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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
May. 16, 2019
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Yatabe, Shiojiri, JP;
Naoki Tomikawa, Suwa-gun, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal device includes, peripheral electrodes including three electrodes for ion trapping, and a transistor coupled to each of the three electrodes. A common signal (COM signal) that varies between a first potential and a second potential in a first period is applied to a counter electrode. A driving signal that varies between a third potential and a fourth potential is input to the transistor. The driving signal is coupled to or uncoupled from the peripheral electrodes by the transistor in a unit of a duration equal to or less than ½ of the first period. AC signals varying between a positive-polarity potential and a negative-polarity potential, with a potential of the common signal being a reference, in a second period longer than the first period, are applied to the three electrodes of the peripheral electrodes, in a state where phases of the AC signals are shifted mutually.