Cathode burn-in procedures for a field emission display that avoid display non-uniformities
    1.
    发明授权
    Cathode burn-in procedures for a field emission display that avoid display non-uniformities 失效
    阴极烧录程序用于场发射显示,避免显示不均匀性

    公开(公告)号:US06512335B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-01-28

    申请号:US09896402

    申请日:2001-06-28

    IPC分类号: G09G310

    摘要: Methods for performing cathode burn-in with respect to an FED display that avoid display non-uniformities near and around the spacer wall structures. In a first method, the anode is floated or receives a negative voltage with respect to the electron emitter. A positive voltage is then applied to the focus waffle structure with respect to the electron emitter. The cathode is then energized thereby preventing emitted electrons from escaping the focus well. Under these conditions, cathode burn-in conditioning can occur but electrons are energetically forbidden from hitting the anode or the spacer walls except for a small region near the focus waffle. Under the second method, the anode is grounded or allowed to float. A negative bias is applied to the focus waffle. This causes electrons to be collected at the M2 layer of the gate. Electrons are energetically forbidden from hitting any portion of the tube except the M2 layer. Under either method, no electrons hit the spacer walls and therefore display non-uniformities near and around the spacer wall structures are avoided.

    摘要翻译: 相对于避免在间隔壁结构附近和周围显示不均匀性的FED显示器进行阴极老化的方法。 在第一种方法中,阳极漂浮或接收相对于电子发射器的负电压。 然后将正电压相对于电子发射器施加到焦点楔形结构。 然后使阴极通电,从而防止发射的电子逸出。 在这些条件下,可能会发生阴极老化调节,但除了靠近焦点华夫饼附近的小区域外,电子被大力禁止撞击阳极或间隔壁。 在第二种方法下,阳极接地或允许浮动。 对焦点华夫饼施加负偏压。 这导致电子在门的M2层被收集。 除了M2层之外,电子被大力禁止撞击管的任何部分。 在任一方法下,没有电子撞击间隔壁,因此避免了在间隔壁结构附近和周围显示不均匀性。

    Tailored spacer structure coating
    3.
    发明授权
    Tailored spacer structure coating 失效
    清洁平板显示器内部部件的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06398607B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-06-04

    申请号:US09680989

    申请日:2000-10-06

    IPC分类号: H01J938

    CPC分类号: H01J9/38

    摘要: A flat panel display that has internal components that are cleaned using a dry cleaning treatment. The cleaned internal components include a matrix structure, a focus structure and a support structure. The dry cleaning treatment removes contaminants from the surfaces of the internal components. By cleaning the internal components, contaminants are removed that can deleteriously affect the performance of the display. The cleaned support structure has uniform resistance and does not produce spatially nonuniform resistivity over time. This prevents regions of the visible display that are not properly illuminated and minimizes the possibility of arcing.

    摘要翻译: 一个平板显示屏,内部组件通过干洗处理进行清洁。 清洁的内部组件包括矩阵结构,聚焦结构和支撑结构。 干洗处理从内部组件的表面去除污染物。 通过清洁内部组件,可以去除污染物,从而有害地影响显示器的性能。 清洁的支撑结构具有均匀的电阻,并且不随时间产生空间不均匀的电阻率。 这可以防止可见显示器的区域未正确照明,并使电弧放电的可能性最小化。

    Fabrication of electron emitters coated with material such as carbon
    5.
    发明授权
    Fabrication of electron emitters coated with material such as carbon 有权
    制造涂覆有碳材料的电子发射体

    公开(公告)号:US06379210B2

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-30

    申请号:US09727023

    申请日:2000-11-29

    IPC分类号: H01J902

    摘要: A cathode structure suitable for a flat panel display is provided with coated emitters. The emitters are formed with material, typically nickel, capable of growing to a high aspect ratio. These emitters are then coated with carbon containing material for improving the chemical robustness and reducing the work function. One coating process is a DC plasma deposition process in which acetylene is pumped through a DC plasma reactor to create a DC plasma for coating the cathode structure. An alternative coating process is to electrically deposit raw carbon-based material onto the surface of the emitters, and subsequently reduce the raw carbon-based material to the carbon containing material. Work function of coated emitters is typically reduced by about 0.8 to 1.0 eV.

    摘要翻译: 适用于平板显示器的阴极结构设置有涂覆的发射器。 发射体由能够生长到高纵横比的材料(通常为镍)形成。 然后,这些发射体涂覆有含碳材料,以改善化学稳定性并降低功函数。 一个涂覆工艺是DC等离子体沉积工艺,其中将乙炔泵送通过DC等离子体反应器以产生用于涂覆阴极结构的DC等离子体。 另一种涂覆方法是将原始碳基材料电沉积到发射体的表面上,随后将原始的碳基材料还原成含碳材料。 涂覆发射体的功函数通常降低约0.8至1.0eV。

    Electron emitters coated with carbon containing layer
    6.
    发明授权
    Electron emitters coated with carbon containing layer 失效
    涂有碳层的电子发射体

    公开(公告)号:US06356014B2

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-12

    申请号:US08826454

    申请日:1997-03-27

    IPC分类号: H01J130

    摘要: A cathode structure suitable for a flat-panel display contains an emitter layer (213) divided into emitter lines, a plurality of electron emitters (229, 239, or 230) situated over the emitter lines, and a gate layer (215A) having an upper surface spaced largely above the electron emitters. The gate layer has a plurality of gate holes (215B) each corresponding to one of the electron emitters. The cathode structure further includes a carbon-containing layer (340, 240, or 241) coated over the electron emitters and directly on at least part of the upper surface of the gate layer such that at least part of the carbon-containing layer extending along and above the gate layer is exposed.

