Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes: a panel assembly including: a plurality of gate lines; a plurality of data lines; and a plurality of pixels defined by the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines. The device also includes a backlight unit including: a plurality of scan lines; a plurality of column lines; and a plurality of backlight unit pixels defined by the plurality of scan lines and the plurality of the column lines. The backlight unit is configured to: calculate an average grayscale level of an image of a first frame; determine a first grayscale level according to the plurality of pixels corresponding to the panel assembly pixels; and apply a weight value corresponding to the average grayscale level to change the first grayscale level to a compensated grayscale level.

Abstract: A display device uses a light emitting device with heightened luminance at an outermost area thereof as a light source to enhance luminance uniformity of a display panel. The light emitting device includes cathode electrodes, gate electrodes insulated from the cathode electrodes by way of an insulating layer while proceeding in a direction crossing the cathode electrodes, and electron emission regions formed on the cathode electrodes at crossed zones of the cathode electrodes and the gate electrodes. The outermost cathode electrodes are each divided into at least two electrode portions including inner and outer cathode electrode portions, and the outermost gate electrodes are each divided into at least two electrode portions including inner and outer gate electrode portions.

Abstract: A light emitting device and a method of driving capable of reducing or preventing motion blur and flicker phenomena. The light emitting device includes: scan lines; light emitting pixels configured to provide light to a liquid crystal pixel, each of the scan lines being applied with first and second scan signals for a frame period; and a partial brightness controller is configured to generate a synchronous signal and a segment detection signal, the synchronous signal and the segment detector signal being for controlling application time points of the first and second scan signals according to a liquid crystal response speed on an operation mode basis of the crystal pixel. The first scan signal is applied at a time point at which liquid crystal arrangement of crystal pixel starts to be sustained, and the second scan signal is applied within a time period in which the liquid crystal arrangement is sustained.

Abstract: A light emitting device and a method of driving the same that can reduce or even prevent motion blur and flicker phenomena. The light emitting device includes: a display unit including scan lines, column lines, and light emitting pixels configured to provide light to at least one pixel of the display device; a partial brightness controller configured to read the input video signal and the input image control signal, to generate a brightness information signal having brightness information of each of the light emitting pixels, and to generate a motion detection signal having motion information of the entire display device for a frame; and a controller configured to control a pulse width ratio between a first scan signal and a second scan signal, applied to each of the scan lines for the frame, according to the motion detection signal.

Abstract: An electron emission display (EED) includes an anode and a panel electrode unit comprising a scan electrode that extends in one direction of a lattice type panel and a data electrode that extends across the scan electrode. In the display and a method of driving the same, when power is supplied to the electron emission display, an anode voltage is applied to drive the anode, and a voltage is applied to at least one electrode of the panel electrode unit when the anode voltage is equal to or higher than a reference voltage.

Abstract: A field emission display apparatus including a field emission display panel and a driving device for the field emission display panel. The driving device includes a power supply unit, the power supply unit including an abnormal current detection unit and a discharge circuit. The abnormal current detection unit generates an arc-current detection signal when the value of a current flowing between a negative anode voltage terminal of the field emission display panel and a common ground line is larger than an upper limit. The discharge circuit generates a short circuit between an anode plate of the field emission display panel and the negative anode voltage terminal when the arc-current detection signal is generated from the abnormal current detection unit.

Abstract: An Electron Emission Display (EED) with decreased signal distortion has a data driver to convert data driving signals into display data signals having predetermined data voltage levels and to output the display data signals to data electrode lines. A method of driving the EED includes supplying an auxiliary voltage to the data electrode lines during blanking periods according to subsequent data and supplying the display data signals during active periods between the blanking periods.

Abstract: An electron emission display device is provided having a light source unit including a plurality of cathode electrodes and a plurality of gate electrodes crossing the plurality of cathode electrodes. The light source unit emits electrons corresponding to voltages of the gate electrodes and the cathode electrodes and allows the emitted electrons to collide with a phosphor on an anode electrode to emit light. A gate driver generates a gate signal and transmits the gate signal to at least one of the gate electrodes. A cathode driver generates a cathode driving signal corresponding to an image signal and transmits the cathode driving signal to the cathode electrode. The cathode driving signal is transmitted in a plurality of pulse waveforms within one vertical synchronization period.

Abstract: A light emission device includes a substrate, a plurality of scan lines on the substrate, a plurality of column lines on the substrate, and a plurality of light emission pixels at crossings between the scan lines and the column lines. Corresponding pixels of the plurality of light emission pixels connected to a common scan light are classified into at least first and second groups, and a timing of a first period for which a first light emission data signal is transmitted to the first light emission pixels is different from a timing of a second period for which a second light emission data signal is transmitted to the second light emission pixels.

