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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1996
Kazuya Kinoshita, Mie, JP;
Tadami Maeda, Mie, JP;
Ise Electronics Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A dot matrix type vacuum fluorescent display tube includes anode electrodes, first and second wiring groups, an anode driver, light-emitting portions, a grid electrode, cathode electrodes, and an envelope. The anode electrodes are arranged in a matrix on a substrate. The first and second wiring groups extend in opposite directions with respect to the arrangement direction of the anode electrodes, and each of the first and second wiring groups is extracted from every other ones of the anode electrodes arranged in the matrix. The anode driver applies drive signals, respectively, to the anode electrodes connected to the first and second wiring groups. The light-emitting portions comprise phosphors and are formed on the anode electrodes. The grid electrode is arranged to be spaced apart from the light-emitting portions arranged in a matrix by a predetermined distance. The cathode electrodes are arranged above the grid electrode. The envelope is arranged to include at least the anode electrodes, the light-emitting portions, the grid electrode, and the cathode electrodes, and has a display portion thereon.