Micromechanical displays and fabrication method
First Claim
1. A display device comprising:
- a transparent substrate;
an array of pixels formed on the substrate, each pixel comprising a transparent electrode and a deformable member electrically actuated between a first state and a second state, wherein in the first state a liquid including a dye is disposed in a gap between the transparent electrode and the deformable member and wherein in the second state the defonnable member reduces the gap between the transparent electrode and the deformable member such that the liquid is substantially removed between the deformable layer and the transparent electrode; and
a plurality of switches formed on the substrate for supplying control signals to the array of pixels to selectively actuate the deformable members of the pixels, wherein each switch comprises an actuating member movable between an active state and an inactive state, whereby in the active state any control signal supplied to the switch passes through the switch, and in the inactive state any control signal supplied to the switch is prevented from passing through the switch.
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Abstract
A display device, in accordance with the present invention includes a transparent substrate and an array of pixels formed on the substrate, each pixel comprises a transparent electrode and a deformable member electrically actuated between a first state and a second state, wherein in the first state a liquid including a dye is disposed in a gap between the transparent electrode and the deformable member and wherein in the second state the deformable member reduces the gap between the transparent electrode and the deformable member such that the liquid is substantially removed between the deformable layer and the transparent electrode in the area of contact. A plurality of switches are formed on the substrate for supplying control signals to the array of pixels to selectively actuate the deformable members of the pixels, wherein each switch comprises an actuating member movable between an active state and an inactive state, whereby in the active state any control signal supplied to the switch passes through the switch, and in the inactive state any control signal supplied to the switch is prevented from passing through the switch. Fabrication methods are also disclosed.
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22 Claims
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1. A display device comprising:
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a transparent substrate;
an array of pixels formed on the substrate, each pixel comprising a transparent electrode and a deformable member electrically actuated between a first state and a second state, wherein in the first state a liquid including a dye is disposed in a gap between the transparent electrode and the deformable member and wherein in the second state the defonnable member reduces the gap between the transparent electrode and the deformable member such that the liquid is substantially removed between the deformable layer and the transparent electrode; and
a plurality of switches formed on the substrate for supplying control signals to the array of pixels to selectively actuate the deformable members of the pixels, wherein each switch comprises an actuating member movable between an active state and an inactive state, whereby in the active state any control signal supplied to the switch passes through the switch, and in the inactive state any control signal supplied to the switch is prevented from passing through the switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
the plurality of switches are formed on the substrate for supplying the control signals on gate lines and data lines to the array of pixels to selectively actuate the deformable members of the pixels.
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14. The display device as recited in claim 13, further comprising a shift register for addressing the gate lines, the shift register including a portion of the plurality of switches and another portion of the plurality of switches for demultiplexing the data lines.
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15. A display device comprising:
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a substrate;
an array of pixels formed on the substrate, each pixel comprising an electrically actuated switch, a storage capacitor, a transparent substrate and a deformable member electrically actuated between a plurality of states, wherein in each of the states a liquid including a dye is disposed in a gap between a transparent substrate and the deformable member in an active area and wherein the gap is adjustable according to voltages applied to the deformable member and the storage capacitor to change an amount of liquid disposed between the transparent substrate and a deformable member thereby reflecting light from the active area according to different intensities. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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