TW200923534A - Electronic paper and control method thereof - Google Patents

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TW200923534A
TW200923534A TW96143618A TW96143618A TW200923534A TW 200923534 A TW200923534 A TW 200923534A TW 96143618 A TW96143618 A TW 96143618A TW 96143618 A TW96143618 A TW 96143618A TW 200923534 A TW200923534 A TW 200923534A
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An electronic paper (E-paper) includes at least one pixel, a first power source and a second power source. The pixel has a first energy-storage structure and a second energy-storage structure which is electrically connected to the first energy-storage structure. The first power source is electrically connected to an end of the first energy-storage structure of the pixel and provides a first power source signal. The second power source is electrically connected to an end of the second energy-storage structure of the pixel and provides a second power source signal. In addition, a control method of the E-paper is also disclosed.

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200923534 九、發明說明: 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係關於一種電子紙裝置及其驅動方法。 -【先前技術】 . 隨著資訊時代的來臨,由於人們與外界資訊溝通的需 求增加,具有傳播資訊的顯示裝置已成為現代人不可或缺 的電子產品之一。顯示裝置由起始的陰極射線管(Cathode Ray Tube, CRT )顯示器發展至現今更輕薄的液晶顯示器 (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD ),而廣泛應用於通訊、資訊 及消費性電子等產品上。然而,由於液晶顯示器需持續提 供電力供操作,是以更省電之電泳顯示器(Electrophoretic Display, EPD )的顯示技術被開發出來。 而面對處理與保存龐大資料的有效性需求增加,現今 多仰賴電腦來執行,然而,由於電腦的體積、重量以及操 作等均不及將資訊記載於紙張印刷品所帶來的方便攜帶 與便利閱讀等優點,因此為保有紙張之便攜性與易閱讀 _ 性,又兼具電子產品處理資料的有效性與環保性,利用電 泳顯示器的電子紙(Electronic Paper )產品順應而生。 請參照圖1所示,習知的一種電子紙裝置1係利用電 泳原理,藉由電場驅動帶電染色粒子而產生顏色對比的顯 示器,其係包含一驅動電路板10及一電子紙11,電子紙 11係設置於驅動電路板10上。其中,驅動電路板10上具 有圖案化之晝素電極層(圖未顯示),電子紙11係包含一 5 200923534 黏著層12、一電泳性物質13與一透明電極層14,透明電 極層14係與晝素電極層相對設置,電泳性物質13係密封 於透明電極層14與晝素電極層之間,其係包含複數帶電 染色粒子131及一介電溶液132。 當在晝素電極層與透明電極層14間施加一電壓差 時,帶電染色粒子131趨向帶有與染色粒子131相反極性 電荷的電極板侧移動,因此可以通過對兩電極層選擇性的 施加電壓,而決定顯現介質溶液132或是染色粒子131的 顏色,再藉由施以反向電壓來改變顯現的顏色。 兩電極層間的電泳性物質13係可藉微膠囊化 (Microencapsulation)技術將帶電染色粒子131裝入膠囊 中,另外,如圖1所示,亦可以微杯狀(Microcup)結構 將電泳性物質13分別包含於其中並彼此分隔。 一般而言,提供至透明電極層14的電壓係為約15伏 特(V)的直流電源,而驅動電路板10必須提供約0〜30伏特 的驅動電壓方能夠驅動染色粒子131,而如此的驅動電壓 在現行的積體電路(1C)中是屬於高壓製程,因此其具有較 高的製作成本以及需要較高級的製程技術。因此,如何提 供一種電子紙裝置及其驅動方法,能夠使用具有較小功率 的驅動電路板來驅動電子紙裝置,實屬當前重要課題之 【發明内容】 有鑑於上述課題,本發明之目的為提供一種能夠降低 6 200923534 驅動電壓設計的電子紙裝置及其驅動方法。 緣是,為達上述目的,依據本發明之一種電子紙裝置 係包含至少一晝素、一第一電源以及一第二電源。晝素具 有一第一儲能結構及與第一儲能結構電性連接之一第二 儲能結構。第一電源係與晝素之第一儲能結構之一端電性 連接’並提供一第一電源訊號。第二電源係與晝素之第二 儲能結構之一端電性連接,並提供一第二電源訊號。 為達上述目的,依據本發明之一種電子紙裝置的驅動 方法,其係將一影像資料寫入一電子紙裝置,其中影像資 料係具有一第一子影像資料及一第二子影像資料,且電子 紙裝置係具有複數個晝素。電子紙裝置的驅動方法係包含 一第一寫入程序以及一第二寫入程序。第一寫入程序,係 提供具有一第一準位之一第一電源訊號,並與其配合以將 第一子影像資料寫入該等晝素之至少一部份。第二寫入程 序,係提供具有一第二準位之該第一電源訊號,並與其配 合以將第二子影像資料寫入該等晝素之至少另一部份。 另外,為達上述目的,依據本發明之一種電子紙裝置 的驅動方法,其係將一影像資料寫入一電子紙裝置,其中 影像資料係具有一第一子影像資料及一第二子影像資 料,且電子紙裝置係具有複數個晝素。電子紙裝置的驅動 方法係包含一第一寫入程序以及一第二寫入程序。第一寫 入程序,係提供具有一第一準位之一第一電源訊號,並與 其配合以將第一子影像資料寫入該等晝素。第二寫入程 序,係提供具有一第二準位之該第一電源訊號,並與其配 7 200923534 合以將第二子影像資料寫入該等晝素之至少一部份。 、承上所述,因依據本發明之電子紙裝置及其驅動方 法,係利用可改變準位的第一電源訊號並配合第—子 訊號或第二子影像訊號,以將影像資料寫入各晝辛。由於 '二:電源訊號的準位是可以變動的,因此可使用驅動能力 為⑽的驅動迴路來驅動電子紙裝置,如此—來將可減 少設計驅動ic的困難度,而能夠降低成本。 彳 【實施方式】 電子==:說明依據本發明較佳實施例之 包含所示第本r較佳實施例之電子紙裝置2 驅動迴路24以及一列驅動二原22、一第二一電源23、-行 動式電子纸、,❾路25。在本實施例中係以主 氏衣置為例,並具有複數個晝素21 ” 驅動迴路24為-資料線驅動 ^】】〜。而行 描線驅動迴路。 了圹動迴路25為一掃 各畫素具有—開關單元 第二儲能結構Q。其 :、ϋ能結構〇^及— 體,第-及第二儲能結構〜早二例如為-薄膜電晶 中,第一儲能灶構c沾带e st例如/刀別為一電容。其 電容值,其例如°係小:容倍值係/於第,能結構C,的 體之間極係與掃描線驅:纟實施例中’薄膜電晶 膜電晶體之源㈣與f料^—掃描騎性連接,而薄 肩線驅動迴路之1料線電性連 200923534 接,另外,各電谷之—端係與薄膜電 ^ ^ CS 2? /¾ rt /->- s體之/及極電性連接。 弟心原22係與第一儲能結構^之一 要 ,透過-共同電極提供一第一電源 連: Ϊ係與第二儲能結構cst之-端電性連接,並透::: :極提供-第二電源訊號V〇2。其中,第一電源22及第二 電源23的其中之—係為交流電源,而在此所謂的交流電 '原係代表其電源準位相較於直流電源準位而有顯著變化 者稱之。 在本實施例中,係以第一電源22為交流電源,而第 〜電源23為直流電源’且第一電源訊號V〇1與第二電源訊 藏V〇2分別係為電麼,因此第一電源訊號V〇i與第二電源 訊號V〇2之間係可具有相異的準位(levei)。 以下請同時參照圖2及圖3,以說明本發明較佳實施 例之電子紙裝置的驅動方法。驅動方法係將代表一影像圖 寺匡(image frame )的一影像資料寫入電子紙裝置2,其中 影像資料係具有一第一子影像資料及一第二子影像資 科。要說明的是,第一子影像資料及第二子影像資料在此 係以節點電壓Vpixei的大小來表示。另外,假設當節點電 ® Vpixel大於第一電源訊號Voi時係為白晝面資料,而當節 點電壓Vpixei小於第一電源訊號時係為黑晝面資料。 電子紙裝置的驅動方法包含一第一寫入程序以及一 第二寫入程序。第一寫入程序於苐一時間T cn,係提供一 具有一第一準位(0V)之第一電源訊號Vw,並配合第一電 線訊號Vo!將第一子影像資料寫入該等晝素21 u〜21mn之至 200923534 少二部份晝素中。