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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1997
Filed:
May. 11, 1995
Kiyoshi Okano, Tenri, JP;
Satoshi Yamaue, Tenri, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The display apparatus of this invention includes: a display medium having an electro-optic characteristic; a pair of substrates arranged to face each other sandwiching the display medium; a pair of electrodes disposed in inner surfaces of the pair of substrates for applying a voltage to the display medium; and at least one nonlinear element including a nonlinear resistance layer composed of a sulfide film obtained by immersing a conductive or semiconductive film in a solution containing sulfur ions or ions having sulfur atoms and applying a voltage between the conductive or semiconductive film as an anode and a cathode, the nonlinear element being disposed on the inner surface of one of the pair of substrates and electrically connected to one of the pair of electrodes.