Patent ID: 8125434

Claim:
A display comprising: a row driver; a column driver; a pixel including; a memory element in a form of a ferroelectric thin film transistor operably coupled to the row driver and the column driver, and a display element operably coupled to the ferroelectric thin film transistor; wherein the row driver and the column driver are operable to apply different drive voltages to the ferroelectric thin film transistor during a beginning phase, an intermediate phase and an ending phase of an addressing period for the pixel; wherein the ferroelectric thin film transistor is operable to be set to a conductive state in response to a conductive row drive voltage and a conductive column drive voltage being applied to the ferroelectric thin film transistor by the row driver and the column driver during the beginning phase of the addressing period for the pixel; wherein the ferroelectric thin film transistor is further operable to facilitate a charging of the display element in response to a charging row drive voltage and a charging column drive voltage being applied to the ferroelectric thin film transistor by the row driver and the column driver during the intermediate phase of the addressing period for the pixel; wherein the ferroelectric thin film transistor is further operable to be reset to a non-conductive state in response to a non-conductive row drive voltage and a non-conductive column drive voltage being applied to the ferroelectric thin film transistor by the row driver and the column driver during the ending phase of the addressing period for the pixel; and wherein the charging column drive voltage is between the conductive column drive voltage and the non-conductive column drive voltage.