如圖3所示,在本實施例十,配合qv =第一電源訊號Vqi,行驅動迴路24所提供之第一子影像 貧料,節點電壓U為15V,換言之,在第—時間4 中’行驅動迴路24係透過數條資料線分別提供⑽的電 壓至各相對應的書辛, 据1 金 ^ J旦京以將白晝面貧料寫入相對應的晝 素0 一 .第二寫入程序於第二時間T〇2,係提供—具有一第二 = (15V)之第—電源訊號、,並配合第—電源訊號〜 影像資料寫人該等晝素21ιι〜2ι_之至少另一部 刀旦素中。如圖3所不,在本實施例_,配合i5v的第一 :::V01,行驅動迴路24所提供之第二子影像資料於 電壓W系為ον,換言之,在第二 錢缝條倾線分顺的電壓至各相 〜的旦素,以將黑晝面資料寫入相對應的晝素。 在此值得-提的是,由於電子紙裝置2中的毕色粒 較慢,因此在-個寫人週期Twl中,可重複前述 =弟-寫入程序及第二寫入裎序。如圖3所示,並中第三 蚪間τ03即與第一時間τ〇ι之作動㈣,而 與第二時間τ02之作動相同。另 04 秒,而黑晝面資料與白書面二=期例如可為1 秒。 貝㈣寫人時_可各為0.5 另外,在本實施例中,於第—寫 具有第三準位的第二電源訊號ν :更匕4供- 包含提供一具有第四準位的第 —‘,,、壬序更 禾—电源讯唬V〇2,以配合影 10 200923534 像資料的寫入。 承上所述,由於騎資料是配合 準位,而分別寫入黑晝面資料及白晝面資: 的 將可降低驅動電壓的大小,也因 lsv . u而此夠使用驅動能力約為 V的驅動迴路來驅動電子紙裝置顯示影像資料。, :動方法除了如圖3所述,是在—個寫入週期了 中,重複寫入相同的白畫面資料 W1 .―叫貝7寸汉黑畫面資料之外,亦可 寫入週期Tw2中,僅寫入—次的白晝面資料及黑書 面貧料。另外,白書面資料及靈查 —貝枓及黑旦面貧料的寫入順序亦可 圖4所示,其係在寫入週期Τ-中的第-時 a 士11中弟一電源訊號ν〇ι寫入黑畫面資料,並於第 間T12中配合第一電源訊號ν〇ι寫入白晝面資料,之 後即維持不寫人的狀態直到寫人週期Tw2結束。 另夕卜’亦可如圖5所示’其係於第一時間L執行— 重置紅序,其係先將整個顯示畫面寫人白晝面資料,接著 再於弟二時間T22,提供15V的第—電源訊號、並配合 ον的子影像訊號,將晝面_黑色畫素資料寫入相對應的晝 素中。又為了達到更快的寫入速度,可於第—時間T2“吏 用们車乂大的晝素電壓差(約20ν)來做資料寫入(一般電泳 材料的反應速度隨寫人電壓增高而增快),例如第—電源訊 號V01為-5 V而節點Vpixei為i 5 ν,如此便可在不增加驅動 1C使用電壓範圍下達到增加寫入晝素電壓的目的。換言 之、’為了達到更快的寫人速度’重置程序所提供之晝素電 壓虽係可大於第-寫人程序巾,第—子影像訊號與第—電 11 200923534 源訊號v01(或第二電源訊號v〇2)之虔差,且大於第 程:中,第二子影像訊號與第-電源訊號V〇1(或第二電源 汛號V02)之壓差。 电/原 最後,請再參照圖6,為了避免電子紙裝置2中 附著於邊緣’可在第—時間T31中執行重置程序,、 係提供-個震盪的訊號準位;於第二時間T32寫入白圭 2料;再於第三時間Τ33,寫人黑晝面資料。在本實施 =卜錢的訊號準位指的是第—電源訊號或第二電源訊 號的汛唬準位,圖6中係以第— ^ ^ ^ ^ 电源戒唬V〇i為例,其係 使付第-包源訊號V〇1與節點電壓%產生細電壓 差。 “上所4,因依據本發明之電子紙裝置及其驅動方 係利用可改變第一電源訊號的準位並配合第-子影像 訊號或第二子影像訊號,以將影像資料寫入各書素。由二 ^電源訊號的準位是可以變動的,因此可使用驅動能力 、.、為15V的驅動迴路來驅動電子紙裝置,如此一來將可減 A计驅動1C的困難度,而能夠降低成本。 卩上職僅為舉触,_為限制性者。任何未脫離 -本發明之精神與範脅,而對其進行之等效修改或變更,均 應包含於後附之申請專利範圍中。 圖式簡單說明 圖 為顯示習知電子紙装置之—示意圖; 圖2為顯不依據本發日腫佳實施例之電子紙裝置之 12 200923534 等效電路示意圖; 圖3至圖6為顯示依據本發明較佳實施例之電子紙裝 置的驅動方法之驅動訊號的示意圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 1 ' 2 :電子紙裝置 10 : 驅動電路板 11 : 電子紙 12 : 黏著層 13': 電泳性物質 131 :染色粒子 132 :介電溶液 14 : 透明電極層 21ir 〜21 mn :晝素 22 : 第一電源 23 : 第二電源 24 : 行驅動迴路 25 : 列驅動迴路 Qi · 開關單元 ce: 第一儲能結構 Cst · 第二儲能結構 T〇i ' Tn ' Τ21 、Τ31 : 第一時間 T〇2 ' Tj2 ' 丁22 、丁32 : 第二時間 Τ〇3、Τ33 : 第三 時間 13 200923534 Τ〇4 : 第四時間 Twi、 Tw2 :寫入週期 Vpixei :節點電壓 V01 : 第一電源訊號 V〇2 : 第二電源訊號200923534 IX. Description of the Invention: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic paper device and a method of driving the same. - [Prior Art] With the advent of the information age, display devices with information dissemination have become one of the indispensable electronic products for modern people due to the increasing demand for information communication with the outside world. Display devices have evolved from the original Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) display to today's thinner liquid crystal display (LCD), which is widely used in communications, information and consumer electronics. However, since the liquid crystal display needs to continuously provide power for operation, it is developed with a more energy-saving display technology of an electrophoretic display (EPD). In the face of increasing demand for the effectiveness of processing and storing huge amounts of data, todayadays, relying on computers to perform, however, because of the size, weight and operation of computers, it is not easy to carry information and convenient reading, etc. The advantage is that, in order to maintain the portability and easy-to-readness of the paper, and to have the effectiveness and environmental protection of the electronic processing materials, the electronic paper products using the electrophoretic display are compliant. Referring to FIG. 1 , a conventional electronic paper device 1 uses a principle of electrophoresis to drive a charged coloring particle by an electric field to generate a color contrast display, which comprises a driving circuit board 10 and an electronic paper 11 , and an electronic paper. The 11 series is disposed on the drive circuit board 10. The driving circuit board 10 has a patterned halogen electrode layer (not shown), and the electronic paper 11 comprises a 5 200923534 adhesive layer 12, an electrophoretic material 13 and a transparent electrode layer 14, and a transparent