Monolithic integrated circuit interface series for gas discharge displays

Display technology has recently developed at a rapid rate-largely due to the phenominal growth of the calculator market. Planar gas discharge displays offer an excellent combination of low cost, large character size, high reliability, multiplexing capability, aesthetics, etc. but have been held back by the lack of an available inexpensive interface. The gas discharge display is a long way from obscurity, and the availability of the Series UDN-6100 digit drivers and the Series UDN-7100 segment drivers should open up new areas while satisfying the needs of existing applications as well.