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Patent US7603001 - Method and apparatus for providing back-lighting in an interferometric ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsMethods and apparatus for providing light in an interferometric modulator device are provided. In one embodiment, a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) is provided that includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of interferometric modulators. The interferometric modulators include an optical stack...http://www.google.com/patents/US7603001?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7603001 - Method and apparatus for providing back-lighting in an interferometric modulator display deviceAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7603001 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/357,702Publication dateOct 13, 2009Filing dateFeb 17, 2006Priority dateFeb 17, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7933475, US20070196040, US20090310208, US20110199667, WO2008039229A2, WO2008039229A3Publication number11357702, 357702, US 7603001 B2, US 7603001B2, US-B2-7603001, US7603001 B2, US7603001B2InventorsChun-Ming Wang, Ming-Hau Tung, Surya Prakash GantiOriginal AssigneeQualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (98), Referenced by (59), Classifications (9), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for providing back-lighting in an interferometric modulator display device
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