Doshi et al., 2009 - Google Patents
Low frequency architecture for multi-lamp CCFL systems with capacitive ignitionDoshi et al., 2009
- Document ID
- 9234029145664397819
- Author
- Doshi M
- Zane R
- Azcondo F
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- Journal of Display Technology
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A low frequency architecture is proposed for driving parallel cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) in large screen liquid crystal display (LCD) TV backlighting applications. Key to the architecture is a proposed capacitive coupling approach for aiding lamp ignition. A dc …
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