WO2006026226A2 - Systems and methods of actuating mems display elements - Google Patents
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- MEMS Microelectromechanical systems
- Micromechanical elements may be created using deposition, etching, and or other micromachining processes that etch away parts of substrates and/or deposited material layers or that add layers to form electrical and electromechanical devices.
- An interferometric modulator may comprise a pair of conductive plates, one or both of which may be transparent and/or reflective in whole or part and capable of relative motion upon application of an appropriate electrical signal.
- One plate may comprise a stationary layer deposited on a substrate, the other plate may comprise a metallic membrane separated from the stationary layer by an air gap.
- Such devices have a wide range of applications, and it would be beneficial in the art to utilize and/or modify the characteristics of these types of devices so that their features can be exploited in improving existing products and creating new products that have not yet been developed.
- the invention provides an apparatus comprising a controller configured to control a driver circtuit that actuates a MEMS display element with a potential difference of a first polarity during a first portion of a display write process.
- the controller is configured to cause the driver circuit to release the MEMS display element after said actuation and then to actuate the MEMS display element with a potential difference of a polarity opposite to the first polarity during a second portion of said display write process.
- the apparatus further comprises at least one output port configured to communicate at least in part the potential difference to the MEMS display element during the first portion of the display write process.
- the invention provides an apparatus configured to drive a set of MEMS display elements.
- the apparatus comprises means for controlling actuation of the MEMS display elements with a potential difference of a first polarity during a first portion of a display write process.
- the apparatus further comprises means for causing release of the MEMS display elements and means for controlling actuation of the MEMS display elements with a potential difference having a polarity opposite the first polarity during a second portion of the display write process.
- the apparatus futher comprises means for communicating at least in part the potential differences to the MEMS display element during the first portion of the display write process.
- the invention provides a method of actuating a set of MEMS display elements, said MEMS display elements comprising a portion of an array of MEMS display elements.
- the method comprises actuating said MEMS display elements with a potential difference of a first polarity during a first portion of a display write process, releasing said MEMS display elements and then actuating said MEMS display elements with a potential difference having a polarity opposite said first polarity during a second portion of said display write process.
- the invention provides an apparatus configured to operate a MEMS display element in an array of MEMS display elements.
- the apparatus comprises a controller configured to control a driver circuit that periodically applies a first and second potential difference to the MEMS element. These first and second potential differences have opposite polarities and approximately equal magnitudes which are sufficient to actuate the MEMS element.
- the controller is configured to periodically apply theses first and second potential differences to the MEMS elements in an alternating fashion.
- the first and second potential differences are applied to the MEMS elements at defined times and for defined time durations that depend on the rate at which image data is written to the array of MEMS.
- the first and second potential differences are each applied to the MEMS elements for an approximately equal amount of time over a given period of display use.
- the controller is further configured to write the same frame of data using both potential differences.
- the apparatus also comprises at least one output port which is configured to communicate, at least in part, the potential difference to the MEMS display element during the first portion of the display write process.
- the invention provides an apparatus configured to update a display.
- the apparatus comprises means for modulating light and means for applying a potential difference to said light modulating means.
- the means for applying a potential difference to the light modulating means is configured to periodically apply a first potential difference and a second potential difference to the modulating means.
- the first and second potential differences have opposite polarities and approximately equal magnitudes which are sufficient to actuate the light modulating means.
- the first potential difference and said second potential difference are respectively applied to the light modulating means at defined times and for defined time durations that depend on the rate at which image data is written to the modulating means.
- the first and second potential differences are each applied to the light modulating means for an approximately equal amount of time over a given period of display use.
- the applying means are further configured to write the same frame of data using both potential both the first and second potential differences.
- the invention provides a method of operating a MEMS element in an array of MEMS elements forming a display.
- the method comprises periodically applying a first potential difference to the MEMS element where the first potential difference has a polarity and a magnitude sufficient to actuate the MEMS element.
- the method further comprises periodically applying a second potential difference to said MEMS element, said second potential difference being of opposite polarity and approximately equal magnitude to said first potential difference.
