Patent ID: 6100909
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B41J,G03G

Abstract:
An apparatus for forming an image, comprising:a substrate;a plurality of transistors on said substrate, each transistor including a source electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode, each of said transistors being capable of switching a marking potential between said source and said drain by the application of a gate potential to said gate;a plurality of capacitors on said substrate, each capacitor connected to one of said drain electrodes, each;a first data input on said substrate for selectively applying a gate potential to said gate electrodes;a second data input located on the periphery of said substrate for selectively loading a source potential on said source electrodes;a third data input located on the periphery of said substrate for selectively refreshing the charge potential on capacitors; andwherein said capacitors, said transistors, and said first data input, being thin film elements integrally formed on said substrate.