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Abstract
【解決手段】 本発明の微小電気機械システムは、可変の間隙距離(48)によって分離されている移動可能な第1の導電性プレート(42)と固定されている第2の導電性プレート(44)とによって形成されている可変コンデンサ(46)を有する微小電気機械システム(MEMS)素子(34)と、スイッチ回路(40)であって、選択された電圧レベルを有する基準電圧を受容するように構成され、かつ少なくともMEMS素子の電気的な時定数と同程度に長いが、MEMS素子の機械的な時定数よりも短い持続時間を有するイネーブル信号に応答して、持続時間にわたって第1のプレートと第2のプレートの間に選択された電圧レベルを印加し、それによって所望の大きさの蓄電電荷が可変コンデンサ上に蓄積できるように構成され、可変の間隙距離が前記蓄電電荷の前記大きさの関数であるスイッチ回路(40)とからなることを特徴とする。
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本特許出願は、2003年4月30日に出願した「Optical Interference Display Device」という名称の米国特許出願第10/428,261号に関連する。
式I:F=ε0V2A/2d2
ただし、ε0は自由空間の誘電率であり、Vは反射器72と反射器74の間にかかる電圧であり、Aは反射器72及び反射器74のそれぞれの面積であり、dは間隙距離78である。
式II:F=k(d0-d)
ただし、kは線形ばね定数であり、d0は間隙距離78の初期値である。
式III:F=-Q2/2εA
ただし、Qはコンデンサ上の電荷である。
式IV:Q=CINT×VREF
ただし、VREFは選択された基準電圧であり、CINTは微小電気機械素子70の初期容量である。
34 MEM素子
36 可変電源
38 コントローラ
40 スイッチ回路
42 第1の導電性プレート
44 第2の導電性プレート
46 可変コンデンサ
48 間隙距離
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- 微小電気機械システム(30)であって、
可変の間隙距離(48)によって分離されている移動可能な第1の導電性プレート(42)と固定されている第2の導電性プレート(44)によって形成されている可変コンデンサ(46)を有する微小電気機械システム(MEMS)素子(34)と、
スイッチ回路(40)であって、選択された電圧レベルを有する基準電圧を受容するように構成され、かつ少なくとも前記MEMS素子の電気的な時定数と同程度に長いが、前記MEMS素子の機械的な時定数よりも短い持続時間を有するイネーブル信号に応答して、前記持続時間にわたって前記第1のプレートと前記第2のプレートの間に前記選択された電圧レベルを印加し、それによって所望の大きさの蓄電電荷が前記可変コンデンサ上に蓄積できるように構成され、前記可変の間隙距離が前記蓄電電荷の前記大きさの関数であるスイッチ回路(40)とからなる微小電気機械システム。 - 前記MEMS素子及び前記スイッチ回路が共に微小電気機械セルを形成している請求項1に記載の微小電気機械システム。
- 前記微小電気機械セル(122)からなるM行×N列のアレイ(120)を含む請求項2に記載の微小電気機械システム。
- 前記M行の各行が個別のイネーブル信号(126)を受容し、所与の行のN個の全スイッチ回路が同じイネーブル信号を受容し、前記N列の各列が個別の基準電圧(128)を受容し、所与の列のM個の全スイッチ回路が同じ基準電圧を受容し、前記個別の各基準電圧が異なる選択された電圧レベルを有し得る請求項3に記載の微小電気機械システム。
- 前記アレイの前記N列に前記基準電圧を供給するように構成されている可変電源と、
前記アレイの前記M行に前記イネーブル信号を供給し、前記可変電源によって前記アレイの前記N列に供給される前記基準電圧の選択された電圧レベルを制御するように構成されているコントローラとをさらに含む請求項3に記載の微小電気機械システム。 - 前記各スイッチ回路がさらに、クリア信号に応答して、前記可変コンデンサ上の蓄電電荷を放電するように構成されている請求項3に記載の微小電気機械システム。
- 前記M行の各行が個別のクリア信号(124)を受容し、所与の行のN個の全スイッチ回路が同じクリア信号を受容する請求項6に記載の微小電気機械システム。
- 前記アレイの前記N列に前記基準電圧を供給するように構成されている可変電源と、
前記アレイの前記M行に前記イネーブル信号及び前記クリア信号を供給し、前記可変電源によって前記アレイの前記N列に供給される前記基準電圧の選択された電圧レベルを制御するように構成されているコントローラとをさらに含む請求項6に記載の微小電気機械システム。 - 受動画素機構(70)を備え、該受動画素機構が、
可変コンデンサを形成し、可変の間隙距離(78)によって分離されて光共振器(76)を画定する第1の反射器(72)及び第2の反射器(74)と、
スイッチ回路であって、選択された電圧レベルを有する基準電圧を受容するように構成され、かつ少なくとも前記受動画素機構の電気的な時定数と同程度に長いが、前記受動画素機構の機械的な時定数よりも短い持続時間を有するイネーブル信号に応答して、前記持続時間にわたって前記第1の反射器と前記第2の反射器の間に前記選択された電圧レベルを印加し、それによって所望の大きさの蓄電電荷が前記可変コンデンサ上に蓄積できるように構成され、前記光共振器の前記可変の間隙距離が前記蓄電電荷の大きさの関数であるスイッチ回路とからなるディスプレイ装置。 - 前記各スイッチ回路がさらに、
前記微小電気機械素子に接続され、前記イネーブル信号に応答して、前記イネーブル信号の持続時間にわたって、前記微小電気機械素子に前記基準電圧を供給するように構成されている第1のスイッチと、
前記第1の導電性プレートと前記第2の導電性プレートとの間に接続され、クリア信号に応答して、前記可変コンデンサから前記蓄電電荷を放電するように構成されている第2のスイッチを備えている請求項1又は9に記載のスイッチ回路。 - 前記第1のスイッチが、
前記基準電圧を受容するように構成されているソース(96)と、前記イネーブル信号を受容するように構成されるゲート(94)と、前記イネーブル信号に基づいて前記微小電気機械素子に前記基準電圧を供給するように構成されているドレイン(98)とを有するpチャネル金属酸化膜半導体(PMOS)素子(91)を含む請求項10に記載のスイッチ回路。 - 前記第2のスイッチが、
前記クリア信号を受容するように構成されているゲート(104)と、前記第1の導電性プレートと前記第2の導電性プレートの間に接続されているドレイン(106)及びソース(108)とを有するnチャネル金属酸化膜半導体(NMOS)素子(93)を含む請求項10に記載のスイッチ回路。 - 請求項1に記載の電荷制御回路がさらに、
前記選択された電圧レベルで前記基準電圧を供給するように構成されている可変電源(36)と、
前記イネーブル信号及び前記クリア信号を供給し、前記可変電源によって供給される前記基準電圧の選択された電圧レベルを制御するように構成されているコントローラ(38)とを備える請求項10に記載のスイッチ回路。 - 可変の間隙距離を画定する可変コンデンサを有する微小電気機械システム(MEMS)素子を制御する方法であって、電荷制御回路を含むものにおいて、
少なくとも前記MEMS素子の電気的な時定数と同程度に長いが、前記MEMS素子の機械的な時定数よりも短い持続時間にわたって、前記MEMS素子の両端に選択された電圧レベルを有する基準電圧を印加し、所望の大きさの蓄電電荷を前記可変コンデンサ上に蓄積するステップを含み、前記可変の間隙距離が前記蓄電電荷の大きさの関数である方法。 - 前記微小電気機械システム素子の両端に前記基準電圧を印加する前に、前記可変コンデンサ上の蓄電電荷を除去するステップをさらに含む請求項14に記載の方法。
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