Driving circuit for vacuum fluorescent display

摘要

A driving circuit for a vacuum fluorescent display having a filament, a grid electrode and a segment electrode, the driving circuit comprising a filament driving unit for driving the filament; a grid driving unit for pulse-driving the grid electrode; and a segment driving unit for pulse-driving the segment electrode, wherein the driving circuit comprises a controlling unit for validating or invalidating the output of the filament driving unit at a proper timing.