Driver and method of operating a micro-electromechanical system device
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1. A driver for use with a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device, comprising:
- an actuation subsystem configured to provide an actuation voltage to alter an angle of an optical element of said MEMS device; and
a bias subsystem coupled to said actuation subsystem and configured to apply a bias voltage between said optical element and said actuation subsystem thereby reducing said actuation voltage.
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Abstract
A driver for use with a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device, method of operation thereof and a MEMS device employing the driver and method. In one embodiment, the driver includes an actuation subsystem that provides an actuation voltage to alter an angle of an optical element of the MEMS device. The driver also includes a bias subsystem, coupled to the actuation subsystem, that applies a bias voltage between the optical element and the actuation subsystem, thereby reducing the actuation voltage.
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1. A driver for use with a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device, comprising:
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an actuation subsystem configured to provide an actuation voltage to alter an angle of an optical element of said MEMS device; and
a bias subsystem coupled to said actuation subsystem and configured to apply a bias voltage between said optical element and said actuation subsystem thereby reducing said actuation voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device, comprising:
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providing an actuation voltage to alter an angle of an optical element of said MEMS device; and
applying a bias voltage between said optical element and said actuation subsystem thereby reducing said actuation voltage. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device, comprising:
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an optical element having a light reflective optical layer located over a substrate;
a mounting substrate on which said optical element is rotatably mounted, said mounting substrate having a plurality of electrodes spaced adjacent thereto; and
a driver, couplable to said optical element, including;
an actuation subsystem that provides an actuation voltage to alter an angle of said optical element, and a bias subsystem, coupled to said actuation subsystem, that applies a bias voltage between a surface of said optical element and said actuation subsystem thereby reducing said actuation voltage. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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