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Liquid crystal apparatus using different types of drive waveforms alternately

US5995076A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 1997
Grant dateNov 30, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2330/021
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A liquid crystal apparatus is constituted by a liquid crystal device including a pair of substrates having thereon a group of scanning electrodes and a group of data electrodes intersecting the scanning electrodes so as to form an electrode matrix, and a liquid crystal disposed between the substrates so as to form a pixel at each intersection of the scanning electrodes and the data electrode assuming an ON-state and an OFF-state; scanning signal application means for sequentially applying a scanning signal to the scanning electrodes; data signal-application means for applying data signals including a first data signal and a second data signal selectively to the data electrodes in synchronism with the scanning signal, and control means for periodically switching between a first drive mode of using the first and second data signals for providing the ON- and OFF-states, respectively, of the pixels and a second drive mode of using the first and second data signals for providing the OFF- and ON-states, respectively, of the pixels. The liquid crystal apparatus is effective for suppressing a change in drive waveform frequency depending on a display pattern to suppress the occurrence of cr…

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