Circuits for controlling display apparatus
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1. A display apparatus comprising:
- a transparent substrate,an array of pixels including a plurality of MEMS light modulators each corresponding to a pixel in the array, anda control matrix formed on the transparent substrate and having, for each pixel in the array, a set of switches connecting an energy source to a MEMS light modulator of the respective pixel, the set of switches comprising a first switch and a second switch directly connected in series.
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMs-based light modulators.
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1. A display apparatus comprising:
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a transparent substrate, an array of pixels including a plurality of MEMS light modulators each corresponding to a pixel in the array, and a control matrix formed on the transparent substrate and having, for each pixel in the array, a set of switches connecting an energy source to a MEMS light modulator of the respective pixel, the set of switches comprising a first switch and a second switch directly connected in series. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A display apparatus comprising:
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a transparent substrate, an array of pixels including a plurality of MEMS light modulators each corresponding to a pixel in the array, and a control matrix formed on the transparent substrate and having, for each pixel in the array, a first switch and a second switch directly connected in series and through which current flows from a MEMS light modulator of the respective pixel to a current drain interconnect. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A display apparatus, comprising:
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a transparent substrate, an array of pixels including a plurality of light modulators each corresponding to a pixel in the array, and a control matrix formed on the transparent substrate and having, for each pixel in the array, a charging cascode connecting an energy source to a light modulator of the respective pixel, and a discharging cascode through which current flows from the light modulator of the respective pixel to a current drain interconnect, wherein the charging and discharging cascodes are connected to a common interconnect. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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