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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ichiro Takayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Michio Arai, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TDK Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345 76 ; 345 82 ;
Abstract
An image display system having a plurality of light emitting cells (EL.sub.11 -EL.sub.44) each having a pair of Electro-Luminescence elements (e.sub.1, e.sub.2) coupled in parallel with each other with opposite polarities. The light emitting cells are arranged on a cross point of a matrix, which is addressed through an active addressing method in which a plurality of rows of the matrix are selected simultaneously, and alternate voltage is applied to the matrix.