Thin-film structure with dense array of binary control units for presenting images
First Claim
1. A product comprising:
- a substrate that has a surface; and
a thin-film structure formed at the surface of the substrate;
the thin-film structure comprising;
an array of binary control units for causing presentation of images;
each binary control unit having a lead for receiving a unit drive signal;
each binary control unit responding to its unit drive signal by causing presentation of a segment of images presented by the array;
each binary control unit being able to present a segment with either of first and second colors, each binary control unit'"'"'s first color having a maximum intensity the binary control unit can provide, each binary control unit'"'"'s second color having a minimum intensity the binary control unit can provide;
each binary control unit'"'"'s unit drive signal causing the binary control unit to present its first and second colors;
the array extending in first and second directions that are perpendicular;
the binary control units in the array having densities in the first and second directions that are both greater than 60/cm;
the array having an area large enough to present images for direct viewing.
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Abstract
A thin-film structure on an insulating substrate includes an array of binary control units with an area of at least 90 cm2 and a density of at least 60 binary control units per cm. One implementation has an area of approximately 510 cm2, a diagonal of approximately 33 cm, and a total of approximately 6.3 million binary control units. Each binary control unit has a lead for receiving a unit drive signal, to which it responds by causing presentation of a segment of images presented by the array. Each binary control unit can present a segment with either a first color having a maximum intensity or a second color having a minimum intensity. Each binary control unit'"'"'s unit drive signal causes the binary control unit to present its first and second colors. The substrate can be glass. Each binary control unit can include an amorphous silicon thin-film transistor (TFT) and a storage capacitor. Each binary control unit can be square. The thin-film structure can be used in an active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD), monochrome or, with an appropriate filter, color.
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19 Claims
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1. A product comprising:
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a substrate that has a surface; and a thin-film structure formed at the surface of the substrate;
the thin-film structure comprising;an array of binary control units for causing presentation of images;
each binary control unit having a lead for receiving a unit drive signal;
each binary control unit responding to its unit drive signal by causing presentation of a segment of images presented by the array;
each binary control unit being able to present a segment with either of first and second colors, each binary control unit'"'"'s first color having a maximum intensity the binary control unit can provide, each binary control unit'"'"'s second color having a minimum intensity the binary control unit can provide;
each binary control unit'"'"'s unit drive signal causing the binary control unit to present its first and second colors;the array extending in first and second directions that are perpendicular;
the binary control units in the array having densities in the first and second directions that are both greater than 60/cm;
the array having an area large enough to present images for direct viewing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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