Electric lamp or space discharge component or device manufacturi – Process – With assembly or disassembly
Patent
1995-05-22
1996-10-08
Ramsey, Kenneth J.
Electric lamp or space discharge component or device manufacturi
Process
With assembly or disassembly
445 50, H01J 902
Patent
active
055625169
ABSTRACT:
A gated area field emitter is fabricated according to a process in which charged-particle tracks are utilized in creating small electron-emissive elements self-aligned to corresponding gate openings in the gate electrode. The electron-emissive elements can have various shapes, including (a) a pedestal, typically a filament, having a pointed tip, (b) a cone, and (c) a combination of a pedestal and an overlying cone whose base diameter is greater than the pedestal's diameter. Each electron-emissive element can be formed as a highly resistive portion and an overlying electron-emissive portion.
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Macaulay John M.
Spindt Christopher J.
Meetin Ronald J.
Ramsey Kenneth J.
Silicon Video Corporation
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