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Display methods and apparatus

  • US 7,755,582 B2
  • Filed: 01/06/2006
  • Issued: 07/13/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A display apparatus comprising:

  • an array of pixels includinga transparent substrate, anda plurality of MEMS-based light modulators; and

    a control matrix disposed on the substrate including, for a pixel in the array of pixels, i) a write-enabling interconnect for enabling the pixel to respond to a data voltage, ii) an actuation voltage interconnect for providing a voltage sufficient to actuate the pixel, iii) a first switch for selectively governing the application of the voltage provided by the actuation voltage interconnect to the pixel, and iv) a data voltage interconnect for controlling the first switch, thereby regulating the application of the actuation voltage across an actuator included in a respective light modulator, thereby empowering the light modulator to change states to form an image.

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