    摘要翻译: 适用于平板显示器的阴极结构包含分为发射极线的发射极层(213),位于发射极线之上的多个电子发射体(229,239或230),以及栅极层(215A),具有 上表面大大高于电子发射体。 栅极层具有多个对应于一个电子发射体的栅极孔(215B)。 阴极结构还包括涂覆在电子发射体上并直接位于栅极层的上表面的至少部分上的含碳层(340,240或241),使得至少部分含碳层沿着 并且栅极层上方露出。

    Cleaning of electron-emissive elements
    7.
    发明授权
    Cleaning of electron-emissive elements 失效
    清洁电子发射元件

    公开(公告)号:US6004180A

    公开(公告)日:1999-12-21

    申请号:US940873

    申请日:1997-09-30

    IPC分类号: H01J9/38 H01J9/02

    CPC分类号: H01J9/025

    摘要: Multiple procedures are presented for removing contaminant material (12) from electron-emissive elements (10) of an electron-emitting device (30). One procedure involves converting the contaminant material into gaseous products (14), typically by operating the electron-emissive elements, that move away from the electron-emissive elements. Another procedure entails converting the contaminant material into further material (16) and removing the further material. An additional procedure involves forming surface coatings (18 or 20) over the electron-emissive elements. The contaminant material is then removed directly from the surface coatings or by removing at least part of each surface coating.

    摘要翻译: 提出了用于从电子发射器件(30)的电子发射元件(10)去除污染物质(12)的多个步骤。 一种方法包括通常通过操作远离电子发射元件的电子发射元件将污染物质转化为气体产物(14)。 另一个过程需要将污染物质转化成另外的材料(16)并除去其它材料。 另外的过程涉及在电子发射元件上形成表面涂层(18或20)。 然后直接从表面涂层去除污染物质,或者通过去除每个表面涂层的至少一部分。

    Cleaning of cathode-ray tube display
    8.
    发明授权
    Cleaning of cathode-ray tube display 失效
    阴极射线管显示器的清洁

    公开(公告)号:US06873097B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-29

    申请号:US09896249

    申请日:2001-06-28

    CPC分类号: H01J29/94

    摘要: Inert gas provided at a suitable level inside a hermetically sealed cathode-ray tube display, typically of the flat-panel type, enables the display's electron-emitting device (20) to be automatically cleaned during display operation subsequent to final display sealing. Upon being struck by electrons emitted by the electron-emitting device, atoms (68) of the inert gas ionize to produce positively charged ions (124) which travel backward to the electron-emitting device and dislodge overlying contaminant material (130 and 132). A getter (26) collects dislodged contaminant. A reservoir (28) provides inert gas to replace inert gas lost during the cleaning process.

    摘要翻译: 在气密密封的阴极射线管显示器(通常为平板型)内设置的适当水平的惰性气体使得显示器的电子发射设备(20)能够在最终显示密封之后的显示操作期间被自动清洁。 当被电子发射器件发射的电子撞击时,惰性气体的原子(68)离子化以产生向后移动到电子发射器件的正电荷的离子(124)并且移出覆盖的污染物质(130和132)。 吸气剂(26)收集排出的污染物。 储存器(28)提供惰性气体以代替在清洁过程中损失的惰性气体。

    Row electrode anodization
    10.
    发明授权
    Row electrode anodization 失效
    行电极阳极氧化

    公开(公告)号:US06433473B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-13

    申请号:US09258021

    申请日:1999-02-25

    IPC分类号: H01J162

    CPC分类号: H01J9/148 H01J3/022 H01J29/02

    摘要: A structure and method for forming an column electrode for a field emission display device wherein the column electrode is disposed beneath the field emitters and the row electrode. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises depositing a resistor layer over portions of a column electrode. Next, an inter-metal dielectric layer is deposited over the column electrode. In the present embodiment, the inter-metal dielectric layer is deposited over portions of the resistor layer and over pad areas of the column electrode. After the deposition of the inter-metal dielectric layer, the column electrode is subjected to an anodization process such that exposed regions of the column electrode are anodized. In so doing, the present invention provides a column electrode structure which is resistant to column to row electrode shorts and which is protected from subsequent processing steps.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于形成用于场发射显示装置的列电极的结构和方法,其中列电极设置在场发射极和行电极之下。 在一个实施例中,本发明包括在列电极的部分上沉积电阻层。 接下来,在列电极上沉积金属间介电层。 在本实施例中,金属间介电层沉积在列电极的电阻层和焊盘区域的部分上。 在沉积金属间电介质层之后,对柱电极进行阳极氧化处理,使得阳极氧化柱电极的露出区域。 在这样做时,本发明提供了一种对柱对电极短路有抵抗力的列电极结构,并且不受后续处理步骤的保护。