Light modulator having pixel memory decoupled from pixel display
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1. A spatial light modulator comprising:
- a multi-pixel display array formed on a first die; and
a multi-pixel memory array formed on a second die separate from the first die, the multi-pixel memory array having pixel storage cells, and wherein the multi-pixel memory array is physically decoupled from the multi-pixel display array.
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Abstract
A light modulator such as an SLM, in which the pixel data array is decoupled from the pixel display array. The pixel data array can be located externally, permitting significant reduction in the circuitry present under each pixel of the display, in turn permitting significant reduction in display pixel size and independent scaling of memory cell size and display cell size.
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19 Claims
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1. A spatial light modulator comprising:
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a multi-pixel display array formed on a first die; and
a multi-pixel memory array formed on a second die separate from the first die, the multi-pixel memory array having pixel storage cells, and wherein the multi-pixel memory array is physically decoupled from the multi-pixel display array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A spatial light modulator comprising:
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control logic;
a pixel memory array coupled to the control logic and formed on a first die; and
a pixel display array coupled to the control logic and the pixel memory array, and formed on a second die, wherein the first and second die are physically decoupled and substantially non-overlapping, the pixel display array comprising a plurality of pixel display cells, each having disposed within its area an associated pulse width modulation driver circuit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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performing a digital function on a pixel data value and a present counter value to generate one of a first result or a second result, wherein a pixel memory array of a first die stores the pixel data value and the pixel memory array is physically decoupled from a pixel display array of a second die;
activating or deactivating a pixel cell of the pixel display array based on the digital function; and
logically replacing a pixel memory cell with a redundant memory cell if the pixel memory cell is detected to not be operating correctly. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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