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Patent US7933475 - Method and apparatus for providing back-lighting in a display device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsMethods and apparatus for providing lighting in a display 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 coupled to the transparent...http://www.google.com/patents/US7933475?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7933475 - Method and apparatus for providing back-lighting in a display deviceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7933475 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/544,184Publication dateApr 26, 2011Filing dateAug 19, 2009Priority dateFeb 17, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7603001, US20070196040, US20090310208, US20110199667, WO2008039229A2, WO2008039229A3Publication number12544184, 544184, US 7933475 B2, US 7933475B2, US-B2-7933475, US7933475 B2, US7933475B2InventorsChun-Ming Wang, Ming-Hau Tung, Surya Prakash GantiOriginal AssigneeQualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (253), Non-Patent Citations (58), Referenced by (25), Classifications (9), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for providing back-lighting in a display device
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