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Matrix display and driving method therefor

US4532506A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 1982
Grant dateJul 30, 1985
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2300/0842
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A matrix display comprises: a plurality of picture cells generally arranged in a matrix, the picture cells being defined by a plurality of first electrodes arranged on a first substrate and at least one common electrode arranged on a second substrate and a display medium held therebetween; a plurality of first signal lines and a plurality of second signal lines crossing to the first signal lines, arranged on at least one of the first and second substrates; a plurality of first semiconductor switches each having a control terminal, a first main terminal and a second main terminal, a plurality of second semiconductor switches each having a control terminal, a first main terminal and a second main terminal, and a plurality of storage means, arranged at respective crosspoints of the first signal lines and the second signal lines; each of the first signal lines being connected to the control terminal of the associated one of the first semiconductor switches and the first main terminal of the associated one of the second semiconductor switches; each of the second signal lines being connected to the first main terminal of the associated one of the first semiconductor switches; each of the…

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