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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Digitaloptics Corporation Mems, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Roman C. Gutierrez, Arcadia, CA (US);
Assignee:
DigitalOptics Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 1/08 (2006.01); H02N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 1/008 (2013.01); H02N 1/006 (2013.01); H04N 5/2251 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a device is provided that includes: a plurality of actuators arranged into a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns; a plurality of row conductors corresponding to the plurality of rows; a plurality of column conductors corresponding to the plurality of columns; and a controller configured to select at least one of the actuators in a row by raising a voltage on the corresponding row conductor to couple each selected actuator to its corresponding column conductor.