Patent ID: 8405899

Claim:
An inverse interferometric modulator display device, comprising: a substrate; a stationary reflector disposed on the substrate; a deformable movable layer at least partially reflective to light and at least partially transmissive to light, the movable layer including an absorber layer, the movable layer spaced from the stationary reflector to form a cavity therebetween, wherein the movable layer is movable through the cavity between a relaxed position at a first distance from the stationary reflector and an actuated position at a second distance from the stationary reflector, the first distance being greater than the second distance such that when the movable layer is actuated it moves towards the stationary reflector, wherein the device is configured to achieve a reflective colored state using interference when the movable layer is at the relaxed position at the first distance from the stationary reflector and achieve a dark state via absorption by the absorber layer when the movable layer is at the actuated position at the second distance from the stationary reflector.