Pixel via and methods of forming the same
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- an array of pixels, each pixel havinga 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 and along at least one edge region 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 conductive via disposed in a position along an edge of the first pixel in an optically non-active area of the first pixel, and wherein the position of the conductive via is spaced offset from the edge of the first pixel in a direction towards the center 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 and along at least one edge region of each pixel, depositing a dielectric layer over the black mask, depositing an optical stack including a stationary electrode over the dielectric layer, and depositing a mechanical layer over the optical stack. The method further includes providing a conductive via in a first pixel of the plurality of pixels, the via disposed in the dielectric layer and electrically connecting the stationary electrode to the black mask, the via disposed in a position along an edge of the first pixel, spaced offset from the edge of the first pixel in a direction towards the center of the first pixel.
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28 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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an array of pixels, each pixel having 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 and along at least one edge region 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 conductive via disposed in a position along an edge of the first pixel in an optically non-active area of the first pixel, and wherein the position of the conductive via is spaced offset from the edge of the first pixel in a direction towards the center of the first pixel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of forming a display device having a plurality of pixels, comprising:
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depositing an electrically conductive black mask on a substrate, the black mask masking an optically non-active portion of the pixel at each of four corners of each pixel and along at least one edge region of each pixel; depositing a dielectric layer over the black mask; depositing an optical stack over the dielectric layer, the optical stack including a stationary electrode; depositing the mechanical layer over the optical stack, the mechanical layer defining a cavity between the mechanical layer and the optical stack; anchoring the mechanical layer over the optical stack at each corner of each pixel; and providing a conductive via in a first pixel of the device, the via disposed in the dielectric layer and electrically connecting the stationary electrode to the black mask, the via disposed in a position along an edge of the first pixel in an optically non-active area of the first pixel, and wherein the position of the conductive via is spaced offset from the edge of the first pixel in a direction towards the center of the first pixel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An electromechanical device comprising:
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a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a substrate; 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 and along at least one edge region of the pixel; a dielectric layer disposed over the light absorbing means; an optical stack disposed over the dielectric layer, the optical stack including a stationary electrode; and a mechanical layer positioned over the optical stack to define 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 in the dielectric layer a means for electrically connecting the stationary electrode to the light absorbing means, the connecting means disposed in a position along an edge of the first pixel in an optically non-active area of the first pixel, and wherein the position of the connecting means is spaced offset from the edge of the first pixel in a direction towards the center of the first pixel. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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