Fluorescent display device and method for driving the same

The present invention discloses a fluorescent display apparatus and a method for driving the same. In accordance with the apparatus and the method, a display data outputted from a display controller is converted by and stored in a shift register and a latch circuit . While a data outputted from gate circuits A-Ak is set to have a blanking period and displayed by a fluorescent display , a second display data outputted from gate circuits Ak+1-An is provided to a selector to be outputted as a control data for a second emitting means. The second data may be outputted to have a different brightness from the fluorescent display by a port switching signal provided to the selector