Abstract:
A surface conduction electron emission display includes a plurality of pixel cells each consisting of four discharge cells mutually corresponding each other centering around crossings of scan lines and data lines.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an electron-emitting device with a stable electrical characteristics without variation per each of the devices is provided, by forming, on a substrate, a cathode electrode, a carbon layer on the cathode electrode, and a gate electrode, disposing an anode electrode, and applying to the carbon layer a voltage higher than that at a driving of the electron-emitting device.
Abstract:
An image display apparatus is provided, in which the generation of discharge can be suppressed and a preferable display image can be obtained. A method of manufacturing an image display apparatus having an airtight container including a rear plate having a plurality of electron-emitting devices and a face plate which is located opposite to the rear plate and has a phosphor and an electroconductive film, includes the steps of, (A) disposing the rear plate having the plurality of electron-emitting devices and the face plate having the phosphor and the electroconductive film such that the rear plate and the face plate are opposite to each other and arranging a plurality of plate shaped spacers between the rear plate and the face plate to assemble the airtight container, and (B) applying an electric field between the rear plate and the face plate in a state that the airtight container is slanted such that a longitudinal direction of the plate-shaped spacers is not perpendicular to a gravitational direction.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating an electron source includes the steps of fixing a first sealing member to a substrate disposed with an electroconductive member, the first sealing member surrounding the electroconductive member excepting a portion of the electroconductive member, abutting a chamber on the first sealing member to cover the electroconductive member excepting the portion of the electroconductive member and form a hermetically sealed atmosphere between the substrate and the chamber, supplying power to the portion of the electroconductive member to give part of the electroconductive member covered with the chamber an electron-emitting function, and removing the chamber from the substrate.
Abstract:
An electron emitting device comprising: a pair of conductors opposed to each other on a substrate; and a pair of deposition films having carbon as a main component which are respectively connected to the pair of conductors and disposed with a gap therebetween. The deposition film contains sulfur in a range of not less than 1 mol % and not more than 5 mol % as a ratio to carbon.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a cold cathode type electron emitting device, comprising forming a pair of electrodes, which are spaced from each other, on a substrate, forming conductive thin films, which are electrically connected with the pair of electrodes and have a cracked portion therebetween, on a space between the pair of electrodes, forming conductive deposits on the cracked portion of the conductive thin films to form an electron emission section, and subjecting the electron emission section to a treatment using plasma to expand a gap between the conductive deposits on the cracked portion.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an image forming apparatus having an envelope made of members inclusive of a first substrate and a second substrate disposed at a space being set therebetween, image forming means and spacers disposed in the envelope, the spacers maintaining the space, the method comprising the steps of forming a spacer having a desired shape by cutting a spacer base member, and abutting the spacer upon the first and second substrates at non-cut surfaces of the spacer.
Abstract:
An electron source comprises a plurality of electron-emitting devices and a drive means for driving the devices. The drive means applies a voltage above a threshold level to selected ones of the plurality of electron-emitting devices according to an image signal to cause the selected devices to emit electrons. The drive means also applies a voltage pulse for bringing the plurality of electron-emitting devices into a high resistance state. The voltage pulse for bringing into a high resistance state has a polarity reverse to that of the voltage for causing electron emission and has a voltage rising rate of greater than 10 V/sec.
Abstract:
A method for producing an electron-emitting device having an electroconductive film with an electron-emitting region extending between plural electrodes, includes a step of forming the electron-emitting region in the electroconductive film, including a step of heating the electroconductive film, and a step of energizing the electroconductive film in an atmosphere in which a gas for promoting cohesion of the electroconductive film exists.
Abstract:
A fabrication method for an electron source substrate comprises: a measurement step wherein at least one of a substrate, having a plurality of pairs of electrodes on the surface thereof, and measurement means for measuring the position of the substrate in at least one direction of the mutually orthogonal XYZ directions, is scanned relatively in one direction, thereby measuring the substrate position; a control step for controlling the discharge position of droplets containing electroconductive thin-film material onto the substrate from an ink-jet head, based on the measurement results; and a discharge step for discharging the droplets between the pairs of electrodes while relatively scanning at least one of the ink-jet head and substrate in one direction; wherein the scanning direction in the measurement step and the scanning direction in the discharge step are generally parallel; and wherein the measurement step and the discharge step are performed in a single scan.