electrode layer 14 Opposite to the halogen electrode layer, the electrophoretic material 13 is sealed between the transparent electrode layer 14 and the halogen electrode layer, and includes a plurality of charged dye particles 131 and a dielectric solution 132. When a voltage difference is applied between the halogen electrode layer and the transparent electrode layer 14, the charged dye particles 131 tend to move toward the electrode plate side having a polarity opposite to that of the dye particles 131, so that a voltage can be selectively applied to the two electrode layers. It is decided to visualize the color of the medium solution 132 or the dyed particles 131, and then change the color of the appearance by applying a reverse voltage. The electrophoretic substance 13 between the two electrode layers can be filled into the capsule by the microencapsulation technique, and the electrophoretic substance 13 can also be formed in a microcup structure as shown in FIG. Included in them and separated from each other. In general, the voltage supplied to the transparent electrode layer 14 is a DC power supply of about 15 volts (V), and the driving circuit board 10 must provide a driving voltage of about 0 to 30 volts to drive the dyed particles 131, and such a driving The voltage is a high voltage process in the current integrated circuit (1C), so it has a high manufacturing cost and requires a higher level of process technology. Therefore, how to provide an electronic paper device and a driving method thereof, which can drive an electronic paper device using a driving circuit board having a small power, is an important subject of the present invention. In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide An electronic paper device capable of reducing the design of the driving voltage of 6 200923534 and a driving method thereof. Accordingly, in order to achieve the above object, an electronic paper apparatus according to the present invention comprises at least one element, a first power source and a second power source. The halogen has a first energy storage structure and a second energy storage structure electrically connected to the first energy storage structure. The first power source is electrically connected to one end of the first energy storage structure of the halogen and provides a first power signal. The second power source is electrically connected to one end of the second energy storage structure of the halogen and provides a second power signal. In order to achieve the above object, a driving method of an electronic paper device according to the present invention is to write an image data into an electronic paper device, wherein the image data has a first sub-image data and a second sub-image data, and The electronic paper device has a plurality of halogens. The driving method of the electronic paper device includes a first writing program and a second writing program. The first writing process provides a first power signal having a first level and cooperates with the first sub-picture data to write at least a portion of the pixels. The second write program provides the first power signal having a second level and cooperates with the second sub-picture data to write at least another part of the pixels. In addition, in order to achieve the above object, a driving method of an electronic paper device according to the present invention is to write an image data into an electronic paper device, wherein the image data has a first sub-image data and a second sub-image data. And the electronic paper device has a plurality of halogens. The driving method of the electronic paper device includes a first writing program and a second writing program. The first writing process provides a first power signal having a first level and cooperates with the first sub-picture data to write the pixels. The second writing process provides the first power signal having a second level, and is coupled with the 7 200923534 to write the second sub-image data into at least a portion of the pixels. According to the present invention, the electronic paper device and the driving method thereof according to the present invention use the first power signal that can change the level and cooperate with the first sub-signal or the second sub-image signal to write the image data into each Yu Xin. Since 'two: the level of the power signal can be changed, the drive circuit with the drive capability of (10) can be used to drive the electronic paper device, so that the difficulty in designing the drive ic can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.