Matrix display device and its method of operation
US5428370A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2320/043
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A matrix display device comprises a row and column array of picture elements (12) each of which consists of a display element (14), e.g. a LC display element, connected in series with a two-terminal non-linear device 15, such as a MIM, between associated row and column address conductors (16,17) to which selection and data signals are applied by a scanning signal drive circuit (20) and a data signal drive circuit (22) respectively, and a reference element circuit (34), comprising a non-linear device (35) in series with a capacitor (36), forming part of a feedback arrangement through which picture element drive voltages are controlled (25) so as to compensate for the effects of aging of the non-linear devices. The reference circuit is driven like the picture elements, with a scanning signal waveform and voltage signal (V.sub.A) applied to opposite sides, and the picture element drive voltages are adjusted in accordance with predetermined changes in the voltage across the capacitor (36). The reference non-linear device (35) can be provided on the same support (10 ) as the picture element devices (15). The capacitor (36) can be constituted by an electro-optic element corresponding to …
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