- These first and second potential differences are respectively applied to the MEMS element at defined times and for defined time durations that depend on the rate at which image data is written to the array of MEMS elements.
- the first and second potential differences are each applied to the MEMS element for an approximately equal amount of time over a given period of display use.
- the method further comprises writing the same frame of data using both potential differences of said first polarity and potential differences of polarity opposite said first polarity.
- the invention provides an apparatus configured to display images.
- the apparatus comprises a plurality of MEMS elements in a display; and a controller configured to actuate all of the MEMS elements in a portion of said display and to write display data to said portion.
- the invention provides an apparatus for displaying images.
- the apparatus comprising a plurality of means for modulating light, and means for controlling actuation and writing of all of said plurality of means for modulating light in a portion of the display.
- the invention provides a method of writing display data to an array of MEMS display elements. The method comprises actuating all MEMS elements in a portion of the array and writing display data to said portion of said array.
- the invention provides a system configured to write data to an array of MEMS display elements.
- the system comprises a column driver and a row driver.
- the row driver and column driver are configured to actuate at least some elements of the array with first and second potential differences, wherein the absolute value of the second potential difference is greater than the absolute value of the first potential difference.
- the invention provides a system configured to write data to an array of MEMS display elements.
- the system comprises means for driving a column of said MEMS display elements and means for driving a row of said MEMS display elements.
- the row and column driving means are configured to actuate at least some elements of said array with first and second potential differences, wherein the absolute value of the second potential difference is greater than the absolute value of the first potential difference.
- the invention provides a method of writing display data to an array of MEMS display elements comprising actuating at least some elements of said array with first and second potential differences, wherein the absolute value of the second potential difference is greater than the absolute value of the first potential difference.
- Figure 1 is an isometric view depicting a portion of one embodiment of an interferometric modulator display in which a movable reflective layer of a first interferometric modulator is in a released position and a movable reflective layer of a second interferometric modulator is in an actuated position.
- Figure 2 is a system block diagram illustrating one embodiment of an electronic device incorporating a 3x3 interferometric modulator display.
- Figure 3 is a diagram of movable mirror position versus applied voltage for one exemplary embodiment of an interferometric modulator of Figure 1.
- Figure 4 is an illustration of a set of row and column voltages that may be used to drive an interferometric modulator display.
- Figure 5A illustrates one exemplary frame of display data in the 3x3 interferometric modulator display of Figure 2.
- Figure 5B illustrates one exemplary timing diagram for row and column signals that may be used to write the frame of Figure 5 A.
- Figure 6A is a cross section of the device of Figure 1.
- Figure 6B is a cross section of an alternative embodiment of an interferometric modulator.
- Figure 6C is a cross section of another alternative embodiment of an interferometric modulator.
- Figure 7 is an exemplary timing diagram for row and column signals that may be used in one embodiment of the invention.
- Figures 8 A and 8B illustrate a sets of row and column voltages that may be used to drive an interferometric modulator display in one embodiment of the invention
- Figures 9A and 9B are system block diagrams illustrating an embodiment of a visual display device comprising a plurality of interferometric modulators. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
- the following detailed description is directed to certain specific embodiments of the invention. However, the invention can be embodied in a multitude of different ways. In this description, reference is made to the drawings wherein like parts are designated with like numerals throughout. As will be apparent from the following description, the invention may be implemented in any device that is configured to display an image, whether in motion (e.g., video) or stationary (e.g., still image), and whether textual or pictorial.
- motion e.g., video
- stationary e.g., still image
- the invention may be implemented in or associated with a variety of electronic devices such as, but not limited to, mobile telephones, wireless devices, personal data assistants (PDAs), hand-held or portable computers, GPS receivers/navigators, cameras, MP3 players, camcorders, game consoles, wrist watches, clocks, calculators, television monitors, flat panel displays, computer monitors, auto displays (e.g., odometer display, etc.), cockpit controls and/or displays, display of camera views (e.g., display of a rear view camera in a vehicle), electronic photographs, electronic billboards or signs, projectors, architectural structures, packaging, and aesthetic structures (e.g., display of images on a piece of jewelry).
