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Display apparatus, method of driving display apparatus, electron emitter, method of driving electron emitter, apparatus for driving electron emitter, electron emission apparatus, and method of driving electron emission apparatus

US7379037B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2004
Grant dateMay 27, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2201/3125
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One image is displayed in a period as one frame, which includes one charge accumulation period and one light emission period. In the charge accumulation period, all electron emitters are scanned, and voltages depending on the luminance levels of corresponding pixels are applied to the electron emitters which correspond to pixels to be turned on (to emit light), to accumulate charges (electrons) in amounts depending on the luminance levels of corresponding pixels in the electron emitters which correspond to pixels to be turned on. In the next light emission period, a constant voltage is applied to all the electron emitters to emit electrons in amounts depending on the luminance levels of corresponding pixels from the electron emitters which correspond to pixels to be turned on, thereby emitting light from the pixels to be turned on.

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