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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2007
Nesbitt W. Hagood, Andover, MA (US);
Jasper Lodewyk Steyn, Winchester, MA (US);
Roger W. Barton, Grand Marais, MN (US);
John J. Fijol, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Jignesh Gandhi, Burlington, MA (US);
Nesbitt W. Hagood, Andover, MA (US);
Jasper Lodewyk Steyn, Winchester, MA (US);
Roger W. Barton, Grand Marais, MN (US);
John J. Fijol, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Jignesh Gandhi, Burlington, MA (US);
Pixtronix, Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to methods of manufacturing display devices which include the steps of depositing a layer of a dielectric material directly on a substantially transparent substrate, depositing a layer of metal directly on top of the dielectric material, forming a plurality of apertures in the layer of metal, forming a control matrix on top of the metal layer, and forming a plurality of light-modulating shutter assemblies on top of and in electrical communication with the control matrix such that the control matrix controls the light modulation functionality of the plurality of shutter assemblies.