Abstract:
An electron emission device includes: a substrate; a cathode on the substrate; one or more electron emission regions electrically connected with the cathode; an insulation layer between the cathode and a gate electrode formed on the insulation layer; and a resistance layer electrically connected to the cathode and the one or more electron emission regions. Here, the resistance layer includes a boron nitride-based material.
Abstract:
A method for minimizing fabrication defects in ballast contact to a conductor in monolithically integrated semiconductor devices includes forming a sloping sidewall (318, 424) in both an insulating layer (106, 718) overlying a conductive layer (104, 714) by etching with a an RF biased fluorine based chemistry and an RF biased chlorine based chemistry, respectively, as defined by a single resist layer (108) having a sloped sidewall (212). A ballast layer (526, 726) is deposited on the structure (100, 700) and metal contacts (632, 634, 636, 638, 722) are disposed on the ballast layer (526, 722).
Abstract:
A method for making a field emission cathode structure includes forming a ballast layer over a column metal layer, forming a dielectric layer over the ballast layer, forming a line metal layer over the dielectric layer, forming a trench in the line metal layer and the dielectric layer, the trench extending to the ballast layer, and forming a sidewall spacer and a sidewall blade adjacent a sidewall of the trench, where the sidewall spacer is between the dielectric layer and the sidewall blade, and where the conformal spacer is recessed as compared to the sidewall blade such that a gap is present between the sidewall blade and the line metal layer.