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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2002
Applicants:
Masaharu Okafuji, Yokoham, JP;
Koji Nimura, Ohtsu, JP;
Manabu Takami, Fukushima, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nanox Corporation, Fukushima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A display driver is provided which is suitable for driving dynamically a cholesteric liquid crystal display panel of a passive matrix drive type. The driver comprises a shift register for shifting a row data or column data inputted to the driver, a data latch circuit for latching the row data or column data from the shift register, and a drive voltage select/output circuit for selecting at least one of a plurality of voltage supplies and outputting a row drive voltage or column drive voltage to form an alternated drive voltage which activates picture elements of the liquid crystal panel.