Abstract:
A capacitive memory gas discharge display device having a pair of drive lines for each cell of the device located directly within the gaseous environment. The conductors are at least partially covered with a dielectric serving as a means of providing a uniform spacing between the wires, a means to keep the wires from shorting and a means for developing a capacitive charge from the firing of the cell, such charge providing a memory for the particular cell such that the voltage required for refiring the cell is less, by the amount of the charged voltage, than the voltage required for the initial firing.