- MEMS devices of similar structure to those described herein can also be used in non-display applications such as in electronic switching devices.
- interferometric modulator display embodiment comprising an interferometric MEMS display element is illustrated in Figure 1.
- the pixels are in either a bright or dark state, hi the bright ("on” or “open") state, the display element reflects a large portion of incident visible light to a user.
- the dark (“off or “closed”) state the display element reflects little incident visible light to the user.
- the light reflectance properties of the "on” and “off states may be reversed.
- MEMS pixels can be configured to reflect predominantly at selected colors, allowing for a color display in addition to black and white.
- Figure 1 is an isometric view depicting two adjacent pixels in a series of pixels of a visual display, wherein each pixel comprises a MEMS interferometric modulator.
- an interferometric modulator display comprises a row/column array of these interferometric modulators.
- Each interferometric modulator includes a pair of reflective layers positioned at a variable and controllable distance from each other to form a resonant optical cavity with at least one variable dimension.
- one of the reflective layers may be moved between two positions. In the first position, referred to herein as the released state, the movable layer is positioned at a relatively large distance from a fixed partially reflective layer.
- the movable layer In the second position, the movable layer is positioned more closely adjacent to the partially reflective layer. Incident light that reflects from the two layers interferes constructively or destructively depending on the position of the movable reflective layer, producing either an overall reflective or non-reflective state for each pixel.
- the depicted portion of the pixel array in Figure 1 includes two adjacent interferometric modulators 12a and 12b.
- a movable and highly reflective layer 14a is illustrated in a released position at a predetermined distance from a fixed partially reflective layer 16a.
- the movable highly reflective layer 14b is illustrated in an actuated position adjacent to the fixed partially reflective layer 16b.
- the fixed layers 16a, 16b are electrically conductive, partially transparent and partially reflective, and may be fabricated, for example, by depositing one or more layers each of chromium and indium-tin-oxide onto a transparent substrate 20. The layers are patterned into parallel strips, and may form row electrodes in a display device as described further below.
- the movable layers 14a, 14b may be formed as a series of parallel strips of a deposited metal layer or layers (orthogonal to the row electrodes 16a, 16b) deposited on top of posts 18 and an intervening sacrificial material deposited between the posts 18. When the sacrificial material is etched away, the deformable metal layers are separated from the fixed metal layers by a defined air gap 19.
- a highly conductive and reflective material such as aluminum may be used for the deformable layers, and these strips may form column electrodes in a display device.
- the cavity 19 remains between the layers 14a, 16a and the defo ⁇ nable layer is in a mechanically relaxed state as illustrated by the pixel 12a in Figure 1.
- the capacitor formed at the intersection of the row and column electrodes at the corresponding pixel becomes charged, and electrostatic forces pull the electrodes together.
- the movable layer is deformed and is forced against the fixed layer (a dielectric material which is not illustrated in this Figure may be deposited on the fixed layer to prevent shorting and control the separation distance) as illustrated by the pixel 12b on the right in Figure 1.
- the behavior is the same regardless of the polarity of the applied potential difference.
- Figures 2 through 5 illustrate one exemplary process and system for using an array of interferometric modulators in a display application.
- Figure 2 is a system block diagram illustrating one embodiment of an electronic device that may incorporate aspects of the invention.
- the electronic device includes a processor 21 which may be any general purpose single- or multi-chip microprocessor such as an ARM, Pentium ® , Pentium H ® , Pentium HI ® , Pentium IV ® , Pentium ® Pro, an 8051 , a MIPS ® , a Power PC ® , an ALPHA ® , or any special purpose microprocessor such as a digital signal processor, microcontroller, or a programmable gate array.
- the processor 21 may be configured to execute one or more software modules.
- the processor may be configured to execute one or more software applications, including a web browser, a telephone application, an email program, or any other software application.
