MEM devices having charge induced via focused beam to enter different states
US6943933B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/7416
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus of one embodiment of the invention is disclosed that includes a number of micro-electromechanical (MEM) devices, a charge source, and at least one discharge path. Each MEM device has a plurality of different states based on a charge induced thereon. The charge source is to induce the charge thereon such that the MEM devices each enter one of the states. The at least one discharge path is for the plurality of MEM devices, and along which the charge induced thereon is dischargeable.
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