Display apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyoung-Ju Shin, Chong-Chul Chai, Eun-Ju Kim
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a display apparatus with pixels, wherein each pixel includes a switching device, a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS), and a gray scale control device. The switching device can be connected to a gate line and a data line to output a corresponding data signal in response to a gate signal. The MEMS may be connected to an output electrode of the switching device to transmit or block light in response to the corresponding data signal. The gray scale control device may be coupled to the output electrode of the switching device to control a time interval during which the corresponding data signal is applied to the MEMS. Accordingly, each pixel may display a desired gray scale.
Claims24
A display apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of gate lines sequentially to receive a gate signal;
- a plurality of data lines to receive a plurality of data signals, respectively;
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- a plurality of pixels,
- wherein each pixel of the plurality of pixels comprises:
- a switching device coupled to a corresponding gate line of the plurality of gate lines and to a corresponding data line of the plurality of data lines, the switching device configured to output a corresponding data signal in response to the gate signal;
- a micro-electro-mechanical system coupled to an output electrode of the switching device to control output of a light signal in response to the corresponding data signal;
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- a control device coupled to the output electrode to control a time interval during which the corresponding data signal is applied to the micro-electro-mechanical system.
A display apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of gate lines to receive a gate signal;
- a plurality of data lines to receive a plurality of data signals, respectively;
- a gate driver coupled to a first end of each of the plurality of gate lines to sequentially apply the gate signal to the plurality of gate lines;
- a data driver coupled to a first end of each of the plurality of data lines to apply the data signals to the plurality of data lines;
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- a plurality of pixels,
- wherein each pixel of the plurality of pixels comprises:
- a switching device coupled to a corresponding gate line of the plurality of gate lines and to a corresponding data line of the plurality of data lines, the switching device configured to output a corresponding data signal in response to the gate signal;
- a micro-electro-mechanical system coupled to an output electrode of the switching device to control output of a light signal in response to the corresponding data signal;
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- a control device coupled to the output electrode to control a time interval during which the corresponding data signal is applied to the micro-electro-mechanical system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.