophoretic display apparatus of electrical specification.
(embodiment 3)
Fig. 4 (a) is the fragmentary cross-sectional view of the electrophoretic display apparatus 12 of embodiments of the invention 3, and Fig. 4 (b) is the figure of the state after before the assembling that protective substrate 39, flexible printed circuit board 62 and anisotropy substrate 63 is integrated.Fig. 5 is the figure that observes electrophoretic display apparatus 12 from the top.
As shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5, the electrophoretic display apparatus 12 of embodiment 3 only substitutes having protection thin plate 39 aspect the extension 35, and is different with embodiment 1.Shown in Fig. 4 (b) like that, the leading section of protection thin plate 39 is to be bonded in to drive flexible printed circuit board that substrate 40 has 62 and integrated structure in advance.
By the part behind integrated shown in the assembly drawing 4 (b), and the end that will protect thin plate 39 like that shown in Fig. 4 (a) is configured in and drives substrate 40 and be formed with between the transparency carrier 31 of transparent electrode layer 32.
In present embodiment 3, can prevent that also the end of transparency carrier 31 is connected to driving substrate 40.That is to say, can relax electrophoretic display sheet 30 fitted in and put on the stress that drives substrate 40 when driving substrate 40, and can realize having good display quality and the electrophoretic display apparatus of electrical specification.
(embodiment 4)
Fig. 6 (a) is the fragmentary cross-sectional view of the electrophoretic display apparatus 13 of the embodiment of the invention 4.Fig. 6 (b) will protect the figure of thin plate 139, flexible printed circuit board 62 and anisotropy thin plate 63 integrated states before being illustrated in assembling.
As shown in Figure 6, the electrophoretic display apparatus 13 of embodiment 4 is only different with embodiment 3 aspect the alternative protection thin plate 39 having protection thin plate 139.Shown in Fig. 6 (b) like that, protection thin plate 139 is made of the resin identical with the resin that constitutes flexible printed circuit board 62, and by integrated and moulding in advance.
In embodiment 4, same as Fig. 6 (a) shown in like that, the end of protection thin plate 139 is disposed at driving substrate 40 and is formed with between the transparency carrier 31 of transparent electrode layer 32.
In present embodiment 4, can prevent that also the end of transparency carrier 31 is connected to driving substrate 40.That is to say, can relax electrophoretic display sheet 30 fitted in and put on the stress that drives substrate 40 when driving substrate 40, and can realize having good display quality and the electrophoretic display apparatus of electrical specification.
(embodiment 5)
Fig. 7 shows the fragmentary cross-sectional view of the electrophoretic display apparatus 10 ' of embodiments of the invention 5.
As shown in Figure 7, electrophoretic display apparatus 10 ' is made of electrophoretic display sheet 30 and driving substrate 40.Electrophoretic display apparatus 10 ' is preferably the flexual electrophoretic display sheet 30 of lamination on flexual driving substrate 40 and makes.
Electrophoretic display sheet 30 is made of electrophoresis showed layer 33, pliability transparency carrier 31 laminated thereon and that be formed with transparency electrode 32 below.Transparency carrier 31 is transparent insulativity synthetic resin, for example is polyethylene terephthalate (PET: film Port リ エ チ レ Application テ レ Off タ レ one ト).Transparent electrode layer 32 is indium oxide (ITO) films of for example mixing tin.
Electrophoresis showed layer 33 has and enclose the electrophoresis dispersion device in the miniature vessel that is made of resin.Electrophoresis dispersion constitutes by white particles and the electronegative black pigment of enclosing transparent insulativity liquid, positively charged.Electrophoresis particle has corresponding to applying voltage character mobile in electrophoretic dispersion medium.The thickness of electrophoresis showed layer 33 is 20~30 μ m for example.
Drive substrate 40, have: as the back substrate 44 of insulativity basal substrate, the semiconductor circuit layer 43 of lamination, gate line layer 42 and protective seam 41 in turn thereon.
Backplate 44 though can be glass also, be preferably for example plastic bases such as poly-carbonic acid of thickness 200 μ m.Overleaf on the electrode 44, by UV (ultraviolet ray) constrictive type bonding agent etc., in the row direction with form pixel electrode 52, data line 53 and organic semiconductor 51 on the column direction, and formed by them. a plurality of thin film transistor (TFT)s 54.Form the viewing area of presentation video (2 dimension image) with 53 groups of rectangular pixel electrodes arranged.
As thin film transistor (TFT) 54, adopt for example organic tft, non-crystalline silicon tft, glomerocryst silicon TFT.
For the mode that forms thin film semiconductor's circuit at this substrate, can adopt for example special open flat 10-125931 communique, spy open flat 11-26733 communique, spy open in the 2004-327836 communique by the agency of, at heat resistant substrate (glass substrate) formation thin film semiconductor's circuit and on resin substrate thin film semiconductor's circuit printing transferring method of this thin film semiconductor's circuit of transfer printing universally or partly.
The end of the pixel electrode 52 of electrode 44 by external connection terminals 61 and anisotropic conductive thin plate 63, and connects flexible printed circuit board (FPC) 62 overleaf.Flexible FPC substrate 62 is polyamide for example.
End 35 ' with transparency carrier 31 of transparent electrode layer 32 forms the curved surface of having done face processing, and when electrophoretic display sheet 30 being attached at driving substrate 40, the part that forms this curved surface is connected to above the end that drives substrate 40.Transparency carrier 31 is flexual, and the end downside done face processing, therefore at abutting part, forms partly or entirely the contacting with the upper surface face of driving substrate 40 of position of curved surface.
The described curved surface that transparency carrier 31 has, being preferably curvature R is more than 1/10 of described substrate thickness, more preferably more than 1/3 below 1.
