Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110109615 | ENERGY SAVING DRIVING SEQUENCE FOR A DISPLAY - A method of writing a display image to a display having an array of pixels according to a selected driving sequence. One driving sequence includes addressing each color row in a line of the array in a sequence before addressing a second line. Another driving sequence includes addressing a first color row of each line in the array before addressing a second color row of each line in the array. | 05-12-2011 |
20110261088 | DIGITAL CONTROL OF ANALOG DISPLAY ELEMENTS - This disclosure provides methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for controlling analog display elements. In one aspect, a control scheme can be used for controlling analog display elements, including interferometric modulators. This control scheme can be used to drive the analog display elements to a plurality of discrete different states, and can be referred to as “digital” control of the display element state. | 10-27-2011 |
20130120327 | STORAGE CAPACITOR FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for storage capacitors. In one aspect, a device includes an array having at least a first display element and a second display element, at least one switch configured to control a flow of charge between a source and the first display element, and at least one interferometric optical mask structure disposed in a non-active area of the array between the first display element and the second display element. The optical mask structure includes a storage capacitor formed by a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The storage capacitor is electrically coupled to the at least one switch and the first display element. | 05-16-2013 |
20130120416 | STORAGE CAPACITOR FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for storage capacitors. In one aspect, an electromechanical systems (EMS) device includes a substrate, an optical stack disposed over the substrate, a mechanical layer positioned over the optical stack, and a storage capacitor. The optical stack includes a stationary electrode and at least one dielectric layer disposed over the stationary electrode, and the storage capacitor includes a first plate, a second plate and a dielectric structure disposed between the first and second plates. The first plate includes a portion of the mechanical layer positioned over an optically non-active region of the device, and the dielectric structure of the storage capacitor includes a portion of the at least one dielectric layer of the optical stack. | 05-16-2013 |
20140210866 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DRIVING AN ANALOG INTERFEROMETRIC MODULATOR - Display elements of a display array include at least one fixed layer and a movable layer. The movable layer is positioned with respect to the at least one fixed layer by placing a charge on the movable layer and applying a voltage to the at least one fixed layer. The at least one fixed layer may be two layers positioned on either side of the movable layer. The movable layer may be positioned in a desired position when driving an array of display elements by executing a reset stage, a charging stage, and a bias stage. | 07-31-2014 |
20150109265 | DOT INVERSION CONFIGURATION - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for an arrangement of pixels and interconnects in a display. In one aspect, polarities of pixels may be in a dot inversion configuration, or checkerboard pattern, to reduce the visibility of flicker. Various interconnect alternatively couple between modules in different columns or rows to provide dot inversion. | 04-23-2015 |
20150349000 | FABRICATION OF TRANSISTOR WITH HIGH DENSITY STORAGE CAPACITOR - This disclosure provides apparatuses and methods for fabricating TFTs and storage capacitors on a substrate. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a TFT and a storage capacitor, where the TFT includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a semiconductor layer, where the semiconductor layer is protected by a first etch stop layer and a second etch stop layer. The storage capacitor includes the second etch stop layer as a dielectric between the first metal layer and the second metal layer. In another aspect, an apparatus includes a TFT and a storage capacitor, where the TFT includes a first metal layer, a dielectric layer, and a semiconductor layer, where the semiconductor layer is protected by an etch stop layer. The storage capacitor includes the dielectric layer as a dielectric between the first metal layer and the semiconductor layer. | 12-03-2015 |
20160103515 | TRIAXIAL LATTICE ARRAY OF INTERFEROMETRIC MODULATOR PIXELS - Some implementations disclosed herein include an array of reflective pixels, each of the reflective pixels including an interferometric light modulator (IMOD), the array being configured as a honeycomb-like triaxial lattice. Each IMOD includes at least two conductive layers that define at least one cavity, at least one of the conductive layers being movable relative to the other through a range of positions and being hingedly supported by less than four support posts. | 04-14-2016 |