Patent ID: 8625187
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: G03H,G09G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A digital nanomirror device (DND) chip comprising: a 2D DND array of DND elements logically arranged in rows and columns; and a DND driver configured to actuate the DND elements, the DND driver comprising a set of first drive lines along the rows of DND elements, a set of second drive lines along the columns of DND elements, a set of first line drivers each configured to bias one of the first drive lines, and a set of second line drivers each configured to bias one of the second drive lines, wherein a plurality of the second line drivers are spatially grouped together to serve a block of the DND elements, and wherein the plurality of second line drivers are spatially covered substantially completely by at least some DND elements of the block of DND elements.