Field-emitter arrays applied to vacuum fluorescent display

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 elem...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on electron devices 1989-01, Vol.36 (1), p.225-228
Main Authors: Spindt, C A, Holland, C E, Brodie, I, Mooney, J B, Westerberg, E R
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary: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 CRT, the device has the potential to produce brightnesses similar to those on a CRT in a panel that is 3.3 in square (8.4 cm) and 0.15 in thick (4 mm).
ISSN:0018-9383
DOI:10.1109/16.21210