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Liquid crystal display apparatus including scanning circuit having bidirectional shift register stages

US6232939A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 9, 1998
Grant dateMay 15, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2310/0297
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A liquid crystal display apparatus has horizontal and vertical scanning circuits for scanning an array of pixels. An image signal applied to an image signal supply circuit in the form of series of pixel signals is transferred to pixels in the array of pixels designated by the horizontal and vertical scanning circuits. Each of the horizontal and vertical scanning circuits have a series connection of bidirectional shift register stages and are capable of bidirectional scanning. Each of the bidirectional shift register stages includes a pair of latches connected in tandem and is capable of providing an intermediate output and a shift register stage output. The pair of latches of each of the bidirectional shift register stages except those located at both ends of the series connection have respective intermediate and bidirectional shift register stage outputs contributing to designation of pixels to which pixel signals are to be supplied, while the pair of latches of the shift register stages located at each end of the series connection have their bidirectional shift register stage outputs contributing to such designation of pixels and their intermediate output terminals not contributi…

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