Abstract:
A field emission display (110) of the active matrix type is arranged in rows and columns with a current source (126) for each column. As an active matrix display, each pixel circuit (118) in an array of pixel circuits (116) includes a switch for enabling display by that pixel circuit. By locating the current source (126) outside the array (116), for example outside a contour circumscribing the array when the display is formed on a susbstrate, smaller pixel circuit geometries are achieved.
Abstract:
A matrix addressable display includes a delay locked loop formed from a delay chain formed from several variable delay blocks and a comparator. The delay locked loop receives a horizontal sync portion of an image signal and propagates the horizontal sync through the chain of delay blocks. The output of the last delay block drives the comparator that also receives an undelayed horizontal sync component. The comparator compares the undelayed horizontal sync to the delayed horizontal sync component and produces an error signal corresponding to the phase difference. The error signal is input to each of the delay blocks. In response to the error signal, the delay of the respective delay blocks increases or decreases to reduce the phase difference between the undelayed horizontal sync component and the delayed sync component. In addition to driving the delay chain, the horizontal sync component also walks a "1" through a row driver to sequentially activate rows of the array.
Abstract:
A method for forming resistors for regulating current in a field emission display (10) comprises integrating a high resistance resistor (32) into circuitry for the field emission display. The resistor (32) is in electrical communication with emitter sites (14) for the field emission display (10) and with other circuit components such as ground. The high resistance resistor (32) can be formed as a layer of a high resistivity material, such as intrinsic polycrystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon doped with a conductivity-degrading dopant, lightly doped polysilicon, titanium oxynitride, tantalum oxynitride or a glass type material deposited on a baseplate (12) of the field emission display (10). Contacts (38, 39) are formed in the high resistivity material to establish electrical communication between the resistor (32) and the emitter sites (14) and between the resistor (32) and the other circuit components. The contacts (38, 39) can be formed as low resistance contacts (e.g., ohmic contacts) or as high resistance contacts (e.g., Schottky contacts).
Abstract:
The disclosure describes a method of attaching and electrically connecting first and second planar substrates, wherein the first and second substrates have inwardly-facing surfaces with matching patterns of bond pads (72). The method includes adjusting a wire bonder's tear length to a setting which leaves a projecting tail (80) of severed bond wire at a terminating wedge bond connection. Further steps include making a wedge bond to an individual bond pad of the first planar substrate with bond wire from the wire bonder, and then severing the bond wire adjacent said wedge bond. The adjusted tear length of the wire bonder results in a tail of severed bond wire which projects from said wedge bond and said individual bond pad. Subsequent steps include positioning the first and second planar substrates with their inwardly-facing surfaces facing each other, aligning the matching bond pad patterns of the first and second planar substrates, and pressing the first and second planar substrates against each other. The bond wire tail (80) deforms between the bond pads of the first and second planar substrates to conductively bond therebetween.