Field-emitter arrays to vacuum fluorescent display

Author

Spindt, Charles A. ; Holland, Christopher E. ; Brodie, Ivor ; Mooney, John B. ; Westerberg, Eugene R.

Author_Institution

SRI Int., Menlo Park, CA, USA

Volume

36

Issue

1

fYear

1989

fDate

1/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

225

Lastpage

228

Abstract

A thin vacuum-fluorescent display utilizing a matrix-addressable array of groups of Spindt-type field-emission emitter tips is described. Development of the display required expanding the cathode fabrication technology to cover 5-in-diameter areas uniformly with field-emitter arrays. Each color element of the display is addressed by a group of a few hundred emitter tips operating in parallel. Electrons emitted from the tips are proximity-focused on each color element. Because each pixel is essentially a miniature cathode-ray tube (CRT), the device has the potential to produce brightness similar to those on a CRT in a panel that is 3.3 in square (8.4 cm) in area and 0.15 in (4 mm) thick

Keywords

display instrumentation; electron field emission; flat panel displays; 0.15 in; 3.3 in; 5 in; Spindt-type field-emission emitter tips; brightness; cathode fabrication technology; color elements; field-emitter arrays; matrix-addressable array; miniature CRT per pixel; proximity-focused; vacuum fluorescent display; Brightness; Cathode ray tubes; Delay; Displays; Electron emission; Electron sources; Fabrication; Field emitter arrays; Fluorescence; Phosphors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9383

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/16.21210

Filename

21210