EP0676084A1 - Triode structure flat panel display employing flat field emission cathodes - Google Patents
Triode structure flat panel display employing flat field emission cathodesInfo
- Publication number
- EP0676084A1 EP0676084A1 EP94905334A EP94905334A EP0676084A1 EP 0676084 A1 EP0676084 A1 EP 0676084A1 EP 94905334 A EP94905334 A EP 94905334A EP 94905334 A EP94905334 A EP 94905334A EP 0676084 A1 EP0676084 A1 EP 0676084A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- cathodes
- grid
- display
- cathode
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- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J63/00—Cathode-ray or electron-stream lamps
- H01J63/06—Lamps with luminescent screen excited by the ray or stream
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J19/00—Details of vacuum tubes of the types covered by group H01J21/00
- H01J19/02—Electron-emitting electrodes; Cathodes
- H01J19/24—Cold cathodes, e.g. field-emissive cathode
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J1/00—Details of electrodes, of magnetic control means, of screens, or of the mounting or spacing thereof, common to two or more basic types of discharge tubes or lamps
- H01J1/02—Main electrodes
- H01J1/30—Cold cathodes, e.g. field-emissive cathode
- H01J1/304—Field-emissive cathodes
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J1/00—Details of electrodes, of magnetic control means, of screens, or of the mounting or spacing thereof, common to two or more basic types of discharge tubes or lamps
- H01J1/02—Main electrodes
- H01J1/30—Cold cathodes, e.g. field-emissive cathode
- H01J1/304—Field-emissive cathodes
- H01J1/3042—Field-emissive cathodes microengineered, e.g. Spindt-type
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J31/00—Cathode ray tubes; Electron beam tubes
- H01J31/08—Cathode ray tubes; Electron beam tubes having a screen on or from which an image or pattern is formed, picked up, converted, or stored
- H01J31/10—Image or pattern display tubes, i.e. having electrical input and optical output; Flying-spot tubes for scanning purposes
- H01J31/12—Image or pattern display tubes, i.e. having electrical input and optical output; Flying-spot tubes for scanning purposes with luminescent screen
- H01J31/123—Flat display tubes
- H01J31/125—Flat display tubes provided with control means permitting the electron beam to reach selected parts of the screen, e.g. digital selection
- H01J31/127—Flat display tubes provided with control means permitting the electron beam to reach selected parts of the screen, e.g. digital selection using large area or array sources, i.e. essentially a source for each pixel group
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J9/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture, installation, removal, maintenance of electric discharge tubes, discharge lamps, or parts thereof; Recovery of material from discharge tubes or lamps
- H01J9/02—Manufacture of electrodes or electrode systems
- H01J9/022—Manufacture of electrodes or electrode systems of cold cathodes
- H01J9/027—Manufacture of electrodes or electrode systems of cold cathodes of thin film cathodes
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J2201/00—Electrodes common to discharge tubes
- H01J2201/30—Cold cathodes
- H01J2201/304—Field emission cathodes
- H01J2201/30446—Field emission cathodes characterised by the emitter material
- H01J2201/30453—Carbon types
- H01J2201/30457—Diamond
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J2201/00—Electrodes common to discharge tubes
- H01J2201/30—Cold cathodes
- H01J2201/319—Circuit elements associated with the emitters by direct integration
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J2329/00—Electron emission display panels, e.g. field emission display panels
- H01J2329/86—Vessels
- H01J2329/8625—Spacing members
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Cathode-Ray Tubes And Fluorescent Screens For Display (AREA)
- Electrodes For Cathode-Ray Tubes (AREA)
Abstract
Description
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP99202988A EP0971386B1 (en) | 1992-12-23 | 1993-12-06 | Triode structure flat panel display employing flat field emission cathodes |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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US99386392A | 1992-12-23 | 1992-12-23 | |
US993863 | 1992-12-23 | ||
PCT/US1993/011791 WO1994015352A1 (en) | 1992-12-23 | 1993-12-06 | Triode structure flat panel display employing flat field emission cathodes |
Related Child Applications (1)
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EP99202988A Division EP0971386B1 (en) | 1992-12-23 | 1993-12-06 | Triode structure flat panel display employing flat field emission cathodes |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0676084A1 true EP0676084A1 (en) | 1995-10-11 |
EP0676084A4 EP0676084A4 (en) | 1997-02-19 |
EP0676084B1 EP0676084B1 (en) | 2000-07-05 |
Family
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Family Applications (2)
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EP94905334A Expired - Lifetime EP0676084B1 (en) | 1992-12-23 | 1993-12-06 | Triode structure flat panel display employing flat field emission cathodes |
EP99202988A Expired - Lifetime EP0971386B1 (en) | 1992-12-23 | 1993-12-06 | Triode structure flat panel display employing flat field emission cathodes |
