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US 7,110,158 B2Granted
Photonic MEMS and structures
AssigneeIdc, LLC
InventorMark W. Miles
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InventorMark W. Miles
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An interference modulator (Imod) incorporates anti-reflection coatings and/or micro-fabricated supplemental lighting sources. An efficient drive scheme is provided for matrix addressed arrays of IMods or other micromechanical devices. An improved color scheme provides greater flexibility. Electronic hardware can be field reconfigured to accommodate different display formats and/or application functions. An IMod's electromechanical behavior can be decoupled from its optical behavior. An improved actuation means is provided, some one of which may be hidden from view. An IMod or IMod array is fabricated and used in conjunction with a MEMS switch or switch array. An IMod can be used for optical switching and modulation. Some IMods incorporate 2-D and 3-D photonic structures. A variety of applications for the modulation of light are discussed. A MEMS manufacturing and packaging approach is provided based on a continuous web fed process. IMods can be used as test structures for the evaluation of residual stress in deposited materials.
A method of controlling a MEMS device configurable to first and second states, the method comprising:
A method of controlling a MEMS device which operates at least in part according to an alterable electroptical hysteresis curve, the method comprising:
A control device configured to control a MEMS device configurable to first and second states, the device comprising:
A MEMS display device which operates at least in part according to an alterable response versus applied voltage electroptical hystersis curve, wherein the hystersis curve is altered by the applied voltage.
A method of actuating a MEMS display element to display a portion of an image corresponding to image data, the element being configurable to first and second states, and comprising a portion of an array of MEMS display elements, said method comprising:
The method of clam 16, comprising alternately applying potential differences of opposite polarity to display elements of said array in response to the image data during alternating portions of said display write process.
A method of operating a MEMS element in an array of MEMS elements forming a display, said method comprising:
A system for writing image data to an array of MEMS display elements, each element being actuatable to first and second states, said system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.