- the processor 21 is also configured to communicate with an array controller 22.
- the array controller 22 includes a row driver circuit 24 and a column driver circuit 26 that provide signals to a pixel array 30.
- the cross section of the array illustrated in Figure 1 is shown by the lines 1-1 in Figure 2.
- the row/column actuation protocol may take advantage of a hysteresis property of these devices illustrated in Figure 3. It may require, for example, a 10 volt potential difference to cause a movable layer to deform from the released state to the actuated state.
- the movable layer maintains its state as the voltage drops back below 10 volts.
- the movable layer does not release completely until the voltage drops below 2 volts.
- the row/column actuation protocol can be designed such that during row strobing, pixels in the strobed row that are to be actuated are exposed to a voltage difference of about 10 volts, and pixels that are to be released are exposed to a voltage difference of close to zero volts. After the strobe, the pixels are exposed to a steady state voltage difference of about 5 volts such that they remain in whatever state the row strobe put them in. After being written, each pixel sees a potential difference within the "stability window" of 3-7 volts in this example.
- each pixel of the interferometric modulator whether in the actuated or released state, is essentially a capacitor formed by the fixed and moving reflective layers, this stable state can be held at a voltage within the hysteresis window with almost no power dissipation. Essentially no current flows into the pixel if the applied potential is fixed.
- a display frame may be created by asserting the set of column electrodes in accordance with the desired set of actuated pixels in the first row. A row pulse is then applied to the row 1 electrode, actuating the pixels corresponding to the asserted column lines.
- the asserted set of column electrodes is then changed to correspond to the desired set of actuated pixels in the second row.
- a pulse is then applied to the row 2 electrode, actuating the appropriate pixels in row 2 in accordance with the asserted column electrodes.
- the row 1 pixels are unaffected by the row 2 pulse, and remain in the state they were set to during the row 1 pulse. This may be repeated for the entire series of rows in a sequential fashion to produce the frame. Generally, the frames are refreshed and/or updated with new display data by continually repeating this process at some desired number of frames per second.
- a wide variety of protocols for driving row and column electrodes of pixel arrays to produce display frames are also well known and may be used in conjunction with the present invention.
- Figures 4 and 5 illustrate one possible actuation protocol for creating a display frame on the 3x3 array of Figure 2.
- Figure 4 illustrates a possible set of column and row voltage levels that may be used for pixels exhibiting the hysteresis curves of Figure 3.
- actuating a pixel involves setting the appropriate column to -V b ia s . and the appropriate row to + ⁇ V, which may correspond to -5 volts and +5 volts respectively Releasing the pixel is accomplished by setting the appropriate column to +V b j as , and the appropriate row to the same + ⁇ V, producing a zero volt potential difference across the pixel.
- FIG. 5B is a timing diagram showing a series of row and column signals applied to the
- the pixels Prior to writing the frame illustrated in Figure 5A, the pixels can be in any state, and in this example, all the rows are at 0 volts, and all the columns are at +5 volts. With these applied voltages, all pixels are stable in their existing actuated or released states.
- pixels (1,1), (1,2), (2,2), (3,2) and (3,3) are actuated.
- columns 1 and 2 are set to -5 volts, and column 3 is set to +5 volts. This does not change the state of any pixels, because all the pixels remain in the 3-7 volt stability window.
- Row 1 is then strobed with a pulse that goes from 0, up to 5 volts, and back to zero. This actuates the (1,1) and (1,2) pixels and releases the (1,3) pixel. No other pixels in the array are affected.
- column 2 is set to -5 volts
- columns 1 and 3 are set to +5 volts.
- Row 3 is similarly set by setting columns 2 and 3 to -5 volts, and column 1 to +5 volts.
- the row 3 strobe sets the row 3 pixels as shown in Figure 5A. After writing the frame, the row potentials are zero, and the column potentials can remain at either +5 or -5 volts, and the . display is then stable in the arrangement of Figure 5A. It will be appreciated that the same procedure can be employed for arrays of dozens or hundreds of rows and columns.
