Electrophoretic display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof

1. A method of manufacturing an electrophoretic display apparatus, comprising:

preparing a first substrate comprising a thin film transistor;

preparing a second substrate comprising electrophoretic particles and an electrophoretic dispersion medium, wherein the electrophoretic particles comprise first electrophoretic dispersion particles and second electrophoretic dispersion particles, wherein the first electrophoretic dispersion particles and second electrophoretic dispersion particles have different colors from each other and are electrically charged to have different polarities from each other;

attaching a first surface of the second substrate to the first substrate by interposing an adhesion layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and

forming a color filter on a second surface of the second substrate, wherein the forming of the color filter comprises:

preparing a donor substrate comprising a color filter material to be transcribed onto the second surface of the second substrate;

aligning the donor substrate on the second surface of the second substrate; and

transcribing the color filter material onto the second surface of the second substrate, and

wherein the donor substrate further comprises a light-to-heat conversion layer and wherein the transcribing of the color filter material onto the second surface of the second substrate is carried out by irradiating a region of the donor substrate with a laser.

2. A method of manufacturing an electrophoretic display apparatus, comprising:

preparing a first substrate comprising a plurality of thin film transistors;

preparing a second substrate comprising electrophoretic particles and an electrophoretic dispersion medium, wherein the electrophoretic particles comprise first electrophoretic dispersion particles and second electrophoretic dispersion particles, wherein the first electrophoretic dispersion particles and second electrophoretic dispersion particles have different colors from each other and are electrically charged to have different polarities from each other;

attaching a first surface of the second substrate to the first substrate by interposing an adhesion layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and

forming a plurality of color filters on a second surface of the second substrate, wherein the first substrate further comprises a plurality of pixel electrodes, each pixel electrode being electrically connected to a thin film transistor,

wherein the forming the plurality of color filters on the second surface of the second substrate includes:

preparing a donor substrate comprising a color filter material to be transcribed onto the second surface of the second substrate;

aligning the donor substrate on the second surface of the second substrate; and

transcribing the color filter material onto the second surface of the second substrate to create a plurality of color filters, each color filter being aligned with a pixel electrode, and

wherein the donor substrate further comprises alight-to-heat conversion layer and wherein the transcribing of the color filter material onto the second surface of the second substrate is carried out by irradiating a plurality of regions of the donor substrate with a laser.

3. A method of manufacturing an electrophoretic display apparatus, comprising:

preparing a first substrate comprising a plurality of thin film transistors;

preparing a second substrate comprising electrophoretic particles and an electrophoretic dispersion medium, wherein the electrophoretic particles comprise first electrophoretic dispersion particles and second electrophoretic dispersion particles, wherein the first electrophoretic dispersion particles and second electrophoretic dispersion particles have different colors from each other and are electrically charged to have different polarities from each other;

attaching a first surface of the second substrate to the first substrate by interposing an adhesion layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and

forming a plurality of color filters on a second surface of the second substrate, wherein the first substrate further comprises a plurality of pixel electrodes, each pixel electrode being electrically connected to a thin film transistor,

wherein the forming the plurality of color filters on the second surface of the second substrate includes:

preparing a donor substrate comprising a color filter material to be transcribed onto the second surface of the second substrate;

aligning the donor substrate on the second surface of the second substrate; and

transcribing the color filter material onto the second surface of the second substrate to create a plurality of color filters, each color filter being aligned with a pixel electrode; and

repeating the preparing of the donor substrate, aligning the donor substrate on the second surface of the second substrate and transcribing at least one additional time using a different color filter material.

4. A method of manufacturing an electrophoretic display apparatus, comprising:

preparing a first substrate comprising a plurality of thin film transistors;

preparing a second substrate comprising electrophoretic particles and an electrophoretic dispersion medium, wherein the electrophoretic particles comprise first electrophoretic dispersion particles and second electrophoretic dispersion particles, wherein the first electrophoretic dispersion particles and second electrophoretic dispersion particles have different colors from each other and are electrically charged to have different polarities from each other;

attaching a first surface of the second substrate to the first substrate by interposing an adhesion layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and

forming a plurality of color filters on a second surface of the second substrate, wherein the first substrate further comprises a plurality of pixel electrodes, each pixel electrode being electrically connected to a thin film transistor,

wherein the forming the plurality of color filters on the second surface of the second substrate includes:

preparing a donor substrate comprising a color filter material to be transcribed onto the second surface of the second substrate;

aligning the donor substrate on the second surface of the second substrate; and

transcribing the color filter material onto the second surface of the second substrate to create a plurality of color filters, each color filter being aligned with a pixel electrode, and,

wherein the preparing of the donor substrate, aligning the donor substrate on the second surface of the second substrate and transcribing are repeated such that a plurality of red color filters, green color filters and blue color filters are formed on the second surface of the second substrate.

5. A method of manufacturing an electrophoretic display apparatus, comprising:

preparing a first substrate comprising a thin film transistor;

preparing a second substrate comprising electrophoretic particles and an electrophoretic dispersion medium, wherein the electrophoretic particles comprise first electrophoretic dispersion particles and second electrophoretic dispersion particles, wherein the first electrophoretic dispersion particles and second electrophoretic dispersion particles have different colors from each other and are electrically charged to have different polarities from each other;

forming a color filter on a surface of the second substrate; and

attaching the second substrate to a surface of the first substrate by interposing an adhesion layer between the first substrate and the second substrate,

wherein the forming of the color filter comprises:

preparing a donor substrate comprising a color filter material;

aligning the donor substrate on the surface of the second substrate; and

transcribing the color filter material onto the surface of the second substrate, and

wherein the donor substrate further comprises a light-to-heat conversion layer and wherein the transcribing of the color filter material onto the second surface of the second substrate is carried out by irradiating a region of the donor substrate with a laser.