Abstract: A device which can produce a bright, raster scanned or non-raster scanned image from a flat panel. Unlike many flat panel technologies, this device does not require ambient light or auxiliary illumination for viewing the image. Rather, this device relies on electrons emitted from a ferroelectric emitter impinging on a phosphor. This device takes advantage of a new electron emitter technology which emits electrons with significant kinetic energy and beam current density.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 28, 1994
Date of Patent:
April 16, 1996
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California
Inventors:
Stephen E. Sampayan, William J. Orvis, George J. Caporaso, Ted F. Wieskamp