Abstract:
Systems and methods for displays that have a moveable shutter formed on a substrate having an aperture. The shutter, in at least one position, is asymmetrically aligned over the aperture. The asymmetric alignment provides an overlap between shutter and the substrate on one side of the aperture that is larger than an overlap between the shutter and the substrate on another side of the aperture. Typically, the larger overlap increases the ability of the shutter to reduce light passing through though the aperture when then shutter is the in the at least one position.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for improving image quality of images displayed by a display apparatus. In one aspect, an apparatus for display images includes a plurality of pixels having at least two display elements configured to be controlled by a common data signal. The apparatus also includes a control matrix having, or each pixel, a single data interconnect that is configured to provide a data voltage. The control matrix also includes, for a set of pixels, an area modulation control logic for selecting a number of display elements included in each pixel of the set of pixels to respond to the corresponding data voltage provided by the data interconnect. The control matrix also includes at least one area modulation control interconnect for controlling the area modulation control logic.
Abstract:
A display apparatus includes a backlight and an aperture layer that is positioned in front of the backlight and defines a plurality of apertures. The display apparatus also includes a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) light modulator configured to modulate light emitted by the backlight passing through the apertures to form an image on the display apparatus. The MEMS light modulator includes a shutter (1202) that has a light blocking portion having an aperture layer-facing surface and a front-facing surface and at least one depression (1207) formed in the light blocking portion. The width of the at least one depression accounts for at least 50% but less than 100% of a distance separating two edges of the shutter. In other embodiments the shutter perimeter surface is angled. Light leakage is mitigated.