Claims
- 1. A gas discharge display apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of data electrodes;
- a plurality of scanning electrodes located in a direction perpendicular to the plurality of data electrodes;
- a plurality of switching devices withstanding a high voltage, the switching devices respectively having first main electrodes which are connected to the plurality of scanning electrodes respectively and independently;
- a plurality of reverse conductive diodes connected in parallel to the plurality of switching devices, respectively;
- a scanning logic circuit connected to a control electrode of each of the plurality of switching devices; and
- a push-pull circuit withstanding a high voltage which has an output connected to a second main electrode of each of the plurality of switching devices and to a common line which is a basis of a signal level in the scanning logic circuit.
- 2. A gas discharge display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of switching devices are each an n-channel MOSFET withstanding a high voltage, and the plurality of reverse conductive diodes are each a parasitic diode formed in each n-channel MOSFET.
- 3. A gas discharge display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of switching devices are each an npn bipolar transistor withstanding a high voltage.
Priority Claims (8)
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Date |
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6-90787 |
Apr 1994 |
JPX |
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6-100336 |
May 1994 |
JPX |
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6-138398 |
May 1994 |
JPX |
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6-157852 |
May 1994 |
JPX |
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6-163850 |
Jul 1994 |
JPX |
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6-165463 |
Jul 1994 |
JPX |
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6-200013 |
Aug 1994 |
JPX |
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7-21760 |
Feb 1995 |
JPX |
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 09/280,594 filed Mar. 29, 1999 which is a division of Ser. No. 09/108,577, filed Jul. 1, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,969,478, which is a division of Ser. No. 08/745,074, filed Nov. 7, 1996, which is a division of Ser. No. 08/428,575, filed Apr. 25, 1995 (issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,656,893).
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Divisions (4)
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280594 |
Mar 1999 |
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Parent |
108577 |
Jul 1998 |
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745074 |
Nov 1996 |
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428575 |
Apr 1995 |
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