Abstract: A light emission device, a display using the light emission device, and a method of driving the light emission device are provided. The light emission device includes a plurality of scan lines for transmitting a plurality of scan signals, a plurality of column lines for transmitting a plurality of light emission data signals, a plurality of light emission pixels defined by the scan and column lines, and an anode electrode for receiving an anode voltage. The scan signal is transmitted to the light emission pixels in response to a first scan-on voltage and a first scan-on-time and one of the first scan-on voltage and the first scan-on-time increases when the anode current flowing along the anode electrode is less than a first reference current.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes: a panel assembly including: a plurality of gate lines; a plurality of data lines; and a plurality of pixels defined by the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines. The device also includes a backlight unit including: a plurality of scan lines; a plurality of column lines; and a plurality of backlight unit pixels defined by the plurality of scan lines and the plurality of the column lines. The backlight unit is configured to: calculate an average grayscale level of an image of a first frame; determine a first grayscale level according to the plurality of pixels corresponding to the panel assembly pixels; and apply a weight value corresponding to the average grayscale level to change the first grayscale level to a compensated grayscale level.

Abstract: An electron emission display includes a display panel having a first substrate on which at least one first electrode is formed, a second substrate on which a second electrode and a third electrode on which an electron emission source is formed are formed. A fourth electrode is formed between the first and second substrates to focus towards a corresponding phosphor surface area on the at least one first electrode the electrons emitted by the electron emission source towards a corresponding phosphor surface area on the at least one first electrode, the second electrode being insulated from the third electrode and crossed therewith. A scan electrode driver applies scan pulses to the second electrode. A data electrode driver applies data pulses to the third electrode. A focusing electrode driver applies focusing voltages to the fourth electrode. The focusing electrode driver applies different voltages according to image displayed states on the display panel.

Abstract: A field emission display apparatus including a field emission display panel and a driving device for the field emission display panel. The driving device includes a power supply unit, the power supply unit including an abnormal current detection unit and a discharge circuit. The abnormal current detection unit generates an arc-current detection signal when the value of a current flowing between a negative anode voltage terminal of the field emission display panel and a common ground line is larger than an upper limit. The discharge circuit generates a short circuit between an anode plate of the field emission display panel and the negative anode voltage terminal when the arc-current detection signal is generated from the abnormal current detection unit.

Abstract: Gamma correction for adjusting a white balance of an image may be performed and uniformity of an image being displayed may be improved by modulating a pulse width of a received video data signal. A driving apparatus for an electron emission device may include a controller for receiving an external video data signal and generating a plurality of clock signals based on the video data signal, and a data driver for receiving a corresponding one of the plurality of clock signals from the controller and modulating a pulse width of the received video data signal based on the corresponding clock signal.

Abstract: An EED apparatus including an electron emission display panel and a driving unit thereof that can prevent irregular patterns of brightness in a display caused by a voltage drop. The EED panel comprises an anode plate partitioned into a plurality of sections, and varying electric potentials are applied to each section from the driving unit. A maximum preset voltage is applied to a section of the anode plate, and the electric potentials applied to the other sections gradually decreases as a distance increases from the section to which the maximum preset voltage is applied.

Abstract: An electron emission display (EED) includes an anode and a panel electrode unit comprising a scan electrode that extends in one direction of a lattice type panel and a data electrode that extends across the scan electrode. In the display and a method of driving the same, when power is supplied to the electron emission display, an anode voltage is applied to drive the anode, and a voltage is applied to at least one electrode of the panel electrode unit when the anode voltage is equal to or higher than a reference voltage.

Abstract: An Electron Emission Display (EED) with decreased signal distortion has a data driver to convert data driving signals into display data signals having predetermined data voltage levels and to output the display data signals to data electrode lines. A method of driving the EED includes supplying an auxiliary voltage to the data electrode lines during blanking periods according to subsequent data and supplying the display data signals during active periods between the blanking periods.

Abstract: Provided is a method for driving an electron emission device that reduces the required withstand voltage of an integrated circuit constituting a scan driver, which reduces both the manufacturing costs of an electron emission device and the likelihood of noise in the scan driver, as well as preventing back emission. Scan signals are applied to scan electrode lines during a scan period and an offset period, which is a non-scan period. Display data signals are applied to data electrode lines during a first data period, when a difference between a voltage of the display data signal and a voltage of the scan signal is greater than or equal to an emission start voltage; and during a second data period, when the voltage difference is less than the emission start voltage.

Abstract: An electron emission display includes a display panel having a first substrate on which at least one first electrode is formed, a second substrate on which a second electrode and a third electrode on which an electron emission source is formed are formed. A fourth electrode is formed between the first and second substrates to focus towards a corresponding phosphor surface area on the at least one first electrode the electrons emitted by the electron emission source towards a corresponding phosphor surface area on the at least one first electrode, the second electrode being insulated from the third electrode and crossed therewith. A scan electrode driver applies scan pulses to the second electrode. A data electrode driver applies data pulses to the third electrode. A focusing electrode driver applies focusing voltages to the fourth electrode. The focusing electrode driver applies different voltages according to image displayed states on the display panel.