METHOD OF MAKING A LIGHT MODULATING DISPLAY DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED TRANSISTOR CIRCUITRY AND STRUCTURES THEREOF
First Claim
1. A light modulator comprising:
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a first optical element formed on the substrate, the first modulation element comprising a first cavity; and
a second optical element formed on the substrate, the second modulation element comprising a second cavity, wherein the cavity of each optical element further comprises a first mirror formed over the substrate and a second mirror separated by a spacing from the first mirror, and further wherein the first optical element in a first state is configured to reflect light comprising a first color, and the second optical element in the first state is configured to reflect light comprising a second color that is different from the first color.
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Abstract
An Interferometric Modulator (IMod) is a microelectromechanical device for modulating light using interference. The colors of these devices may be determined in a spatial fashion, and their inherent color shift may be compensated for using several optical compensation mechanisms. Brightness, addressing, and driving of IMods may be accomplished in a variety of ways with appropriate packaging, and peripheral electronics which can be attached and/or fabricated using one of many techniques. The devices may be used in both embedded and directly perceived applications, the latter providing multiple viewing modes as well as a multitude of product concepts ranging in size from microscopic to architectural in scope.
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44 Claims
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1. A light modulator comprising:
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a substrate;
a first optical element formed on the substrate, the first modulation element comprising a first cavity; and
a second optical element formed on the substrate, the second modulation element comprising a second cavity, wherein the cavity of each optical element further comprises a first mirror formed over the substrate and a second mirror separated by a spacing from the first mirror, and further wherein the first optical element in a first state is configured to reflect light comprising a first color, and the second optical element in the first state is configured to reflect light comprising a second color that is different from the first color. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A light modulation device, comprising:
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a plurality of interferometric modulators formed on a substrate, each interferometric modulator comprising a first mirror formed over the substrate and a second mirror separated by a spacing from the first mirror; and
a driving circuit configured to apply a voltage to first and second interferometric modulators of the plurality of interferometric modulators, wherein the applied voltage causes the second mirror of the first interferometric modulator to move by a first distance, and the same applied voltage causes the second mirror of the second interferometric modulator to move by a second distance, wherein the first and second distances are different. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of manufacturing a display device, comprising:
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forming at least one interferometric modulator over a substrate, the interferometric modulator comprising a first mirror formed over the substrate and a second mirror separated by a spacing from the first mirror; and
forming at least one transistor circuit on the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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26. A display device comprising:
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at least one interferometric modulator formed over a substrate, the interferometric modulator comprising a first mirror formed over the substrate and a second mirror separated by a spacing from the first mirror; and
at least one transistor circuit formed on the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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39. A device for modulating light, the device comprising:
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first means for modulating light;
second means for modulating light; and
a means for supporting the first and second light modulating means, wherein the first light modulating means reflects light of a first color when the first light modulating means is in a first state and the second light modulating means reflects light of a second color different than the first color when the second light modulating means is in the first state. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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