Pixel via and methods of forming the same
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- an array of pixels, each pixel including;
a substrate;
an electrically conductive black mask disposed on the substrate and masking an optically non-active portion of the pixel at each of four corners of the pixel;
a dielectric layer disposed over the black mask;
an optical stack disposed over the dielectric layer, the optical stack including a stationary electrode; and
a mechanical layer positioned over the optical stack and defining a cavity between the mechanical layer and the optical stack, the mechanical layer movable through the cavity between an actuated position and a relaxed position, the mechanical layer anchored over the optical stack at each corner of the pixel;
wherein the array of pixels includes a first pixel having a conductive via in the dielectric layer electrically connecting the stationary electrode to the black mask, the via disposed at a corner of the first pixel offset from where the mechanical layer is anchored over the optical stack in an optically non-active area of the first pixel.
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Abstract
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses for pixel vias. In one aspect, a method of forming an electromechanical device having a plurality of pixels includes depositing an electrically conductive black mask on a substrate at each of four corners of each pixel, depositing a dielectric layer over the black mask, depositing an optical stack including a stationary electrode over the dielectric layer, depositing a mechanical layer over the optical stack, and anchoring the mechanical layer over the optical stack at each corner of each pixel. The method further includes providing a conductive via in a first pixel of the plurality of pixels, the via in the dielectric layer electrically connecting the stationary electrode to the black mask, the via disposed at a corner of the first pixel, offset from where the mechanical layer is anchored over the optical stack in an optically non-active area of the first pixel.
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22 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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an array of pixels, each pixel including; a substrate; an electrically conductive black mask disposed on the substrate and masking an optically non-active portion of the pixel at each of four corners of the pixel; a dielectric layer disposed over the black mask; an optical stack disposed over the dielectric layer, the optical stack including a stationary electrode; and a mechanical layer positioned over the optical stack and defining a cavity between the mechanical layer and the optical stack, the mechanical layer movable through the cavity between an actuated position and a relaxed position, the mechanical layer anchored over the optical stack at each corner of the pixel; wherein the array of pixels includes a first pixel having a conductive via in the dielectric layer electrically connecting the stationary electrode to the black mask, the via disposed at a corner of the first pixel offset from where the mechanical layer is anchored over the optical stack in an optically non-active area of the first pixel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device, comprising:
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a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a substrate; a means for absorbing light disposed on the substrate and masking an optically non-active portion of the pixel at each of four corners of the pixel; a dielectric layer disposed over the light absorbing means; and an optical stack disposed over the dielectric layer, the optical stack including a stationary electrode; wherein the array of pixels includes a first pixel having a means for electrically connecting in the dielectric layer the stationary electrode to the light absorbing means, the connecting means disposed at a corner of the first pixel, offset from where the mechanical layer is anchored over the optical stack in an optically non-active area of the first pixel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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