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Electrophoretic displays offer high brightness and contrast across the full range of viewing angles, an “ink on paper” appearance, and image stability. These attributes make electrophoretic displays an attractive candidate for portable devices that require easy readability in a variety of lighting conditions from indoor to bright sunlight without consuming much power. This chapter reviews the early development of electrophoretic displays, their challenges to commercialization, and current electrophoretic display efforts.
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Amundson, K. (2012). Electrophoretic Displays. In: Chen, J., Cranton, W., Fihn, M. (eds) Handbook of Visual Display Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79567-4_101
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