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Patent US8004504 - Reduced capacitance display element - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA display element, such as an interferometric modulator, comprises a transparent conductor configured as a first electrode and a movable mirror configured as a second electrode. Advantageously, the partial reflector is positioned between the transparent conductor and the movable mirror. Because the transparent...http://www.google.com/patents/US8004504?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8004504 - Reduced capacitance display elementAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8004504 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/155,939Publication dateAug 23, 2011Filing dateJun 17, 2005Priority dateSep 27, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20060077153, US20120044563Publication number11155939, 155939, US 8004504 B2, US 8004504B2, US-B2-8004504, US8004504 B2, US8004504B2InventorsWilliam J. Cummings, Brian J. GallyOriginal AssigneeQualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (147), Referenced by (2), Classifications (8), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetReduced capacitance display element
US 8004504 B2Abstract
A display element, such as an interferometric modulator, comprises a transparent conductor configured as a first electrode and a movable mirror configured as a second electrode. Advantageously, the partial reflector is positioned between the transparent conductor and the movable mirror. Because the transparent conductor serves as an electrode, the partial reflector does not need to be conductive. Accordingly, a greater range of materials may be used for the partial reflector. In addition, a transparent insulative material, such as a dielectric, may be positioned between the transparent conductor and the partial reflector in order to decrease a capacitance of the display element without changing a gap distance between the partial reflector and the movable mirror. Thus, a capacitance of the display element may be reduced without changing the optical characteristics of the display element.
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �119 (e) to U. S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/613,542, filed on Sep. 27, 2004, and U. S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/613,488, filed on Sep. 27, 2004, which are hereby expressly incorporated by reference in their entireties.
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