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Illumination device, method for driving the illumination device and display including the illumination device

US6066920A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 5, 1998
Grant dateMay 23, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 5, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2330/026
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An illumination device includes a cold cathode fluorescent tube having a heat capacity of 0.035 Wsec/.degree. C. or less per unit length (1 cm) of a glass tube of a fluorescent section of the cold cathode fluorescent tube. The illumination device has a superior operation characteristic at a low temperature. The device is driven by a method and is implemented in a display device.

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