LINE PATTERNED GATE STRUCTURE FOR A FIELD EMISSION DISPLAY

摘要

Electron emitting structures and methods of electron emission are provided. In one implementation, an electron emitting structure comprises a substrate, a cathode electrode, an insulating material and a gate electrode. Linear apertures are formed in the gate electrode and in the insulating material in a portion of the gate electrode crossing over the cathode electrode. And an electron emitting material is deposited on a portion of the cathode electrode within each linear aperture. In another implementation, the cathode electrode includes linear cathode sections formed in a portion of the cathode electrode, and the gate electrode has linear gate sections. A respective linear cathode section is located in between two adjacent linear gate sections. And an electron emitting material is deposited on at least a portion of each linear cathode section. In preferred form, the electron emitting structure is implemented in a field emission display (FED).