SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRI-STATE ELECTRO-OPTICAL DISPLAYS

摘要

There is provided a display including a display including a number of display cells (400). Each of the display cells (400) includes a first electrode (414), which is transparent and disposed over a front surface of a display cell (400). A second electrode (418) is disposed opposite the first electrode (414). A dielectric layer (404) is disposed between the first electrode (414) and the second electrode (418), and is patterned to create a plurality of recessed volumes (408). A fluid is disposed in a volume defined by the first electrode (414), the dielectric layer (404), and the recessed volumes (408). The fluid (410) comprises a dye of a different color from an adjacent display cell (400). Charged particles (412) are disposed within the fluid (410). The display also includes a display driver configured to pack the charged particles (412) against the front of the display cell to create a first optical state, to pack the charged particles (412) against the back of the display cell (400) to create a second optical state, or to pack the particles into the recessed regions (408) to create a third optical state.