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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2011
Mark W. Miles, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian W. Arbuckle, Danville, CA (US);
Ion Bita, San Jose, CA (US);
Manish Kothari, Cupertino, CA (US);
Patrick F. Brinkley, San Mateo, CA (US);
Gang Xu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Nassim Khonsari, Redwood City, CA (US);
Jonathan C. Griffiths, Fremont, CA (US);
Mark W. Miles, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian W. Arbuckle, Danville, CA (US);
Ion Bita, San Jose, CA (US);
Manish Kothari, Cupertino, CA (US);
Patrick F. Brinkley, San Mateo, CA (US);
Gang Xu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Nassim Khonsari, Redwood City, CA (US);
Jonathan C. Griffiths, Fremont, CA (US);
Qualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A static interferometric image device including a plurality of solidified liquid layers is formed over a substrate by an inkjet process such that the layers are lateral to one another. In some embodiments, the substrate includes pre-defined cavities, and the liquid layers are formed in the cavities. In other embodiments, the substrate includes a substantially planar, stepped, or continuously transitioning surface, and the solidified liquid layers are formed on the surface. Optical fillers or spacers are provided for defining interferometric gaps between absorbers and reflectors in the display device, based at least partially on an image that the display device is designed to display.