Abstract: In a picture display device driven with an active matrix in which the selection lines (11) are capacitively coupled to electrodes (6) of the picture elements, the voltage across these picture elements is accurately adjusted by discharging or charging the associated capacitances first to beyond the range of transition (22) in the transmission/voltage characteristic.

Abstract: In a display device including active switching units, lateral Schottky diodes are used as switching elements. In the lateral Schottky diodes a sub-micron distance between the Schottky electrode and the opposing electrode contacting the semiconductor body is obtained by anodizing the Schottky metal and subsequently doping the exposed portion of the semiconductor body, for example, by ion implantation.

Abstract: In a picture display device driven with an active matrix the voltage across the picture elements is accurately adjusted by discharging or charging the associated capacitances, if necessary, first to beyond the transition range in the transmission/voltage characteristic. Redundancy is advantageously used in the switching units employed for this purpose.

Abstract: The number of grey levels in LCD display devices is drastically increased by not selecting the picture elements during a part of the line period and by providing them with data signals of opposite polarity. The capacitive crosstalk thereby decreases considerably. This provides the possibility of introducing more grey levels by sub-division of the picture elements into a number of sub-sections providing an extra drive with extra column electrodes. Alternatively, omission of the extra drive enables a given redundancy which would otherwise be impossible due to loss of grey levels.

Abstract: In a picture display device driven with an active matrix the voltage across the picture elements (12) is accurately adjusted by discharging or charging the associated capacitances, if necessary, first to beyond the transition range (17) in the transmission/voltage characteristic.

Abstract: In a display device including active switching units, lateral Schottky diodes are used as switching elements. In the lateral Schottky diodes a sub-micron distance between the Schottky electrode and the opposing electrode contacting the semiconductor body is obtained by anodising the Schottky metal and subsequently doping the exposed portion of the semiconductor body, for example, by implantation.

Abstract: In an electro-optical display device (1), in which a plurality of tracks (8, 18) for the purpose of driving via active elements (9, 19) is provided on a supporting plate (2), the transparent electrodes (7, 11) on the other supporting plate (3) follow a meandering path so as to obtain an optimum color filter (21) with a so-called delta configuration.

Abstract: An imaging system having an electronically variable focal length is obtained by arranging, one after the other, a lens system (10) different sectors of which have different focal lengths and a liquid crystal diaphragm (20). By selecting sectors of the lens system with the aid of the diaphragm, an object (30) can be sharply imaged also at different object lengths in an image plane (40).

Abstract: The number of grey levels in LCD display devices is substantially increased by selecting the picture elements during a short part of the line period. The column electrode is subsequently fixed at a reference voltage. The capacitive croostalk thereby considerably decreases, enabling the use of crosstalk compensation for introducing even more grey levels and/or the adoption of redundancy measures which would otherwise be impossible dure to loss of grey levels.

Abstract: A three-level drive for a display device is obtained by choosing two levels for the "non-selection" voltages of a display device driven by a diode matrix. This three-level drive reduces the cut-off voltage across the diodes in the diode matrix, which provides a wider choice of diodes.

Abstract: A display arrangement (LCD etc.) in which the control voltage range is enlarged by including in the control lines (13.sup.a, 13.sup.b) additional diodes (14) which are connected to a common point (15). In order to counteract a capacitive by-effect, additional diodes (17) are connected in parallel with opposite polarity. The enlarged control range provides a wider choice of LCD material or other electrooptical materials.

Abstract: The display arrangement is provided with display elements which comprise a first and a second electrode, between which each a displaceable third electrode is present, and with a control voltage source, for selectively situating the third electrode near the first or second electrode, depending upon a voltage difference with the first or second electrode. In order to obtain a minimum or no cross-talk from selected display elements to adjacent selected or non-selected display elements, the display elements being arranged in a matrix in rows and columns, the voltage source supplies at least during the period (DT) of the information supply to the display elements (R1C1, R1C2, . . . R3C3) three values of control voltage (SC1, SC2, SC3) to at least one of the three electrodes.

Abstract: An electroscopic fluid picture-display device suitable for display television images and operating with pulse duration modulation. A picture signal sample-and-hold circuit (S/H) is followed by a pulse duration modulator (UG, DE) which comprises a first electrode (E1), a second electrode (E2) and an interposed, movable third electrode (E3) of display elements (DE) of the device (EFD, UG). The second electrode of each element is coupled to a corresponding picture voltage sampling output. The third electrode, which is interconnected with all elements, receives from a control voltage generator (UG) a control voltage (SE3) which varies over the television field period and includes a reset pulse for resetting the third to the second electrode and thereafter has a linearly decreasing control voltage. The first electrode, which is common to all elements, is thereby supplied during the field period with a constant control voltage (SE1).

Abstract: A series/parallel/series shift register memory system having storage positions provided on a substrate. In addition to the single parallel-connected storage registers required to achieve the nominal storage capacity, there are provided groups of first and second nominally redundant single storage registers. The first redundant registers are used as substitutes for faulty single storage registers, so that the nominal storage capacity can be maintained. The second redundant registers are used for the transport of redundant code data. Also provided is a multi-state sequencer for indicating, in each state, the information to be carried by a particular group of storage registers and for forming, on the basis of this information, an error-detecting or error correction code which is carried by the second redundant storage registers.

Abstract: A memory device utilizing magnetic bubbles which are driven by a rotary magnetic field on contiguous disc drive patterns. These disc patterns have mainly a first scale. Each drive pattern also comprises a further disc pattern of a substantially larger scale. These further disc patterns each time comprise an excitation loop. These loops are mutually staggered with respect to the phase of the rotary field and are electrically connected in series. The series connection can be excited during relevant phases of the rotary magnetic field in order to selectively process a bubble then present in a locally formed preferred position from among the magnetic bubbles present on the larger disc patterns. The processing operation may be generating, detecting and annihilating bubbles.

Abstract: A device for magnetic domains contains at least two, meander-shaped, current conductors for the purpose of driving parallel domains along these conductors by means of respective currents in them that alternate cyclically. At at least one end the current conductors are connected to a third current conductor. The latter is either also meander-shaped or it acts in the same way as a meander-shaped conductor with respect to the domains. Conversion is possible between parallel drive along the first and second conductors and serial drive along the third conductor owing to the fact that a loop of the latter also forms part of the other conductors.

Abstract: A magnetic reading head having a magneto-resistive element of the non-magnetically biased type, in which the current is forced to flow through the element at an angle with the easy axis of magnetization. For adjusting the dynamic range of the element, the element is subjected to a variable strength auxiliary field having a direction of which is parallel to the easy axis of magnetization.