Electrical characterization of interferometric modulators
First Claim
1. A method of testing an interferometric modulator display, comprising measuring resistance between at least two conductive leads in the display using a force voltage/measure current technique, wherein the conductive leads are used for driving display elements within the display and wherein each lead is electrically coupled to an interferometric modulator display element comprising two reflective surfaces, wherein light reflected from the two reflective surfaces interferometrically produce light in the visible spectrum, and wherein voltage applied during the force voltage/measure current technique is below a voltage required to actuate the display elements.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for testing the electrical characteristics of reflective displays, including interferometric modulator displays. In one embodiment, a controlled voltage is applied to conductive leads in the display and the resulting current is measured. The voltage may be controlled so as to ensure that interferometric modulators do not actuate during the resistance measurements. Also disclosed are methods for conditioning interferometric modulator display by applying a voltage waveform that causes actuation of interferometric modulators in the display.
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- 1. A method of testing an interferometric modulator display, comprising measuring resistance between at least two conductive leads in the display using a force voltage/measure current technique, wherein the conductive leads are used for driving display elements within the display and wherein each lead is electrically coupled to an interferometric modulator display element comprising two reflective surfaces, wherein light reflected from the two reflective surfaces interferometrically produce light in the visible spectrum, and wherein voltage applied during the force voltage/measure current technique is below a voltage required to actuate the display elements.
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8. A method of measuring resistance between conductive leads in a MEMS display, comprising:
- applying a controlled voltage across at least two conductive leads in the display wherein the conductive leads are used for driving display elements within the display, wherein the applied voltage is lower than a voltage required to actuate the display elements, wherein each lead is electrically coupled to an interferometric modulator display element comprising two reflective surfaces, wherein light reflected from the two reflective surfaces interferometrically produce light in the visible spectrum;
measuring current through the leads in response to the applied voltage; and
determining resistance based on the measure current. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- applying a controlled voltage across at least two conductive leads in the display wherein the conductive leads are used for driving display elements within the display, wherein the applied voltage is lower than a voltage required to actuate the display elements, wherein each lead is electrically coupled to an interferometric modulator display element comprising two reflective surfaces, wherein light reflected from the two reflective surfaces interferometrically produce light in the visible spectrum;
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