ACTIVE DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE EUIPPED WITH SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an active device which is suitably used for a large-sized flat panel display, a light emitting device equipped with the same, and a display device. SOLUTION: The active device is equipped with: a cathode electrode 1 and an anode electrode 2 which are arranged at predetermined intervals in a first direction D1 and between which discharge is caused; and a discharge control electrode 3 which controls the level of the discharge current flowing between the cathode electrode and anode electrode according to its potential. The discharge control electrode 3 is provided beside a path 101 of discharge caused between the cathode electrode 1 and anode electrode 2, and the magnitude of the effect of the potential of the discharge electrode 3 on a potential structure generated according to the potential difference between the cathode electrode 1 and anode electrode 2 varies in a second direction D2 which is nearly orthogonal to the first direction D1. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI