Abstract: An active matrix device has an array of rows and columns of pixels over a common substrate. Each pixel has a row conductor (12), a column conductor (10) and first and second in-plane electrode patterns (36,40). A first insulator portion (30) is disposed between the row conductor (12) and the first electrode pattern (32) or between the column conductor portion (10) and the second electrode pattern (40). The insulator portion (30) and the surrounding electrode pattern (32 or 40) and conductor portion (12 or 10) define a Metal-Insulator-Metal diode device. The invention provides a MIM-diode based active matrix inplane switching active matrix device in which the pixel layout is defined on a single substrate. The device of the invention is compatible with low cost manufacturing processes, such as roll-to-roll manufacturing.

Abstract: A passive matrix in-plane switching bi-stable display (1) has first and second electrodes (20, 30), and pixels (10) associated with intersections of the first electrodes (20) and the second electrodes (30). The display (1) comprises on a same substrate both the first electrodes (20) and, per pixel (10), a first group of electrodes (G1) interleaving with a second group of electrodes (G2). The electrodes of the first and second group (G1, G2) extend in a same first direction, and are displaced with respect to each other in the first direction to obtain in the first direction a first area (A1) where only electrodes of said first group (G1) are present, a second area (A2) where only electrodes of said second group (G2) are present, and a third area (A3) in-between the first and the second area (A1, A2) where both electrodes of said first and second group (G1, G2) are present. Insulating areas (40) are present at least at crossing positions where the second electrodes (30) have to cross the first electrodes (20).

Abstract: A TFT active matrix display device comprising an array of display elements (12), e.g. LC display elements, each connected to the drain of a TFT (17) whose gate and source are connected respectively to a row conductor (18) to which selection signals are applied by a scan drive circuit (21) and a column conductor (19) to which display data signals are applied by a data signal drive circuit (25) in the form of time dependent signals comprising pulse width modulated signals derived from an input digital video signal and representing video sample values. During the selection period the TFTs are biased to act as current sources such that their associated display elements (12) are charged to a level dependent on the duration of the applied signals. The digital to analogue conversion of the video signal is thus completed at the picture elements.

Abstract: A substrate bearing a secondary-emissive layer which consists of a cermet consisting of a readily evaporable metal, for example Au, Ag, Cu, Ni, Cr, Al or a nickel-chromium alloy, and an alkali metal aluminium fluoride, for example cryolite. The substrate material may be, for example mild steel, or a synthetic plastics material. It is possible to make large dynodes when using mild steel substrates which are much cheaper than silver-magnesium or beryllium-copper and the secondary-emissive layer does not require an activation treatment when incorporated in an electric discharge tube.