公开(公告)号：AT414971T

公开(公告)日：2008-12-15

申请号：AT06736087

申请日：2006-02-23

Applicant: PIXTRONIX INC

Inventor： HAGOOD NESBITT ,  STEYN JASPER ,  BROSNIHAN TIMOTHY ,  GANDHI JIGNESH ,  FIJOL JOHN ,  PAYNE RICHARD ,  BARTON ROGER

IPC: G09G3/34 ,  G02B26/02

Abstract: Display devices incorporating shutter-based light modulators are disclosed along with methods of manufacturing such devices. The methods are compatible with thin-film manufacturing processes known in the art and result in displays having lower power-consumption.

公开(公告)号：AT496362T

公开(公告)日：2011-02-15

申请号：AT06721031

申请日：2006-02-23

Applicant: PIXTRONIX INC

Inventor： HAGOOD NESBITT ,  STEYN JASPER

IPC: G09G3/22 ,  B81B7/04

Abstract: An illumination device, comprising a reflective optical cavity (2104, 2116) including a plurality of light-transmissive regions (2108) through which light can escape the reflective optical cavity (2104, 2116); a light source (2118) arranged to introduce the light into the reflective optical cavity (2104, 2116); a plurality of light modulators (2102), each having at least first and second states, wherein, in the first state, a light modulator (2102) obstructs a corresponding light-transmissive region (2108) thereby preventing light introduced into the reflective optical cavity (2104, 2116) from illuminating an image pixel that corresponds to the light-transmissive region (2108), and in the second state, the light modulator (2102) allows light escaping the reflective optical cavity (2104, 2116) through the corresponding light-transmissive region (2108) to illuminate the image pixel corresponding to the light-transmissive region (2108).