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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2007
Nesbitt W. Hagood, Wellesley, MA (US);
John J. Fijol, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Jasper Lodewyk Steyn, Winchester, MA (US);
Richard S. Payne, Andover, MA (US);
Jignesh Gandhi, Burlington, MA (US);
Nesbitt W. Hagood, Wellesley, MA (US);
John J. Fijol, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Jasper Lodewyk Steyn, Winchester, MA (US);
Richard S. Payne, Andover, MA (US);
Jignesh Gandhi, Burlington, MA (US);
Pixtronix, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to MEMS display apparatus and methods for assembly thereof that include a plurality of light modulators having components substantially surrounded in a liquid that reduces the effects of stiction and improves the optical and electromechanical performance of the display apparatus. The invention also relates to methods for aligning components of a MEMS display to establish a correspondence between the plurality of light modulators and a plurality of apertures to regulate the transmission of light through the apparatus.