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Addressing liquid crystal cells using unipolar strobe pulses

US4705345A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 2, 1986
Grant dateNov 10, 1987
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Expiry dateApr 2, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2320/0209
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of addressing a matrix addressed ferroelectric liquid crystal cell is described that uses parallel entry of balanced bipolar data pulses on one set of electrodes to co-operate with serial entry of unipolar strobe pulses on the other set of electrodes. Data entry is preceded with blanking (erasing) pulses applied to the strobe lines. The polarity of the strobing and blanking pulses is periodically reversed to maintain charge balance in the long term.

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