Method of repairing micromirrors in spatial light modulators

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APP PUB NO 20060193028A1
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11069317

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Disclosed herein is method of operating a device that comprises an array of micromirrors. The method comprises a process usable for repairing stuck micromirrors of the micromirror array during the operation. The reparation process applies, at the ON state, two consecutive refresh voltages to the mirror plates of the micromirrors in the array with the pulses being separated in time longer than the characteristic oscillation time of the micromirrors. The reparation process can be applied independently to the micromirrors. Alternatively, the reparation process can be incorporated with a bias inversion process.

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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDPO BOX 655474 MS 3999 DALLAS TX 75265

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Combes, Michel Santa Cruz, CA 19 162
Dunphy, James San Jose, CA 47 508
Patel, Satyadev Sunnyvale, CA 43 670
Richards, Peter San Francisco, CA 37 394

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