Method and device for electrically programmable display
First Claim
1. An apparatus having a display, the apparatus comprising:
- an array comprising a plurality of rows and columns of interferometric modulators; and
a plurality of electrical conductors, each of the electrical conductors connecting to one of the plurality rows or columns, at least two of the conductors being configured to be selectively electrically interconnected thereby modifying a resolution characteristic of at least a region of the display.
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Abstract
One embodiment includes a display of interferometric modulators having a configurable resolution characteristic. Selected rows and/or columns are interconnected via a switch. The switch can include a fuse, antifuse, transistor, and the like. Depending on a desired resolution for a display, the switches can be placed in an “open” or “closed” state. Advantageously, using the switches, a display can readily be configured for differing modes of resolution. Furthermore, using the switches, a display can be configured to electrically connect certain rows or columns in the display such that the connected rows or columns can be driven simultaneously by a common voltage source.
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31 Claims
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1. An apparatus having a display, the apparatus comprising:
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an array comprising a plurality of rows and columns of interferometric modulators; and
a plurality of electrical conductors, each of the electrical conductors connecting to one of the plurality rows or columns, at least two of the conductors being configured to be selectively electrically interconnected thereby modifying a resolution characteristic of at least a region of the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A display, comprising:
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an comprising a plurality of rows and columns of interferometric modulators; and
a plurality of electrical conductors, each of the electrical conductors connecting to one of the plurality rows or columns, at least two of the conductors being electrically connected together, at least two of the conductors being configured to be selectively electrically disconnected thereby modifying a resolution characteristic of at least a region of the display. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 18. A method, comprising electrically connecting, via a switch, at least two adjacent columns of a display to each other and at least two adjacent rows of the display to each other so as to modify a resolution characteristic of the display.
- 23. A system comprising means for electrically connecting, via a switch, at least two adjacent columns of a display to each other and at least two adjacent rows of the display to each other so as to modify a resolution characteristic of the display.
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27. An apparatus manufactured by the process comprising:
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fabricating a plurality of electrical conductors, each of the electrical conductors connecting to one of the plurality rows or columns, at least two of the conductors being configured to be selectively electrically interconnected thereby modifying a resolution characteristic of at least a region of a display; and
fabricating, concurrently with fabricating the plurality of electrical conductors, the display. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of manufacture, comprising:
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fabricating a plurality of electrical conductors, each of the electrical conductors connecting to one of the plurality rows or columns, at least two of the conductors being configured to be selectively electrically interconnected thereby modifying a resolution characteristic of at least a region of a display; and
fabricating, concurrently with fabricating the plurality of electrical conductors, the display.
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Specification