- the timing, sequence, and levels of voltages used to perform row and column actuation can be varied widely within the general principles outlined above, and the above example is exemplary only, and any actuation voltage method can be used with the present invention.
- the array elements may be driven with voltages that are shifted from the circuit common voltage of the array driving circuit such that the row might go from 6.2 to 6.2V + V b ; as and similarly the column would switch from a low voltage e.g. IV to IV + 2*V b j as .
- the release voltage may be slightly different from zero volts. It can be as large as a couple of volts but is typically less than one volt.
- Figures 6A-6C illustrate three different embodiments of the moving mirror structure.
- Figure 6A is a cross section of the embodiment of Figure 1, where a strip of metal material 14 is deposited on orthogonally extending supports 18.
- the moveable reflective material 14 is attached to supports at the corners only, on tethers 32.
- the moveable reflective material 14 is suspended from a deformable layer 34.
- This embodiment has benefits because the structural design and materials used for the reflective material 14 can be optimized with respect to the optical properties, and the structural design and materials used for the deformable layer 34 can be optimized with respect to desired mechanical properties.
- interferometric devices The production of various types of interferometric devices is described in a variety of published documents, including, for example, U.S. Published Application 2004/0051929.
- a wide variety of well known techniques may be used to produce the above described structures involving a series of material deposition, patterning, and etching steps. It is one aspect of the above described devices that charge can build on the dielectric between the layers of the device, especially when the devices are actuated and held in the actuated state by an electric field that is always in the same direction.
- the moving layer is always at a higher potential relative to the fixed layer when the device is actuated by potentials having a magnitude larger than the outer threshold of stability, a slowly increasing charge buildup on the dielectric between the layers can begin to shift the hysteresis curve for the device. This is undesirable as it causes display performance to change over time, and in different ways for different pixels that are actuated in different ways over time.
- a given pixel sees a 10 volt difference during actuation, and every time in this example, the row electrode is at a 10 V higher potential than the column electrode.
- the electric field between the plates therefore always points in one direction, from the row electrode toward the column electrode.
- Frame N is written as shown in Figure 5B, which will be termed positive polarity herein, with the row electrode 10 V above the column electrode during MEMS device actuation.
- the column electrode may be at -5 V, and the scan voltage on the row is +5 V in this example.
- the actuation and release for Frame N is thus performed according to the table in Figure 8 A, which is the same as Figure 4.
- Frame N+l is written in accordance with the table in Figure 8B.
- the scan voltage is -5 V
- the column voltage is set to +5 V to actuate, and -5 V to release.
- the column voltage is 10 V above the row voltage, termed a negative polarity herein.
- the polarity can be alternated between frames, with Frame N+2 being written in the same manner as Frame N, Frame N+3 written in the same manner as Frame N+l, and so on. In this way, actuation of pixels takes place in both polarities.
- potentials of opposite polarities are respectively applied to a given MEMS element at defined times and for defined time durations that depend on the rate at which image data is written to MEMS elements of the array, and the opposite potential differences are each applied an approximately equal amount of time over a given period of display use. This helps reduce charge buildup on the dielectric over time.
- N and Frame N+l can comprise different display data. Alternatively, it can be the same display data written twice to the array with opposite polarities. It can also be advantageous to dedicate some frames to setting the state of all or substantially all pixels to a released state, and/or setting the state of all or substantially all the pixels to an actuated state prior to writing desired display data. Setting all the pixels to a common state can be performed in a single row line time by, for example, setting all the columns to +5 V (or -5 V) and scanning all the rows simultaneously with a -5 V scan (or +5 V scan).
- desired display data is written to the array in one polarity, all the pixels are released, and the same display data is written a second time with the opposite polarity. This is similar to the scheme illustrated in Figure 7, with Frame N the same as Frame N+l, and with an array releasing line time inserted between the frames. In another embodiment, each display update of new display data is preceded by a releasing row line time.
- a row line time is used to actuate all the pixels of the array
- a second line time is used to release all the pixels of the array
- the display data (Frame N for example) is written to the display.