In present embodiment 5, make the downside end of transparency carrier 31 contact with 40 of substrates of driving for above-mentioned formation, therefore can relax to fit at electrophoretic display sheet 30 and put on the stress that drives on the substrate 40 when driving substrate 40, and can realize having prevented the breakage of driving circuit and broken string, have good display quality and an electrophoretic display apparatus of electrical characteristics.
In addition, in above-mentioned, though the display device of the display layer that has miniature vessel type electrophoresis mode is illustrated, the invention is not restricted to this, also can be the display device that moves horizontally type electrophoresis mode and vertical-type electrophoresis mode.
In addition, the position that constitutes described curved surface also can be made of elastic component.Here, for example can make by melting rubber in the end of transparency carrier 31 downside heat.By having this elastic component, can further prevent from driving the damaged and broken string of the driving circuit of substrate 40 effectively.
(embodiment 6)
Fig. 8 shows the fragmentary cross-sectional view of the electrophoretic display apparatus 11 ' of embodiments of the invention 6.
As shown in Figure 8, the electrophoretic display apparatus 11 ' of embodiment 6, it is different with embodiment 5 only to have protection thin plate 71 this point on the end that drives substrate 40.In Fig. 8, the part corresponding with Fig. 7 added prosign, and omits the explanation of relevant portion.
By so further having protection thin plate 71, can further effectively prevent from driving the damaged and broken string of the driving circuit of substrate 40.
(embodiment 7~9)
Fig. 9 (a)~(c) is to be respectively the end that is illustrated in employed transparency carrier among the embodiment 7~9, i.e. the figure of the state before the assembling.
Enforcement power 7~9 is only having transparency carrier 135,235,335 respectively to replace transparency carrier 31 this point of embodiment 5, and is different with embodiment 5.Shown in Fig. 9 (a)~(c) like that, transparency carrier 135,235,335 end downside form the curved surface after the quilt cover processing.Thus, similarly to Example 5, electrophoretic display sheet 30 subsides are being paid when driving substrate 40, the position that forms this curved surface contacts with the top face that drives substrate 40.
So, even in embodiment 7~9, also similarly to Example 5, can relax the stress that when electrophoretic display sheet 30 fits in driving substrate 40, puts on the driving substrate 40, and prevent the breakage of driving circuit.
(manufacture method of transparency carrier)
Employed in above-described embodiment 5~9 have a transparency carrier of the end downside having been done the curved surface of face processing, can utilize following method: namely (i) utilizes the carbon dioxide laser transparency carrier is excised and to carrying out sphering in the edge; (ii) by with the end heating and melting of transparency carrier and press on pattern and fusion; (iii) pass through end heating and fusion with transparency carrier, and utilize surface tension and sphering; (iv) cut is mechanically carried out in the end of transparency carrier; (after v) dripping at the edge of transparency carrier or being coated with ultraviolet hardening resin or thermosetting resin (for example, 2 liquid mixed type epoxy resin), utilize surface tension and sphering can further apply ultraviolet ray or heat, and harden.
(embodiment 10)
Figure 10 (a) is the end of employed transparency carrier 131 in the expression embodiments of the invention 10, i.e. the figure of the state that assembling is preceding, and Figure 10 (b) is the fragmentary cross-sectional view of electrophoretic display apparatus 20.
Aspect the transparency carrier 31 of the electrophoretic display apparatus 20 of embodiment 10 alternate embodiment 5 having transparency carrier 131, different with embodiment 5.
Shown in Figure 10 (a) like that, the end downside with transparency carrier 131 of transparent electrode layer 32 has skirt portion 435.When electrophoretic display sheet 30 being attached at driving substrate 40, the pressure shown in the arrow A is put on the end of transparency carrier 31 by tool member 5.This pressure is disperseed as arrow B by skirt portion 435.
Shown in Figure 10 (b), like that, electrophoretic display sheet 30 is being attached at when driving substrate 40, skirt portion 435 be connected to drive substrate 40 above.Transparency carrier 131 is flexual, and therefore part or all of the and face above the end that drives substrate 40 of skirt portion contacts in abutting part.
In present embodiment 10, the downside end of transparency carrier 131 contacts with driving 40 of substrates, therefore can relax electrophoretic display sheet 30 and fit in the stress that puts on driving substrate 40 when driving substrate 40, and can prevent the breakage of driving circuit.
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E-machine of the present invention has above-mentioned electrophoretic display apparatus.Here, " e-machine " comprises and has utilization based on all machines of the display part of the demonstration of electrophoresis material, therefore comprise display device, television equipment, e-book (book), electronic newspaper (paper), wrist-watch, electronic memo, electricity tall and erect (Zhuo), portable phone, portable data assistance etc.In addition, also comprise the device that departs to some extent from so-called " machine ", for example the object of flexual or paper shape/film shape, belong to the moving bodys such as praedial vehicle, aircraft, boats and ships such as wallpaper that are pasted with these objects.

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1. an electrophoretic display apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
Drive substrate, it has semiconductor circuit layer and external connection terminals;
Flexual transparency carrier, it has transparent electrode layer;
The electrophoresis showed layer, it is arranged between described driving substrate and the described transparency carrier;
Buffer part, it is arranged between described driving substrate and the described transparency carrier, and is arranged under overlooking between described electrophoresis showed layer and the described external connection terminals,
Be provided with the described driving substrate of part of described buffer part and the distance between the described transparency carrier less than the described driving substrate of the part that is provided with described electrophoresis showed layer and the distance between the described transparency carrier.
2. electrophoretic display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described driving substrate has flexible printed circuit board.
3. an e-machine is characterized in that,
Have claim 1 or 2 described electrophoretic display apparatus.
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