Abstract: A field emission display device includes a baseplate having a set of field-induced electron emitters for each pixel in a display. Each set includes a plurality of emitters each carried by a supporting substrate and disposed within a respective aperture in an insulating layer deposited on the surface of the substrate. A conductive layer is deposited on the insulating layer peripherally about the apertures. A plurality of emitter conductors are each operatively coupled to the emitters of one of the sets of emitters. A conductive voltage applied to the conductive layer and a source voltage applied to one of the emitter conductors causes the emitters coupled to the emitter conductor to each emit an electron emission. The display device also includes a faceplate having a transparent viewing layer positioned in a parallel spaced-apart relationship with the baseplate. An anode is deposited on a planar surface of the viewing layer opposite the sets of emitters.

Abstract: A field emission display includes an emitter driving circuit for providing current to emitters in the display. The emitter driving circuit includes a current mirror to monitor actual current to each pixel in the array. The actual current is then compared to a reference current derived from an image signal based upon an expected current draw of the emitter to produce an error signal. The error signal is fed back to the input of the emitter driver circuit and the emitter driver circuit produces a corrected emitter current in response. During transitions in the image signal, error detection is briefly disabled to allow the emitter driver circuit to respond to the image signal.