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Patent US7710632 - Display device having an array of spatial light modulators with integrated ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsBy selectively placing color filters with different transmittance spectrums on an array of modulator elements each having the same reflectance spectrum, a resultant reflectance spectrum for each modulator element and it's respective color filter is created. In one embodiment, the modulator elements in...http://www.google.com/patents/US7710632?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7710632 - Display device having an array of spatial light modulators with integrated color filtersAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7710632 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/051,258Publication dateMay 4, 2010Filing dateFeb 4, 2005Priority dateSep 27, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2516578A1, EP1640767A1, EP2256537A1, US8054528, US8437070, US20060077512, US20100245975, US20120026176Publication number051258, 11051258, US 7710632 B2, US 7710632B2, US-B2-7710632, US7710632 B2, US7710632B2InventorsWilliam J. CummingsOriginal AssigneeQualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (139), Referenced by (11), Classifications (6), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDisplay device having an array of spatial light modulators with integrated color filtersUS 7710632 B2Abstract By selectively placing color filters with different transmittance spectrums on an array of modulator elements each having the same reflectance spectrum, a resultant reflectance spectrum for each modulator element and it's respective color filter is created. In one embodiment, the modulator elements in an array are manufactured by the same process so that each modulator element has a reflectance spectrum that includes multiple reflectivity lines. Color filters corresponding to multiple colors, such as red, green, and blue, for example, may be selectively associated with these modulator elements in order to filter out a desired wavelength range for each modulator element and provide a multiple color array. Because the modulator elements are manufactured by the same process, each of the modulator elements is substantially the same and common voltage levels may be used to activate and deactivate selected modulation.
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