Flat panel display drive circuit with switched drive current
US5387844A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2300/0809
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Field Emission Display ("FED") is disclosed having a brightness to project images. To achieve this benefit, the FED includes a pixelator which coupled to a display for displaying and projecting the image. By design, the pixelator conducts a drive current passing through the display grid corresponding to a degree of brightness in the resulting panel display. A first resistor having a first value is coupled between the pixelator and a voltage node or ground. Moreover, a second resistor having a second value at most one half of the first value is employed. A switch for connecting the first resistor in parallel with the second resistor is closed when a control signal is received when the switch is enabled, the equivalent resistance between the pixelator and a voltage node or ground is substantially reduced. In another embodiment, a tapped resistor replaces the first resistor and the second resistor. When the control signal is received, a portion of the drive current is shunted through the switch.
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