US Patent No: 8,059,326

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Display devices comprising of interferometric modulator and sensor

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ALSO PUBLISHED AS: 7738156, 20070253054
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Abstract

An Interferometric Modulator (IMod) is a microelectromechanical device for modulating light using interference. The colors of these devices may be determined in a spatial fashion, and their inherent color shift may be compensated for using several optical compensation mechanisms. Brightness, addressing, and driving of IMods may be accomplished in a variety of ways with appropriate packaging, and peripheral electronics which can be attached and/or fabricated using one of many techniques. The devices may be used in both embedded and directly perceived applications, the latter providing multiple viewing modes as well as a multitude of product concepts ranging in size from microscopic to architectural in scope.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.SAN DIEGO, CA589

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Miles, Mark W San Francisco, CA 191 10142

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