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Display panel apparatus and method of driving

US4176298A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 1977
Grant dateNov 27, 1979
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Expiry dateMay 23, 1997

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G3/285
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method for selectively voltage-energizing adjacent lines in a planar plasma display panel having a plurality of orthogonal gas-filled channels relative to said adjacent lines, and wherein a display is created by the selective gaseous ignition of regions in the channels between lines, ignition regions may be shifted reliably according to the teachings of the invention.

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