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Low drive voltage display device

CA 1262974 C · Owner: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. · Inventors: De Vaan, Adrianus J.S.M.; Welzen, Theodorus L.

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Low drive voltage display device. In a display device having a matrix structure the number of rows to be addressed is selected to be smaller than is possible on the ground of threshold steepness. The required selection voltages can then be selected to be considerably lower than the voltages in accordance with the Alt & Pleshko addressing scheme.

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  • Granted November 14, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 14, 2006.
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FiledOctober 29, 1986
GrantedNovember 14, 1989
Term endedNovember 14, 2006
Patent numberCA 1262974 C
Classification (IPC)G09G3/36 +1 more

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1987198919911993199519971999200120032005Application filedOct 29, 1986Patent grantedNov 14, 1989Term endedNov 14, 2006

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