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Display apparatus using luminance modulation elements

US6873309B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 21, 2001
Grant dateMar 29, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 9, 2022

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

Abstract

A display apparatus includes: a plurality of luminance modulation elements each modulated in luminance by a voltage of a positive polarity applied thereto, each of the luminance modulation elements being not modulated in luminance by a voltage of an opposite polarity applied thereto; a plurality of first lines electrically coupled to first electrodes of the plurality of luminance modulation elements; a plurality of second lines electrically coupled to second electrodes of the plurality of luminance modulation elements, the plurality of second lines intersecting the plurality of first lines; a first drive unit coupled to the plurality of first lines, the first drive unit outputting scanning pulses; and a second driver unit coupled to the plurality of second lines. The first drive unit sets the first lines in a nonselection state to a high impedance state having a higher impedance as compared with the first lines in a selection state.

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