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26.1: Invited Paper : Driving mirasol® Displays: Addressing Methods and Control Electronics
Author(s) -
Martin Russel A.,
Lewis Alan,
Mignard Marc,
Chuei Nao,
Lier Rob,
Govil Alok,
Todorovich Mark,
Aflatooni Koorosh,
Gally Brian,
Chui Clarence
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sid symposium digest of technical papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2168-0159
pISSN - 0097-966X
DOI - 10.1889/1.3621313
Subject(s) - pixel , power (physics) , computer science , interference (communication) , state (computer science) , electronics , voltage , computer hardware , electrical engineering , electronic engineering , artificial intelligence , engineering , telecommunications , physics , channel (broadcasting) , algorithm , quantum mechanics
A mirasol display uses optical interference based MEMS pixels with inherent hysteresis and is therefore passively addressable with a near zero power hold state. This paper describes methods of addressing such a display including a method providing low power and fast addressing. The correlation between pixel optical state and capacitance allows automated tuning and invisible adjustment of the drive voltages during operation. We further describe display drive circuit architecture showing the IC configuration for a mirasol display.