14-11-2013 дата публикации
Номер: US20130300439A1
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A method for sensing the actuation and/or release voltages of a electromechanical system or a microelectromechanical device include applying a test pulse to the device and sensing its state. In one embodiment, the device is part of a system comprising an array of interferometric modulators suitable for a display. The method can be used to compensate for temperature dependent changes in display pixel characteristics. 1. A display device comprising:one or more electromechanical devices;a filter resistor connected in series with each row of electromechanical devices; anda sensing circuit for measuring the collective capacitance of each row of electromechanical devices.2. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a driver circuit configured to sense an output of the sensor to determine a threshold voltage for use in testing the state of one or more of the devices.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electromechanical devices includes one or more display elements.4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more electromechanical devices are arranged in an array to display images in response to signals from the driver circuit.5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensing circuit comprises resistive and capacitive elements in parallel.6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensing circuit comprises an integrator with one or more passive feedback components.7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a timing control circuit.8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the timing control circuit and the sensing circuit are embodied in an integrated circuit.9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the timing control circuit controls an activation of the one or more electromechanical devices.10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electromechanical devices include one or more interferometric modulators.11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electromechanical devices include a reflective surface.12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one ...
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