- Frame N+l can be preceded by an array actuation line time and an array release line time of opposite polarities to the ones preceding Frame N, and then Frame N+l can be written.
- an actuation line time of one polarity, a release line time of the same polarity, an actuation line time of opposite polarity, and a release line time of opposite polarity can precede every frame.
- the row scan voltages can be 7 V or 10 V instead of 5 V.
- the highest voltages applied to the pixel occur during these "over-actuation" array actuation times, and not during display data updates. This can also help reduce differential aging effects for different pixels, some of which may change frequently during display updates, whereas others may change very infrequently during display updates, depending on the images being displayed.
- each row of a frame may be written more than once during the frame writing process.
- the pixels of row 1 could all be released, and the display data for row 1 can be written with positive polarity.
- the pixels of row 1 could be released a second time, and the row 1 display data written again with negative polarity.
- Actuating all the pixels of row 1 as described above for the whole array could also be performed. It will further be appreciated that the releases, actuations, and over- actuations may be performed at a lower frequency than every row write or every frame write during the display updating/refreshing process.
- FIGS 9A and 9B are system block diagrams illustrating an embodiment of a display device 2040.
- the display device 2040 can be, for example, a cellular or mobile telephone.
- the same components of display device 2040 or slight variations thereof are also illustrative of various types of display devices such as televisions and portable media players.
- the display device 2040 includes a housing 2041, a display 2030, an antenna 2043, a speaker 2045, an input device 2048, and a microphone 2046.
- the housing 2041 is generally formed from any of a variety of manufacturing processes as are well known to those of skill in the art, including injection molding, and vacuum forming.
- the housing 2041 may be made from any of a variety of materials, including but not limited to plastic, metal, glass, rubber, and ceramic, or a combination thereof.
- the housing 2041 includes removable portions (not shown) that may be interchanged with other removable portions of different color, or containing different logos, pictures, or symbols.
- the display 2030 of exemplary display device 2040 may be any of a variety of displays, including a bi-stable display, as described herein.
- the display 2030 includes a flat-panel display, such as plasma, EL, OLED, STN LCD, or TFT LCD as described above, or a non-flat-panel display, such as a CRT or other tube device, as is well known to those of skill in the art.
- the display 2030 includes an interferometric modulator display, as described herein.
- the components of one embodiment of exemplary display device 2040 are schematically illustrated in Figure 9B.
- the illustrated exemplary display device 2040 includes a housing 2041 and can include additional components at least partially enclosed therein.
- the exemplary display device 2040 includes a network interface 2027 that includes an antenna 2043 which is coupled to a transceiver 2047.
- the transceiver 2047 is connected to the processor 2021, which is connected to conditioning hardware 2052.
- the conditioning hardware 2052 may be configured to condition a signal (e.g. filter a signal).
- the conditioning hardware 2052 is connected to a speaker 2045 and a microphone 2046.
- the processor 2021 is also connected to an input device 2048 and a driver controller 2029.
- the driver controller 2029 is coupled to a frame buffer 2028 and to the array driver 2022, which in turn is coupled to a display array 2030.
- a power supply 2050 provides power to all components as required by the particular exemplary display device 2040 design.
- the network interface 2027 includes the antenna 2043 and the transceiver 2047 so that the exemplary display device 2040 can communicate with one or more devices over a network. In one embodiment the network interface 2027 may also have some processing capabilities to relieve requirements of the processor 2021.
- the antenna 2043 is any antenna known to those of skill in the art for transmitting and receiving signals. In one embodiment, the antenna transmits and receives RF signals according to the IEEE 802.11 standard, including IEEE 802.1 l(a), (b), or (g). In another embodiment, the antenna transmits and receives RF signals according to the BLUETOOTH standard. In the case of a cellular telephone, the antenna is designed to receive CDMA, GSM, AMPS or other known signals that are used to communicate within a wireless cell phone network.
- the transceiver 2047 pre-processes the signals received from the antenna 2043 so that they may be received by and further manipulated by the processor 2021.
