Abstract
This section considers Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) technology which produces a high brightness illumination using the principal of a triode vacuum tube in conjunction with a phosphor-coated anode.
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Abbreviations
- CIG:
-
Chip in Glass
- eb:
-
Anode Voltage
- ec:
-
Grid Voltage
- ebc:
-
Common Grid/Anode Voltage
- Ebco:
-
Anode Cutoff Voltage
- Ecco:
-
Grid Cutoff Voltage
- Ef:
-
Cathode Filament Heating Voltage
- Ek:
-
Filament Bias Voltage
- ITO:
-
Indium Tin Oxide
- POC:
-
Phosphor on Chip – Active Matrix
- VFD:
-
Vacuum Fluorescent Display
References
Iwase H et al (1995) VFD for head up display with luminance of 35000 cd/m². Society of Automotive Engineers, Warren Dale, PA, USA
Kubota S, Yamane H et al (2005) Substituting sulphide phosphors in VFD. JP Patent 2,005,008,674
Maeda T et al (2007) Increasing phosphor area in VFD. US Patent 7,262,549
Mizohata T, Hiraga M (2006) Multiplex anode matrix VFD. US Patent 7,071,903
Hamada T, Kitagawa K, Toki H (2004) Cadmium free phosphor for VFD. US Patent 6,690,119
Oshima H (2003) Zn2GeO4 cadmium free phosphor for VFD. JP Patent 2,003,336,060
Uemura S, Yotani J et al (2003) VFD with field emission source. US Patent 6,624,566
Further Reading
Application notes. www.noritake-itron.com
Blankenbach K, Gassler G, Koops HWP (2008) Vacuum displays. In: Eichmeier JA, Thumm MK (eds) Vacuum electronics: components and devices. Springer, Berlin
Kamikubo H, (1992) ZnO: Zn phosphor with tungsten oxide powder. US Patent 5,128,063
Ogawa Y, Ishikawa K et al (2003) Double faced VFD driving method. US Patent 6,611,094
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The author wishes to thank Tadami Maeda of Noritake Itron for helpful discussion.
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Stubbings, A. (2012). Vacuum Fluorescent Displays (VFDs). In: Chen, J., Cranton, W., Fihn, M. (eds) Handbook of Visual Display Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79567-4_71
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