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Method of driving a ferroelectric liquid crystal element

US4725129A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 1985
Grant dateFeb 16, 1988
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S359/90
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method of driving a liquid crystal element constituted by interposing a bistable ferroelectric liquid crystal between electrodes, a driving method of a liquid crystal element having a memory property characterized in that a first voltage signal the absolute value of a peak value of which is less than a predetermined value is applied to the ferroelectric liquid crystal in order to keep a light transmission state of said liquid crystal element, and a second voltage signal the absolute value of a peak value of which is over the predetermined value is applied to the ferroelectric liquid crystal in order to change the light transmission state of the liquid crystal element.

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