实施[Embodiment] Electronic ==: The driving circuit 24 of the electronic paper device 2 including the preferred embodiment shown in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and a column of driving diodes 22 and a second power source 23 are illustrated. - Mobile electronic paper, ❾路25. In this embodiment, the main clothes are taken as an example, and a plurality of halogen elements 21" drive circuit 24 is - data line drive ^]] ~. The line drawing drive circuit. The swing circuit 25 is a sweeping picture The first energy storage structure Q has the same energy storage structure Q as the first and second energy storage structures, the second and second energy storage structures, for example, in the thin film electro-crystal, the first energy storage structure For example, the capacitance value, for example, is small: the capacitance value is / the first, the energy structure C, the body between the body and the scanning line drive: in the embodiment The source of the thin film electro-crystalline film transistor (4) is connected with the f-material-scanning riding, and the material of the thin shoulder line driving circuit is electrically connected to 200923534. In addition, the end of each electric valley is connected with the thin film. 2? /3⁄4 rt /->- s body / and extremely electrical connection. The younger brother 22 series and the first energy storage structure ^, through the - common electrode to provide a first power supply: The second energy storage structure cst is electrically connected to the end, and the through:::: pole provides a second power signal V〇2, wherein the first power source 22 and the second power source 23 are AC The power source, and the so-called AC power source, is said to have a significant change in the power source level compared to the DC power source level. In this embodiment, the first power source 22 is used as the AC power source, and the first power source is the power source. 23 is a DC power supply 'and the first power signal V 〇 1 and the second power source V 〇 2 are respectively electrically connected, so the first power signal V 〇 i and the second power signal V 〇 2 may have a phase The following is a description of the driving method of the electronic paper device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The driving method is a representative of an image frame. The image data is written into the electronic paper device 2, wherein the image data has a first sub-image data and a second sub-image resource. It should be noted that the first sub-image data and the second sub-image data are nodes here. It is expressed by the magnitude of the voltage Vpixei. In addition, it is assumed that when the node voltage Vpixel is greater than the first power signal Voi, it is white-face data, and when the node voltage Vpixei is smaller than the first power signal, it is black-face data. Driving method The first write program includes a first write program and a second write program. The first write program provides a first power signal Vw having a first level (0V) at a time T cn, and cooperates with the first The wire signal Vo! writes the first sub-image data into the two elements of the element 21u~21mn to 200923534. As shown in Fig. 3, in the tenth embodiment, the qv = first power signal is matched. Vqi, the first sub-image poor material provided by the row driving circuit 24, the node voltage U is 15V, in other words, in the first time 4, the row driving circuit 24 provides the voltage of (10) through several data lines to the respective corresponding The book Xin, according to 1 gold ^ J