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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2016
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Shawna M. Liff, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Feras Eid, Chandler, AZ (US);
Aleksandar Aleksov, Chandler, AZ (US);
Sasha N. Oster, Marion, IA (US);
Baris Bicen, Chandler, AZ (US);
Thomas L. Sounart, Chandler, AZ (US);
Johanna M. Swan, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Adel A. Elsherbini, Chandler, AZ (US);
Valluri R. Rao, Saratoga, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include piezoelectrically driven switches that are used for modifying a background color or light source color in display systems, and methods of forming such devices. In an embodiment, a piezoelectrically actuated switch for modulating a background color in a display may include a photonic crystal that has a plurality of blinds oriented substantially perpendicular to a surface of the display. In an embodiment, the blinds include a black surface and a white surface. The switch may also include an anchor spaced away from an edge of the photonic crystal and a piezoelectric actuator formed on the surface of the anchor and a surface of the photonic crystal. Some embodiments may include a photonic crystal that is a multi-layer polymeric structure or a polymer chain with a plurality of nanoparticles spaced at regular intervals on the polymer chain.