Invited paper: Electrowetting-based information displays

Electrowetting can be utilised to provide the pixel engine for an information display. By contracting a colored oil film electrically a high efficiency optical switch is obtained. In addition to the attractive optical properties, the principle exhibits. a video-rate response speed (<10 ms) and can be used to make high brightness color displays [1]. In recent times more attention has been focussed on manufacturing strategies related to launch of initial products. It is becoming increasingly clear that while the technology indeed offers disruptive front-of-screen performance the manufacturing of these displays can be non-disruptive, leveraging up existing low-end LCD infrastructure.