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These defects often exhibit low contrast, irregular morphology, and scale diversity, posing significant challenges for conventional detection methods. To address these issues, we propose ASAF-Net, a novel lightweight network incorporating adaptive attention mechanisms for real-time electrowetting defect detection. Our approach integrates three key innovations: a Multi-scale Partial Convolution Fusion Attention module that enhances feature representation with reduced computational cost through channel-wise partitioning; an Adaptive Scale Attention Fusion Pyramid that introduces a dedicated P2 layer for micron-level defect detection across four hierarchical scales; and a Shape-IoU loss function that improves localization accuracy for irregular small targets. Evaluated on a custom electrowetting defect dataset comprising seven categories, ASAF-Net achieves a state-of-the-art mAP@0.5 of 0.982 with a miss detection rate of only 1.5%, while operating at 112 FPS with just 9.82 M parameters. Comparative experiments demonstrate its superiority over existing models such as YOLOv8 and RT-DETR, particularly in detecting challenging defects like charge trapping. This work provides an efficient and practical solution for high-precision real-time quality inspection in electrowetting display manufacturing.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/info16110973","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,11]],"date-time":"2025-11-11T12:44:55Z","timestamp":1762865095000},"page":"973","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["A Lightweight Adaptive Attention Fusion Network for Real-Time Electrowetting Defect Detection"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-5882-4370","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rui","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Artificial Intelligence, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0224-0270","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jianhua","family":"Zheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Artificial Intelligence, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-0337-8637","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wufa","family":"Long","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Artificial Intelligence, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-5249-2282","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Haolin","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Artificial Intelligence, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8541-965X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zhijie","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Artificial Intelligence, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"494","article-title":"Relations entre les ph\u00e9nom\u00e8nes \u00e9lectriques et capillaires","volume":"5","author":"Lippmann","year":"1875","journal-title":"Ann. 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