APPARATUS FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS

摘要

An apparatus for removing contaminants from a display device (400) is disclosed. In one embodiment, an auxiliary chamber (408) is adapted to be coupled to a surface of a display device (400) such that contaminants within the display device can travel from the display device into the auxiliary chamber. A getter (410) is disposed in the auxiliary chamber (408). The getter is adapted to capture the contaminants once the contaminants travel from the display device (400) into the auxiliary chamber (408). In other embodiments, the getter is disposed in the border region surrounding the active area of the display.