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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2007
Applicants:
Andrew Huibers, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Satyadev Patel, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Huibers, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Satyadev Patel, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A micromirror of a micromirror array of a spatial light modulator used in display systems comprises a mirror plate attached to a hinge that is supported by two posts formed on a substrate. Also the mirror plate is operable to rotate along a rotation axis that is parallel to but offset from a diagonal of the mirror plate when viewed from the top. An imaginary line connecting the two posts is not parallel to either diagonal of the mirror plate.