Danjing to write the chalky poor material into the corresponding element 0. The second writing procedure in the second time T〇2, is provided - with a second = (15V The first - the power signal, and with the first - power signal ~ image data written by the person of the above 21 ι 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 As shown in FIG. 3, in the embodiment _, in conjunction with the first:::V01 of i5v, the second sub-image data provided by the row driving circuit 24 is ον in the voltage W, in other words, in the second money slit The line divides the voltage to the phase of each phase to write the black surface data to the corresponding element. It is worth mentioning here that since the dichroic particles in the electronic paper device 2 are slow, the aforementioned = brother-writing program and second writing sequence can be repeated in the -writer cycle Twl. As shown in Fig. 3, the third inter-turn τ03 is the same as the first time τ〇ι (4), and is the same as the second time τ02. Another 04 seconds, while the black face data and the white written two = period can be, for example, 1 second. In the present embodiment, the second power signal ν having the third level is further written in the first embodiment to provide a third level. ',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, As mentioned above, since the riding data is matched with the level, the black-faced data and the white-faced material are respectively written: the driving voltage can be reduced, and the driving capability is about V due to lsv. The drive circuit drives the electronic paper device to display image data. , : In addition to the dynamic method, as shown in Figure 3, the same white screen data W1 is repeatedly written in a write cycle. - In addition to the 7-inch black screen data, it can also be written in the cycle Tw2. , only write the times - white chalk data and black written poor materials. In addition, the white written data and the inquisition - the order of writing the Bessie and the black-faced poor materials can also be shown in Figure 4, which is in the write cycle Τ- in the first-time a 士11 中弟一 power signal ν 〇ι writes the black screen data, and writes the white surface data with the first power signal ν〇ι in the first T12, and then maintains the state of not writing until the end of the writing period Tw2. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, 'it is executed at the first time L' - the red sequence is reset, which first writes the entire display screen to the white-faced material, and then provides the 15V at the second time T22. The first-power signal and the sub-image signal of ον are used to write the _-black pixel data into the corresponding pixels. In order to achieve faster writing speed, the data can be written at the first time T2 "using the large voltage difference (about 20 ν) of the vehicle. (The reaction speed of the general electrophoretic material increases with the write voltage. Increase), for example, the first power signal V01 is -5 V and the node Vpixei is i 5 ν, so that the purpose of increasing the write voltage can be increased without increasing the driving voltage range of the drive 1C. In other words, 'to achieve more The fast write speed of the 'reset procedure' can be greater than the first-writer program, the first-sub-image signal and the first-generation 11 200923534 source signal v01 (or the second power signal v〇2) The difference between the second sub-image signal and the first-power signal V〇1 (or the second power supply number V02) is greater than the first: middle, last, please refer to Figure 6, in order to avoid The attachment to the edge of the electronic paper device 2 can perform a reset procedure in the first time T31, and provide a oscillating signal level; at the second time T32, write the white material; and in the third time Τ33 Write the black-faced information. In this implementation, the signal level of the money refers to the first The power signal or the second power signal has a 汛唬 level. In Figure 6, the power supply 唬V〇i is taken as an example, which is used to