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Active driven LED matrices

US5748160A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 1995
Grant dateMay 5, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2330/02
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A matrix of light emitting devices including a voltage source constructed to repetitiously supply a multi-step voltage waveform and a matrix of rows and columns of pixels, each pixel being connected to the voltage source. A method of driving the matrix including addressing each of the pixels of the matrix by supplying scan and image data activating signals to each of the pixels, the image data activating signal being used to activate a pixel by completing a current path from the pixel to a return for the voltage source, and activating the voltage source to repetitiously supply multi-step waveforms of voltage and sequentially supply each step of each of the multi-step voltage waveforms to the pixels, and addressing each of the pixels in the matrix for each step supplied.

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