Abstract: This disclosure provides display-related systems, methods, and apparatus. A display apparatus can include an array of display elements and an address-selector architecture for addressing and loading data into the array of display elements. The address-selector architecture can include a plurality of bank drive interconnects that can provide write enable voltages. Each of a plurality of scan-line interconnects, where each scan-line interconnect is coupled to one row of display elements, is selectively electrically connected to one bank drive interconnect via a transistor. The scan-line interconnects and their corresponding transistors are grouped into a number of row-banks, where the row-banks can include unequal number of scan-line interconnects. The gate terminals of the transistors in each row-bank are connected to a bank-control interconnect. A bank control interconnect driver provides voltages to the bank-control interconnects for selectively turning the transistors in each bank ON and OFF.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for forming electromechanical systems (EMS) displays where the area of a substrate occupied by a pixel circuit can be reduced if portions of the pixel circuit can be built in three dimensions. In some aspects, certain EMS displays can incorporate structures that are substantially normal to the surface of a substrate. Incorporating circuit components, such as transistors, into such structures, can reduce the area they occupy within the plane of the substrate. In some aspects, the components of a transistor can be fabricated directly into a MEMS anchor that supports a light modulator or a portion of an actuator over the substrate. In some other aspects, the transistor can be fabricated on one or more sidewalls of any MEMS structure.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for forming electromechanical systems (EMS) displays where the area of a substrate occupied by a pixel circuit can be reduced if portions of the pixel circuit can be built in three dimensions. In some aspects, certain EMS displays can incorporate structures that are substantially normal to the surface of a substrate. Incorporating circuit components, such as transistors, into such structures, can reduce the area they occupy within the plane of the substrate. In some aspects, the components of a transistor can be fabricated directly into a MEMS anchor that supports a light modulator or a portion of an actuator over the substrate. In some other aspects, the transistor can be fabricated on one or more sidewalls of any MEMS structure.