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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Clarence Chui, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen Zee, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Clarence Chui, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen Zee, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
IDC, LLC, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A modulator has a transparent substrate with a first surface. At least one interferometric modulator element resides on the first surface. At least one thin film circuit component electrically connected to the element resides on the surface. When more than one interferometric element resides on the first surface, there is at least one thin film circuit component corresponding to each element residing on the first surface. A method of manufacturing interferometric modulators with thin film transistors is also disclosed.