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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1994
Keiichi Nito, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Yasuda, Tokyo, JP;
Hidehiko Takanashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ying Bao Yang, Saitama, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of driving a liquid crystal device, which comprises matrix-addressed driving a liquid crystal device comprising a liquid crystal, particularly a ferroelectric liquid crystal, disposed between a pair of substrates and comprising finely distributed domains differing in threshold voltage for use in switching said liquid crystal, said method being a pulse modulation method comprising modulating at least one of pulse voltage and pulse width, a pixel electrode division method, or a time integration method. Also claimed is a liquid crystal device driven by any of said methods. The liquid crystal device provides a further improved analog multiple gray-scale level display, realizes a large-area display at a low cost, and enables drive at full color video rate.