Abstract:
Integrated circuits (10), including field emission devices (7), have a resistor element (4) of amorphous SixC1-x wherein 0∫x∫1, and wherein the SixC1-x incorporates at least one impurity selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogens, nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, selenium, transition metals, boron, aluminum, phosphorus, gallium, arsenic, lithium, beryllium, sodium and magnesium.
Abstract:
A flat panel display of a field emission type having a triode (three terminal) structure and useful as a device for displaying visual information is disclosed. The display comprises a plurality of corresponding light-emitting anodes and field-emission cathodes, each of the anodes emitting light in response to emission from each of the corresponding cathodes, each of the cathodes including a layer of low work function material having a relatively flat emission surface comprising a plurality of distributed localized electron emission sites and a grid assembly interspersed between the corresponding anodes and cathodes to thereby control emission levels to the anodes from the corresponding cathodes. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the layer of low work function material is amorphic diamond film. The grid assembly comprises a conductive layer deposited between the plurality of anodes and cathodes and over interstices between the cathodes, the conductive layer having apertures therein, the cathodes aligned with, and of the same size as, the apertures.
Abstract:
An imaging apparatus (100) for providing an image from a display (106) to an observer (101), comprising: a display (106) generating an optical output, an imaging surface member (109) constructed and arranged for viewing by said observer, and a scanning mirror/lens assembly (102) optically interposed between the display and the imaging surface member, and constructed and arranged to motively repetitively scan the display, generate a scanned image, and transmit the scanned image to the imaging surface member, for viewing of the scanned image. Various field emitter display designs and subassemblies are described, which may be usefully employed in such imaging apparatus.
Abstract:
A field emitter device (10) for selective emission of an electron and/or ion beam comprising a substrate member (12) having an array (14) of field emitter elements (16) thereon, in which the field emitter elements and/or substrate member have a varied conformation producing a beam of appropriate focused and/or directional character. Also disclosed is a display article (260) for producing an output in response to impingement of electron beams thereon, comprising a substrate member (262) on which is disposed an array of phosphor elements (264), with a diamond-like film coated on the phosphor elements to maintain the phosphor elements in position on the substrate member. Also disclosed is a field emission apparatus (210) comprising such field emitter device and display article, such as a flat panel display.