Display and method of driving display
First Claim
1. A display comprising:
- a plurality of electron emitters arrayed in association with respective pixels;
at least one selection line for supplying an instruction to select or not select each of said electron emitters;
at least one signal line for supplying a pixel signal to a selected one of said electron emitters; and
a drive section having a plurality of drive circuits arrayed in association with said electron emitters, respectively, for driving electron emitters based on the instruction from one of said at least one selection line and the pixel signal from one of said at least one signal line;
each of said electron emitters comprising;
an emitter made of a dielectric material; and
a first electrode and a second electrode mounted on said emitter;
each of said drive circuits comprising;
a drive voltage generating circuit for generating a drive voltage to be applied between said first electrode and said second electrode of a corresponding one of the electron emitters based on the instruction from a corresponding one of said at least one selection line; and
a modulation circuit for modulating the amplitude of a drive pulse stepwise based on the pixel signal from a corresponding one of said at least one signal line for thereby controlling the luminance gradation of a corresponding pixel, if said drive voltage has a waveform including said drive pulse appearing in timed relation to the instruction from said selection line and the drive pulse having a predetermined amplitude level is applied between said first electrode and said second electrode to cause at least part of said emitter to invert or change the polarization thereof to emit electrons from said electron emitter.
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Abstract
A drive circuit has a drive voltage generating circuit for generating a drive voltage, to be applied between a first electrode and a second electrode of a corresponding electron emitter, based on a selection signal from a corresponding selection line. The drive circuit further includes a modulation circuit for stepwise modulating the amplitude of a drive pulse based on a pixel signal from a corresponding signal line, for thereby controlling the luminance gradation of a corresponding pixel, wherein the drive voltage has a waveform including a drive pulse appearing in timed relation to a selection instruction from the selection line, and wherein the drive pulse, having a predetermined amplitude level, is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, to cause at least part of an emitter to invert or change the polarization thereof to emit electrons from the electron emitter.
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22 Claims
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1. A display comprising:
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a plurality of electron emitters arrayed in association with respective pixels;
at least one selection line for supplying an instruction to select or not select each of said electron emitters;
at least one signal line for supplying a pixel signal to a selected one of said electron emitters; and
a drive section having a plurality of drive circuits arrayed in association with said electron emitters, respectively, for driving electron emitters based on the instruction from one of said at least one selection line and the pixel signal from one of said at least one signal line;
each of said electron emitters comprising;
an emitter made of a dielectric material; and
a first electrode and a second electrode mounted on said emitter;
each of said drive circuits comprising;
a drive voltage generating circuit for generating a drive voltage to be applied between said first electrode and said second electrode of a corresponding one of the electron emitters based on the instruction from a corresponding one of said at least one selection line; and
a modulation circuit for modulating the amplitude of a drive pulse stepwise based on the pixel signal from a corresponding one of said at least one signal line for thereby controlling the luminance gradation of a corresponding pixel, if said drive voltage has a waveform including said drive pulse appearing in timed relation to the instruction from said selection line and the drive pulse having a predetermined amplitude level is applied between said first electrode and said second electrode to cause at least part of said emitter to invert or change the polarization thereof to emit electrons from said electron emitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of driving a display having:
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a plurality of electron emitters arrayed in association with respective pixels;
at least one selection line for supplying an instruction to select or not select each of said electron emitters;
at least one signal line for supplying a pixel signal to a selected one of said electron emitters; and
a drive section having a plurality of drive circuits arrayed in association with said electron emitters, respectively, for driving electron emitters based on the instruction from one of said at least one selection line and the pixel signal from one of said at least one signal line;
each of said electron emitters comprising an emitter made of a dielectric material and a first electrode and a second electrode mounted on said emitter;
said method comprising the steps of;
generating a drive voltage to be applied between said first electrode and said second electrode of a corresponding one of the electron emitters based on the instruction from a corresponding one of said at least one selection line, and modulating the amplitude of a drive pulse stepwise based on the pixel signal from a corresponding one of said at least one signal line for thereby controlling the luminance gradation of a corresponding pixel, if said drive voltage has a waveform including said drive pulse appearing in timed relation to the instruction from said selection line and the drive pulse having a predetermined amplitude level is applied between said first electrode and said second electrode to cause at least part of said emitter to invert or change the polarization thereof to emit electrons from said electron emitter. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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