Patent ID: 6034807
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: G02B,G09G

Abstract:
A bistable direct-view display, comprising:a background;an array of electrostatically-actuated bistable micromirrors that switch between two stable states, an open state in which the mirror covers a portion of said background and a closed state in which the mirror uncovers the background;a plurality of column addressing lines that connect said array of micromirrors into respective columns;a first plurality of row addressing lines that lie above respective rows of the micromirrors; anda second plurality of row addressing lines that lie below respective rows of the micromirrors,said micromirrors responding to potential differences between said micromirror and said first or second row addressing lines that produce electrostatic attractive forces to actuate the micromirrors between their two stable states a row at a time.