Method and apparatus for addressing micro-components in a plasma display panel
US6801001B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2300/08
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved light-emitting display having a plurality of micro-components sandwiched between two substrates is disclosed. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large trigger voltage is supplied across the micro-component by up to two triggering electrodes and ionization can be maintain by a sustain voltage supplied by up to two sustain electrodes. The display is further divided into a plurality of panels that can be individually addressed in parallel, preferably directly through the back of the panels and can include voltage multiplying circuitry to decrease the power demands for addressing circuitry. Alternative methods of addressing the micro-components include the use of directed light and arrangements of electrodes to address multiple micro-components with a single electrode.
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