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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
John K Lee, Boise, ID (US);
Glen Hush, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345 74 ; 3151691 ;
Abstract
A display is arranged in rows and columns with a current source for each column instead of a current source in each display cell. By omitting the current source from the cell, smaller display cell geometries are achieved. In a display where one row is selected at a time, the display of the present invention with smaller circuitry achieves performance identical to the prior art. Application is made to flat panel displays generally including field emission displays, liquid crystal displays, and integrated light emitting diode array displays.