Method and device for electrically programmable display
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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 by a switch mean thereby modifying a resolution characteristic of at least a region of the display by altering the number of interferometric modulators that are individually addressable,wherein the at least two conductors are connected respectively to rows or columns that are physically non-adjacent with respect to each other.
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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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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 by a switch mean thereby modifying a resolution characteristic of at least a region of the display by altering the number of interferometric modulators that are individually addressable, wherein the at least two conductors are connected respectively to rows or columns that are physically non-adjacent with respect to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A display, 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 electrically connected together, at least two of the conductors being configured connected together by a switch mean, at least two of the conductors being configured to be selectively electrically disconnected by said switch mean thereby modifying a resolution characteristic of at least a region of the display by altering the number of interferometric modulators that are individually addressable, wherein the at least two conductors are connected respectively to rows or columns that are physically non-adjacent with respect to each other. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. 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 by a switch mean thereby modifying a resolution characteristic of at least a region of the display by altering the number of interferometric modulators that are individually addressable, wherein the at least two conductors are connected via, at least in part, an antifuse. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A display, 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 electrically connected together, at least two of the conductors being configured connected together by a switch mean, at least two of the conductors being configured to be selectively electrically disconnected by said switch mean thereby modifying a resolution characteristic of at least a region of the display by altering the number of interferometric modulators that are individually addressable, wherein the at least two conductors are connected via, at least in part, a fuse. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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