An electrochemical display apparatus in which simple matrix driving is
realized, whereby apparatus constitution can be simplified, and the price
of the apparatus can be lowered. The electrochemical display apparatus
performs display by use of electrochemical deposition/dissolution of a
metal. The display apparatus is driven by a simple matrix driving system,
in which a deposition overvoltage at the time of deposition of metallic
ions as the metal is used as a threshold in the simple matrix driving. A
driving voltage is set to be not more than two times the deposition
overvoltage. The electrochemical display apparatus includes transparent
electrodes and counter electrodes, the display is performed by utilizing
deposition/dissolution of the metal on the transparent electrodes, and
the potential difference between the metal to be deposited on the
transparent electrodes and the counter electrodes is set to be less than
the deposition overvoltage. Ideally, the same metal as the metal which is
deposited is used for constituting the counter electrodes.