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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 13, 2023
Applicant:

X Display Company Technology Limited, Dublin, IE;

Inventors:

Christopher Andrew Bower, Raleigh, NC (US);

Matthew Alexander Meitl, Durham, NC (US);

Robert R. Rotzoll, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Ronald S. Cok, Rochester, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/173 (2006.01); G02B 6/10 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/0232 (2014.01); H01L 31/153 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/173 (2013.01); G02B 6/10 (2013.01); H01L 31/02019 (2013.01); H01L 31/02327 (2013.01); H01L 31/153 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electro-optically controlled active-matrix system comprises a system substrate, row wires extending in a row direction disposed on the system substrate, a row controller providing a row electrical signal to each row wire, column light-pipes extending in a column direction disposed on the system substrate, a column controller providing a column optical signal to each column light-pipe, and pixels disposed over the system substrate. Each pixel can comprise a pixel circuit that is uniquely responsive to a row wire and to a column light-pipe, the pixel circuit receiving the row electrical signal from the row wire and receiving the column optical signal from the column light-pipe. In some embodiments, column wires carrying column electrical signals extend in a column direction over the system substrate and the pixel circuit is capacitively coupled to the row wire, the column wire, or both.


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