Title:
BACKPLANES FOR ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004059378
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A backplane for an electro-optic display comprises a pixel electrode (104), a voltage supply line (C) arranged to supply a voltage to the pixel electrode (104), and a micromechanical switch (106, 112) disposed between the voltage supply line (C) and the pixel electrode (104), the micromechanical switch (106, 112) having an open state, in which the voltage supply line (C) is not electrically connected to the pixel electrode (104), and a closed state, in which the voltage supply line (C) is electrically connected to the pixel electrode (104).
Inventors:
DENIS KEVIN L
DUTHALER GREGG M
ZEHNER ROBERT W
KING MATTHEW A
HONEYMAN CHARLES H
WANG JIANNA
DUTHALER GREGG M
ZEHNER ROBERT W
KING MATTHEW A
HONEYMAN CHARLES H
WANG JIANNA
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/040257
Publication Date:
September 23, 2004
Filing Date:
December 16, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
E INK CORP (US)
International Classes:
G02F1/1362; G02F1/167; H01H59/00; (IPC1-7): G02F1/1362; H01H59/00
Foreign References:
| US4681403A | 1987-07-21 | |||
| US20020018042A1 | 2002-02-14 | |||
| US6392618B1 | 2002-05-21 | |||
| US5638946A | 1997-06-17 |
Other References:
TAKASHI NISHIO ET AL: "CHARACTERISTIC OF MICROMECHANICAL ELECTROSTATIC SWITCH FOR ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAYS", IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRONICS, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS INFORMATION AND COMM. ENG. TOKYO, JP, vol. E78-C, no. 9, 1 September 1995 (1995-09-01), pages 1292 - 1297, XP000545793, ISSN: 0916-8524
PETERSEN K E: "DYNAMIC MICROMECHANICS ON SILICON: TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, vol. ED-25, no. 10, 1 October 1978 (1978-10-01), pages 1241 - 1249, XP000572631, ISSN: 0018-9383
PETERSEN K E: "DYNAMIC MICROMECHANICS ON SILICON: TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, vol. ED-25, no. 10, 1 October 1978 (1978-10-01), pages 1241 - 1249, XP000572631, ISSN: 0018-9383
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