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A high-resolution and intelligent dead pixel detection scheme for an electrowetting display screen

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Electrowetting display technology is realized by tuning the surface energy of a hydrophobic surface by applying a voltage based on electrowetting mechanism. With the rapid development of the electrowetting industry, how to analyze efficiently the quality of an electrowetting display screen has a very important significance. There are two kinds of dead pixels on the electrowetting display screen. One is that the oil of pixel cannot completely cover the display area. The other is that indium tin oxide semiconductor wire connecting pixel and foil was burned. In this paper, we propose a high-resolution and intelligent dead pixel detection scheme for an electrowetting display screen. First, we built an aperture ratio–capacitance model based on the electrical characteristics of electrowetting display. A field-programmable gate array is used as the integrated logic hub of the system for a highly reliable and efficient control of the circuit. Dead pixels can be detected and displayed on a PC-based 2D graphical interface in real time. The proposed dead pixel detection scheme reported in this work has promise in automating electrowetting display experiments.

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This work was financially supported by the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Teams in Universities (No. IRT13064), Guangdong Innovative Research Team Program (No. 2011D039), Shenzhen Science and Technology Plan (No. JCYJ20140417110601162, No. JSGG20130922112354765), and National Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong-Key Basic Research (No. 2014A030308013). The authors would like to thank the electronic development team at the Academy of Shenzhen Guohua Optoelectronics.

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  1. Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China

    ZhiJie Luo, JianKun Luo, WenWen Zhao, Yang Cao, WeiJie Lin & GuoFu Zhou

  2. Shenzhen Guohua Optoelectronics Tech. Co. Ltd, Shenzhen, 518110, China

    GuoFu Zhou

  3. Academy of Shenzhen Guohua Optoelectronics, Shenzhen, 518110, China

    GuoFu Zhou

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Luo, Z., Luo, J., Zhao, W. et al. A high-resolution and intelligent dead pixel detection scheme for an electrowetting display screen. Opt Rev 25, 18–26 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-017-0382-3

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