Patent ID: 7643199

Claim:
An interferometric display device, comprising: a first substrate; a first portion of at least one interferometric modulator configured to modulate incident light formed on the first substrate, the first portion comprising a fixed electrode; a second substrate; a second portion of the at least one interferometric modulator formed on the second substrate, the second portion comprising a movable electrode; at least one control element formed on the second substrate and directly coupled to at least one of the fixed electrode and the movable electrode, the at least one control element comprising one or more of a transistor and an electronic switching element, one wherein the at least one interferometric modulator is disposed between the first substrate and the control element such that the at least one control element is located behind the at least one interferometric modulator with respect to the incident light; and at least one support, formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and connecting the first portion and the second portion, the at least one support defining a spacing between the movable electrode and the first portion.