- the transceiver 2047 also processes signals received from the processor 2021 so that they may be transmitted from the exemplary display device 2040 via the antenna 2043.
- the transceiver 2047 can be replaced by a receiver.
- network interface 2027 can be replaced by an image source, which can store or generate image data to be sent to the processor 2021.
- the image source can be a digital video disc (DVD) or a hard-disc drive that contains image data, or a software module that generates image data.
- Processor 2021 generally controls the overall operation of the exemplary display device 2040.
- the processor 2021 receives data, such as compressed image data from the network interface 2027 or an image source, and processes the data into raw image data or into a format that is readily processed into raw image data.
- the processor 2021 then sends the processed data to the driver controller 2029 or to frame buffer 2028 for storage.
- Raw data typically refers to the information that identifies the image characteristics at each location within an image. For example, such image characteristics can include color, saturation, and gray-scale level.
- the processor 2021 includes a microcontroller, CPU, or logic unit to control operation of the exemplary display device 2040.
- Conditioning hardware 2052 generally includes amplifiers and filters for transmitting signals to the speaker 2045, and for receiving signals from the microphone 2046. Conditioning hardware 2052 may be discrete components within the exemplary display device 2040, or may be incorporated within the processor 2021 or other components.
- the driver controller 2029 takes the raw image data generated by the processor 2021 either directly from the processor 2021 or from the frame buffer 2028 and reformats the raw image data appropriately for high speed transmission to the array driver 2022. Specifically, the driver controller 2029 reformats the raw image data into a data flow having a raster-like format, such that it has a time order suitable for scanning across the display array 2030. Then the driver controller 2029 sends the formatted information to the array driver 2022.
- a driver controller 2029 such as a LCD controller, is often associated with the system processor 2021 as a stand-alone Integrated Circuit (IC), such controllers may be implemented in many ways. They may be embedded in the processor 2021 as hardware, embedded in the processor 2021 as software, or fully integrated in hardware with the array driver 2022.
- IC Integrated Circuit
- the array driver 2022 receives the formatted information from the driver controller 2029 and reformats the video data into a parallel set of waveforms that are applied many times per second to the hundreds and sometimes thousands of leads coming from the display's x-y matrix of pixels.
- the driver controller 2029, array driver 2022, and display array 2030 are appropriate for any of the types of displays described herein.
- driver controller 2029 is a conventional display controller or a bi-stable display controller (e.g., an interferometric modulator controller).
- array driver 2022 is a conventional driver or a bi-stable display driver (e.g., an interferometric modulator display).
- a driver controller 2029 is integrated with the array driver 2022. Such an embodiment is common in highly integrated systems such as cellular phones, watches, and other small area displays.
- display array 2030 is a typical display array or a bi-stable display array (e.g., a display including an array of interferometric modulators).
- the input device 2048 allows a user to control the operation of the exemplary display device 2040.
- input device 2048 includes a keypad, such as a QWERTY keyboard or a telephone keypad, a button, a switch, a touch-sensitive screen, a pressure- or heat- sensitive membrane.
- the microphone 2046 is an input device for the exemplary display device 2040. When the microphone 2046 is used to input data to the device, voice commands may be provided by a user for controlling operations of the exemplary display device 2040.
- Power supply 2050 can include a variety of energy storage devices as are well known in the art.
- power supply 2050 is a rechargeable battery, such as a nickel-cadmium battery or a lithium ion battery.
- power supply 2050 is a renewable energy source, a capacitor, or a solar cell, including a plastic solar cell, and solar-cell paint.
- power supply 2050 is configured to receive power from a wall outlet.
- control programmability resides, as described above, in a driver controller which can be located in several places in the electronic display system. In some cases control programmability resides in the array driver 2022. Those of skill in the art will recognize that the above-described optimization may be implemented in any number of hardware and/or software components and in various configurations.
- test voltage driver circuitry could be separate from the array driver circuitry used to create the display.
- separate voltage sensors could be dedicated to separate row electrodes.
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