Family Applications After (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP99202988A Expired - Lifetime EP0971386B1 (en) | 1992-12-23 | 1993-12-06 | Triode structure flat panel display employing flat field emission cathodes |
Country Status (7)
Country | Link |
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EP (2) | EP0676084B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH08505259A (en) |
KR (1) | KR100284830B1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU5897494A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2152472A1 (en) |
DE (2) | DE69328977T2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1994015352A1 (en) |
Cited By (1)
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FR2873852A1 (en) * | 2004-07-28 | 2006-02-03 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | HIGH RESOLUTION CATHODE STRUCTURE |
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US6409567B1 (en) | 1997-12-15 | 2002-06-25 | E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company | Past-deposited carbon electron emitters |
US6255772B1 (en) | 1998-02-27 | 2001-07-03 | Micron Technology, Inc. | Large-area FED apparatus and method for making same |
JP3494583B2 (en) | 1999-01-13 | 2004-02-09 | 松下電器産業株式会社 | Method for manufacturing electron-emitting device |
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US7449081B2 (en) | 2000-06-21 | 2008-11-11 | E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company | Process for improving the emission of electron field emitters |
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US10811212B2 (en) | 2017-07-22 | 2020-10-20 | Modern Electron, LLC | Suspended grid structures for electrodes in vacuum electronics |
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WO1988001098A1 (en) * | 1986-07-30 | 1988-02-11 | Commtech International Management Corporation | Matrix-addressed flat panel display |
EP0312007A2 (en) * | 1987-10-12 | 1989-04-19 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Electron beam emitting device and image displaying device by use thereof |
EP0388984A2 (en) * | 1989-03-23 | 1990-09-26 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Electron-beam generator and image display apparatus making use of it |
FR2650119A1 (en) * | 1989-07-21 | 1991-01-25 | Thomson Tubes Electroniques | Individual current regulating device for a tip in a field-effect microcathode planar array, and method of production |
WO1991005361A1 (en) * | 1989-09-29 | 1991-04-18 | Motorola, Inc. | Field emission device having preformed emitters |
WO1992000600A1 (en) * | 1990-06-28 | 1992-01-09 | Coloray Display Corporation | Matrix-addressed flat panel display having a transparent base plate |
EP0572777A1 (en) * | 1992-06-01 | 1993-12-08 | Motorola, Inc. | Cathodoluminescent display apparatus and method for realization |
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1993
- 1993-12-06 EP EP94905334A patent/EP0676084B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-12-06 WO PCT/US1993/011791 patent/WO1994015352A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1993-12-06 DE DE69328977T patent/DE69328977T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1993-12-06 AU AU58974/94A patent/AU5897494A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1993-12-06 KR KR1019950702598A patent/KR100284830B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1993-12-06 DE DE69333555T patent/DE69333555T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-12-06 CA CA002152472A patent/CA2152472A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1993-12-06 JP JP6515187A patent/JPH08505259A/en active Pending
- 1993-12-06 EP EP99202988A patent/EP0971386B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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EP0312007A2 (en) * | 1987-10-12 | 1989-04-19 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Electron beam emitting device and image displaying device by use thereof |
EP0388984A2 (en) * | 1989-03-23 | 1990-09-26 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Electron-beam generator and image display apparatus making use of it |
FR2650119A1 (en) * | 1989-07-21 | 1991-01-25 | Thomson Tubes Electroniques | Individual current regulating device for a tip in a field-effect microcathode planar array, and method of production |
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WO1992000600A1 (en) * | 1990-06-28 | 1992-01-09 | Coloray Display Corporation | Matrix-addressed flat panel display having a transparent base plate |
EP0572777A1 (en) * | 1992-06-01 | 1993-12-08 | Motorola, Inc. | Cathodoluminescent display apparatus and method for realization |
Non-Patent Citations (2)
Title |
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Cited By (1)
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FR2873852A1 (en) * | 2004-07-28 | 2006-02-03 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | HIGH RESOLUTION CATHODE STRUCTURE |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0971386A3 (en) | 2000-05-17 |
KR950704802A (en) | 1995-11-20 |
DE69333555T2 (en) | 2005-08-18 |
DE69328977D1 (en) | 2000-08-10 |
EP0676084A4 (en) | 1997-02-19 |
CA2152472A1 (en) | 1994-07-07 |
EP0676084B1 (en) | 2000-07-05 |
DE69328977T2 (en) | 2000-12-28 |
KR100284830B1 (en) | 2001-04-02 |
JPH08505259A (en) | 1996-06-04 |
EP0971386A2 (en) | 2000-01-12 |
AU5897494A (en) | 1994-07-19 |
EP0971386B1 (en) | 2004-06-16 |
WO1994015352A1 (en) | 1994-07-07 |
DE69333555D1 (en) | 2004-07-22 |
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