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Apparatus and method for controlling contrast in a dot-matrix liquid crystal display

US6057820A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 16, 1998
Grant dateMay 2, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2320/066
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method for controlling the contrast in a dot-matrix liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided wherein the voltages applied to the electrodes is phase shifted. The phase shifted electrode voltages avoids the problem that rows of the dot-matrix LCD may have long periods when the voltage on the front electrode and the back electrode are different polarities so that the contrast of the dot-matrix LCD across the rows is improved.

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