Electrode structure in display device

摘要

In a display device in which characters are made visible by imposition of an electromagnetic field across selected portions of said device and in which the characters are arranged in a plurality of rows or columns, the space required within the display area of said device for leads connecting the segments of each character to an external source of voltage is substantially reduced. Reduction of the area allocated to connections makes it possible to increase the fraction of the total area available for actual display of characters and thus to increase the size and readability of the characters. The arrangement taught herein is suitable for any number of rows or columns of characters so long as said number is at least two.