generate the first-packet source signal V〇1 and the node voltage %. Fine voltage difference. "Upper 4, because the electronic paper device and its driving system according to the present invention can change the level of the first power signal and cooperate with the first sub-image signal or the second sub-image signal to display the image data. Write each book. The level of the power signal can be changed. Therefore, the driving capability, the driving circuit of 15V can be used to drive the electronic paper device, so that the difficulty of driving the 1C can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced. .卩 is only a gesture, _ is a restrictive. Equivalent modifications or variations of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the equivalent circuit of 12 200923534 of the electronic paper device according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 to FIG. 6 are diagrams showing the basis of the present invention; A schematic diagram of a driving signal of a driving method of an electronic paper device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Description of main component symbols] 1 ' 2 : Electronic paper device 10 : Driving circuit board 11 : Electronic paper 12 : Adhesive layer 13 ′: Electrophoretic material 131 : Dyeing particles 132 : Dielectric solution 14 : Transparent electrode layer 21 ir ~ 21 mn : halogen 22 : first power source 23 : second power source 24 : row drive circuit 25 : column drive circuit Qi · switch unit ce: first energy storage structure Cst · second energy storage structure T〇i ' Tn ' Τ 21 , Τ 31 : The first time T〇2 ' Tj2 ' Ding 22 , D 32 : The second time Τ〇 3 , Τ 33 : The third time 13 200923534 Τ〇 4 : The fourth time Twi , Tw2 : Write cycle Vpixei : Node voltage V01 : First power signal V〇2: second power signal

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200923534 十、申請專利範圍: 1、 一種電子紙裝置,包含: 至少一晝素,具有一第一儲能結構及與該第一儲能結 構電性連接之一第二儲能結構; 一第一電源,係與該晝素之該第一儲能結構之一端電 性連接,並提供一第一電源訊號;以及 一第二電源,係與該晝素之該第二儲能結構之一端電 性連接,並提供一第二電源訊號。 2、 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電子紙裝置,其中該第 一電源與該第二電源之至少其中之一係為交流電源。 3、 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電子紙裝置,其中該第 一電源訊號之準位係異於該第二電源訊號之準位。 4、 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電子紙裝置,更包含: 一行驅動迴路,係與該晝素電性連接;以及 一列驅動迴路,係與該晝素電性連接。 5、 如申請專利範圍第4項所述之電子紙裝置,其中該晝 素更包含: 一開關單元,係分別與該行驅動迴路、該列驅動迴路、 該第一儲能結構及該第二儲能結構電性連接。 15 200923534 6、如申請專利範圍第5項所述之電子紙裝置,其中該開 關單元係為一薄膜電晶體,且具有一閘極、一汲極及 ^源極。 -7、如申請專利範圍第6項所述之電子紙裝置,其中該薄 . 膜電晶體之該閘極係與該列驅動迴路電性連接,該源 極係與該行驅動迴路電性連接,該汲極係與該第一儲 能結構及該第二儲能結構電性連接。 8、 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電子紙裝置,其中該第 一儲能結構及該第二儲能結構係分別為一電容。 9、 如申請專利範圍第8項所述之電子紙裝置,其中該第 一儲能結構之電容值係小於該第二儲能結構之電容 值。 10、 如申請專利範圍第9項所述之電子紙裝置,其中該第 一儲能結構之電容值係小於10倍之該第千·儲能結構 之電容值。 11、 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之電子紙裝置,其中該第 一電源訊號係經由一共同電極而傳送至該第一儲能 結構。 16 200923534 12 13 14、 15、 16、 、如申請專利範圍第丨項所述 _ ^ 甩子紙裝置,苴中該第 一 %源訊號係經由一儲存雷朽 、 結構。 碎存私極而傳送至該第二儲能 一種電子紙裝置的驅動方法, ,、係將—影像資料寫入 像資料係具有H影像 個-Γΐ二:影像資料,該電子紙裝置係具有複數 们旦素,该驅動方法包含: 寫入程序,係提供一具有一第一準位之第 第 電 源訊號’並配合具有該第—準位之該第—電源訊號 將该第—子影像資料寫人該等晝素之至少―部份; 以及 ‘第二寫人程序,係提供具有—第二準位之該第一電 ::=,並配合具有該第二準位之該第—電源訊號 L k弟一子影像資料寫入該等晝素之至少另一部 份。 ^申請專利_第13項所述之驅動方法,其中 子影像資料係為一白晝面資料。, 如申晴專利範圍第13項所述之驅動方法,其中該 —子影像資料係為一黑晝面資料。 如申請專鄉@第13賴述之鶴方法,其中該第 17 200923534 二子影像資料係為—灰階資料。 17 18 19 20 21 請專利範圍第13項所述之驅動方法,其中該影 貝料係於一寫入週期内寫入該等晝素。 ί申請專利範圍第Π項所述之驅動方法,其中於該 寫入週期中’該第—子影像資料及該第二子影像資料 如:請專利範圍第13項所述之驅動方法,其中該第 —電源訊號係經由—共同電極提供至該等晝素。 如申請專利範圍第13項所述之驅動方法,其中該第 —寫入程序更包含: μ 提供-具有—第三準位之第二電源訊號。 如申請專利_第13韻叙㈣方法,其中該第 —寫入程序更包含: 提供一具有一第四準位之第二電源訊號。 如申請專職圍第20或第21韻述之驅動方法,其 中5亥第一電源§孔號係經由一儲存電極提供至該蚩 素。 D忠 18 22 200923534 23 24 25 26 27、 如申μ專利範圍第13項所述之驅動方法,更包含: 一重置程序,係重置該等畫素之顯示狀態。 如申請專利範圍第23項所述之驅動方法,其中該重 置程序所提供之—晝素電壓差係大於該第一寫入程 序中,該第一子影像資料與該第一電源訊號之壓差, 且大於5亥第二寫入程序中,該第二子影像資料與該第 —電源訊號之壓差。 女申明專利範圍第23項所述之驅動方法,其中該重 置程序係提供一震盪之一訊號準位。 如申請專·圍第25項所述之驅動方法,其中該訊 就準位係該第一電源訊號之訊號準位或該第二電源 訊號之訊號準位。 =種電子紙|置的驅動方法,其係將—影像資料寫入 〜電子紙裝置,其中該影像資料係具有—第一子影像 貧料及-第二子影像㈣,該電子紙裝 個晝素,該_方法包含: 第 寫入程序,係提供具有一第一準位之一第一電 源訊號,並配合具有該第—準位之該第-電源訊號 將該第一子影像資料寫入該等晝素;以及 第二寫入料,係提供具有―第二準位之該第一電 19 200923534 源讯唬,並配合具有該第二準位之該第— ^ ^_ 晃源訊號 、苐二子影像資料寫入該等畫素之至少—部严 28 29 如申請專利範圍» 27項所述之驅動方法, —子影像資料係為一白畫面資料。 ” δΛ弟 ^申凊專利範圍第27項所述之驅動方法, 一子影像資料係為一黑晝面資料。 乂弟 30 如申明專利範圍第27項所述之驅動方法, 一子影像資料係為一灰階資料。 其中該第 31、 32、 33 34 二申請專·_ 27項所述之驅動方法,其中該第 電源訊號係經由一共同電極提供至該等晝素。 申明專利範圍第27項所述之驅動方法,其中該第 —寫入程序更包含: 提七、—具有一第三準位之第二電源訊號。 如=請專利範圍第27項所述之驅動方法,其中該第 二寫入程序更包含: 提七、具有—第四準位之第二電源訊號。 如申請專利範圍第32或第33項所述之驅動方法,其 20 200923534 =忒弟二電源訊號係經由一儲存電極提供至該等晝 35 36 37 如申π專利範圍第27項所述之驅動方法,更包含: 一重置程序,係重置該等晝素中之顯示狀態。 如申請專利範㈣35項所述之轉方法,其中該重 置私序所提供之一晝素電壓差係大於該第一寫入程 序中’該第—子影像資料與該第—電源訊號之壓差^ 且大於該第二寫人程序中,該第二子影像資料與 一電源訊號之壓差。 如申請專·®第35項所狀輯方法,其中該重 置程序係提供一震盪之一訊號準位。 ,申請專利範圍第37項所述之驅動方法,其中該訊 唬準位係該第一電源訊號之訊號準位或該第二電源 訊號之訊號準位。 21200923534 X. Patent application scope: 1. An electronic paper device comprising: at least one halogen having a first energy storage structure and a second energy storage structure electrically connected to the first energy storage structure; The power source is electrically connected to one end of the first energy storage structure of the pixel and provides a first power signal; and a second power source is electrically connected to one end of the second energy storage structure of the pixel Connect and provide a second power signal. 2. The electronic paper device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first power source and the second power source is an alternating current power source. 3. The electronic paper device of claim 1, wherein the level of the first power signal is different from the level of the second power signal. 4. The electronic paper device of claim 1, further comprising: a row of driving circuits electrically connected to the halogen; and a row of driving circuits electrically connected to the halogen. 5. The electronic paper device of claim 4, wherein the halogen further comprises: a switch unit, respectively, the row drive circuit, the column drive circuit, the first energy storage structure, and the second The energy storage structure is electrically connected. The electronic paper device of claim 5, wherein the switch unit is a thin film transistor and has a gate, a drain and a source. -7. The electronic paper device of claim 6, wherein the gate of the thin film transistor is electrically connected to the column driving circuit, and the source is electrically connected to the row driving circuit. The drain system is electrically connected to the first energy storage structure and the second energy storage structure. 8. The electronic paper device of claim 1, wherein the first energy storage structure and the second energy storage structure are each a capacitor. 9. The electronic paper device of claim 8, wherein the capacitance of the first energy storage structure is less than the capacitance of the second energy storage structure. 10. The electronic paper device of claim 9, wherein the capacitance of the first energy storage structure is less than 10 times the capacitance of the thousandth energy storage structure. 11. The electronic paper device of claim 1, wherein the first power signal is transmitted to the first energy storage structure via a common electrode. 16 200923534 12 13 14, 15, 16 , as described in the scope of the patent application _ ^ 甩子纸装置, the first source signal in the 经由 is stored through a storage structure. a driving method for transferring an electronic paper device to the second energy storage device, wherein the image data is written into the image data system and has an H image - a second image data, the electronic paper device having a plurality of The driving method comprises: writing a program, providing a first power signal having a first level and cooperating with the first power signal having the first level to write the first image data At least a portion of the pixels; and a second writer program that provides the first power with a second level::=, and cooperates with the first power signal having the second level A sub-image of L k is written into at least another part of the elements. ^ Patent Application _ The driving method described in Item 13, wherein the sub-image data is a white-faced data. The driving method according to Item 13 of the Shenqing Patent Range, wherein the sub-image