Abstract: One embodiment disclosed relates to a method for adaptive bipolar operation of a micro electromechanical (MEM) device. The method includes driving the MEM device in a first polarity, determining when an offset passes a first threshold, and switching from the first polarity to a second polarity when the offset passes the first threshold. Another embodiment disclosed relates to an apparatus for adaptive bipolar operation of a MEM device. The apparatus includes a first look-up table (LUT) for use in driving the MEM device in a first polarity, a circuit for determining when an offset passes a first threshold, and a polarity switch for switching from the first polarity to a second polarity when the offset passes the first threshold.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a video display system employs an array of ribbon light modulators having a reflective surface configured to reflect or diffract a beam. The beam may have a wavelength suitable for displaying a video image. The reflective surface may comprise an aluminum alloy suitable for receiving the beam, which may have a relatively high power density. In one embodiment, a method of displaying a video image comprises impinging a beam on a portion of a reflective surface of a light modulator. The beam may have a wavelength suitable for displaying a video image, and the reflective surface may comprise an aluminum alloy.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an integrated circuit packaging structure includes a first metal adhesion layer formed under a lid and a second metal adhesion layer formed over a substrate. The lid includes a free surface that may move a small amount without cracking. The second metal adhesion layer is configured such that its outer end does not extend past the free surface of the lid to minimize crack formation.