Diode structure flat panel display
First Claim
1. A diode flat panel display consisting of only anode and cathode electrodes, comprising:
- a plurality of corresponding light-emitting anodes and field-emission cathodes, each of said anodes emitting light in response to emission from each of said corresponding cathodes; and
means for addressing and electrically exciting selectable ones of said corresponding anodes and cathodes by changing an electrical potential of both said corresponding cathode and anode.
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Abstract
A matrix-addressed diode flat panel display of field emission type is described, utilizing a diode (two terminal) pixel structure. The flat panel display comprises a cathode assembly having a plurality of cathodes, each cathode including a layer of cathode conductive material and a layer of a low effective work-function material deposited over the cathode conductive material and an anode assembly having a plurality of anodes, each anode including a layer of anode conductive material and a layer of cathodoluminescent material deposited over the anode conductive material, the anode assembly located proximate the cathode assembly to thereby receive charged particle emissions from the cathode assembly, the cathodoluminescent material emitting light in response to the charged particle emissions. The flat panel display further comprises means for selectively varying field emission between the plurality of corresponding light-emitting anodes and field-emission cathodes to thereby effect an addressable grey-scale operation of the flat panel display.
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47 Claims
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1. A diode flat panel display consisting of only anode and cathode electrodes, comprising:
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a plurality of corresponding light-emitting anodes and field-emission cathodes, each of said anodes emitting light in response to emission from each of said corresponding cathodes; and means for addressing and electrically exciting selectable ones of said corresponding anodes and cathodes by changing an electrical potential of both said corresponding cathode and anode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 46)
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17. A method of operation of a diode flat panel display consisting of only anode and cathode electrodes, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of corresponding light-emitting anodes and field-emission cathodes, each of said anodes emitting light in response to emission from each of said corresponding cathodes; and addressing and electrically exciting selectable ones of said corresponding anodes and cathodes by changing an electrical potential of both said corresponding cathode and anode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for implementing a grey scale in a diode flat panel display consisting of only anode and cathode electrodes, said system comprising:
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a plurality of field emission cathodes arranged in rows; a plurality of light emitting anodes arranged in columns, each column subdivided into sub-columns, said anodes responsive to electrons emitted from said cathodes; means for joining said rows of cathodes and said columns of anodes to form a pattern of pixels; and means for independently and simultaneously addressing a cathode row and a combination of anode subcolumns within an anode column to thereby produce various levels of pixel intensity. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A diode flat panel display consisting of only anode and cathode electrodes, comprising:
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a plurality of corresponding light-emitting anodes and field-emission cathodes, each of said anodes emitting light in response to emission from each of said corresponding cathodes; and means for selectively varying field emission between said plurality of corresponding light-emitting anodes and field-emission cathodes to thereby effect an addressable grey-scale operation of said flat panel display. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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47. A diode flat panel display consisting of only anode and cathode electrodes, comprising:
a plurality of corresponding light-emitting anodes and field emission cathodes, each of said anodes emitting light in response to emission from each of said corresponding cathodes, wherein each of said cathodes comprises; a substrate; an electrically resistive layer deposited over said substrate; and a conductive material deposited over said resistive layer.
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