data is a black-faced material. For example, if you apply for the hometown @第13赖述之鹤 method, the 17th 200923534 second sub-image data is gray-scale data. 17 18 19 20 21 The driving method of claim 13, wherein the image material is written in the writing cycle. The driving method of claim </ RTI> wherein the first sub-image data and the second sub-image data are in the writing period, such as the driving method described in claim 13 The first-power signal is supplied to the halogen via a common electrode. The driving method of claim 13, wherein the first writing process further comprises: μ providing a second power signal having a third level. For example, in the method of claiming a patent, the first writing process further includes: providing a second power signal having a fourth level. For example, if the driving method of the 20th or 21st verse is applied for, the 5th first power supply § hole number is supplied to the halogen via a storage electrode. The driving method described in claim 13 of the invention, further comprising: a resetting procedure for resetting the display state of the pixels. The driving method of claim 23, wherein the voltage difference provided by the resetting program is greater than the voltage of the first sub-image data and the first power signal in the first writing process Poor, and greater than 5 Hz in the second writing process, the second sub-image data and the first - power signal differential pressure. The driving method described in claim 23, wherein the resetting program provides a signal level of oscillation. For example, the driving method described in Item 25 is applied to the signal level of the first power signal or the signal level of the second power signal. = a type of electronic paper | set driving method, which is to write - image data into the electronic paper device, wherein the image data has - the first sub-image poor material and - the second sub-image (four), the electronic paper is loaded with a halogen The method includes: a first writing process, providing a first power signal having a first level, and writing the first sub-image data to the first power image with the first power signal having the first level And the second write material, the first power 19 200923534 source signal having a "second level", and the first - ^ ^_ source signal having the second level The second sub-image data is written into at least the pixels of the pixels. The driving method described in the patent application scope is as follows: - The sub-image data is a white screen material. Λ Λ ^ ^ 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 凊 一 一 一 一 一 一 一 一 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 The driving method of the present invention, wherein the first power signal is supplied to the halogen via a common electrode. The driving method of the item, wherein the first writing process further comprises: providing a second power signal having a third level, such as the driving method described in claim 27, wherein the first The second writing process further comprises: VII. A second power signal having a fourth level. The driving method described in claim 32 or 33, wherein the system is 20 200923534 = the second power signal is passed through a The storage electrode is provided to the driving method as described in claim 27, and further includes: a resetting procedure for resetting the display state in the pixels. For example, applying for a patent (4) 35 items Said The method, wherein the reset voltage sequence provides a voltage difference greater than a voltage difference between the first sub-image data and the first power signal and greater than the second writer program The difference between the second sub-image data and a power signal is as follows: If the application is specifically for the method of the 35th item, the reset program provides a signal level of the shock. The driving method of the present invention, wherein the signal level is a signal level of the first power signal or a signal level of the second power signal.
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