Abstract: A light emission device capable of enhancing its luminance and durability and a display device utilizing the light emission device as a light source. The light emission device includes first and second substrates facing each other, cathode electrodes arranged on the first substrate and extending in a first direction, gate electrodes arranged above the cathode electrodes and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a plurality of electron emission regions electrically coupled to the cathode electrodes, and a light emission unit provided on the second substrate and including an anode electrode and a phosphor layer. The first substrate has an active area and a non-active area surrounding the active area, and a total area of the electron emission regions on the first substrate is between about 2 and about 26% of the active area.

Abstract: A structure for a field emission device and a method of making the same. The cathode electrodes are formed as a two-layered structure of chromium on top of aluminum. Photosensitive electron emission material is patterned via back side exposing, the aluminum layer serving as a mask. In receptor regions, conducting aluminum fingers form electrical contact with the emission material while spaces between the aluminum fingers serve as a window to allow for exposure of the photosensitive emission material.

Abstract: A light emission device is provided having a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other with a gap therebetween. An electron emission unit is located on one side of the first substrate to emit electrons toward the second substrate. A light emission unit is located on one side of the second substrate to emit visible light by the electrons. A plurality of spacers are provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The plurality of spacers have a height of about 5 mm-30 mm.

Abstract: A light emission device and a display device having the light emission device are provided. A light emission device includes first and second substrates facing each other to form a vacuum envelope. An electron emission unit is provided on the first substrate. A light emission unit is provided on the second substrate to emit light using electrons emitted from the electron emission unit. A spacer uniformly maintains a gap between the first and second substrates. The spacer has a surface resistivity within a range of 1012-1014 ?cm.

Abstract: A light emission device and a display device provided with the light emission device. The light emission device includes first and second substrates opposing each other; a side member located between periphery regions of the first and second substrates to define a vacuum chamber with the first and second substrates; an electron emission unit disposed on the first substrate; and a light emission unit disposed on the second substrate and adapted to emit light using electrons emitted from the electron emission unit. The light emission unit includes a phosphor layer and an anode electrode disposed on a surface of the phosphor layer, and the anode electrode is applied with a voltage through an anode terminal penetrating through the side member.

Abstract: A light emission device and display device including the light emission device are provided. The light emission device includes a first electrode located on the first substrate and extending in a first direction. A second electrode is arranged above the first electrode and extends in a second direction crossing the first direction. An insulation layer is interposed between the first and second electrodes. A plurality of electron emission regions are electrically connected to the first or second electrodes. A light emission unit is located on the second substrate. Furthermore, one or more cut-away portions are formed in the second electrode at a crossed region between the first and second electrodes such that an overlapping area between the first and second electrodes is reduced.

Abstract: A light emission device and a display device using the light emission device as the light source are disclosed. In one embodiment, the light emission device includes i) first and second substrates facing each other and forming a vacuum vessel, ii) an electron emission unit provided on the first substrate, and iii) a light emission unit provided on the second substrate. The light emission unit may include i) a transparent anode electrode formed on the second substrate, ii) a phosphor layer formed on the anode electrode, and iii) a plurality of sub-electrodes contacting the anode electrode and crossing the phosphor layer under the phosphor layer. The sub-electrodes may have a resistance lower than that of the anode electrode.

Abstract: A light emission device and a display device having the light emission device are provided. The light emission device includes a vacuum vessel having first and second substrates and a sealing member, electron emission regions and a light emission unit. The first and second electrodes are located on an inner surface of the first substrate and cross each other. The electron emission regions are electrically connected to the first electrodes or the second electrodes. The light emission unit is located on the second substrate. The first substrate has a lateral surface connected to the inner surface via an inclined surface. At least one of the first electrodes or the second electrodes extend from the inner surface of the first substrate to the lateral surface of the first substrate via the inclined surface to form electrode pads on the lateral surface of the first substrate.

Abstract: A light emission device and a display device using the light emission device as a light source are provided. The light emission device includes first and second substrates facing each other, an electron emission unit located on an inner surface of the first substrate, a phosphor layer located on an inner surface of the second substrate and adapted to be excited by electrons emitted from the electron emission unit, an anode electrode located on the phosphor layer, a heat dissipation plate located at a side of the first substrate, and a thermal diffuser plate located on the second substrate and thermally coupled to the heat dissipation plate. The thermal diffuser plate is configured to transmit light emitted by the phosphor layer.

Abstract: A light emission device and a display having the light emission device are provided. The light emission device includes a light emission panel for emitting light, a diffuser plate facing the light emission panel to diffuse the light emitted from the light emission panel, and a heat dissipation plate disposed between the light emission panel and the diffuser plate.

Abstract: A light emission device and a display device having the light emission device are provided. The light emission device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate; a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes on an inner surface of the first substrate, the first electrodes crossing the second electrodes; a plurality of electron emission regions electrically connected to the first electrodes at crossing regions where the first electrodes cross the second electrode; a light emission unit on an inner surface of the second substrate; and at least one spacer between the first and second substrates, Here, a shortest distance D between the spacer and the electron emission regions satisfies the following condition: 500 ?m?D?2Dh, where, Dh is a diagonal length of at least one of the crossing regions.

Abstract: A light emission device and a display device using the light emission device as a light source are provided. The light emission device includes a vacuum envelope formed by first and second substrates and a sealing member, first electrodes formed on the first substrate in a first direction, an insulating layer formed on the first substrate and covering the first electrodes, second electrodes formed on the insulating layer in a second direction crossing the first direction, electron emission regions electrically connected to the first electrodes or the second electrodes, a resistive layer for covering a first surface of the insulating layer, the first surface facing the second substrate, a phosphor layer formed on the second substrate, and an anode electrode formed on the phosphor layer.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel assembly having a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns and a backlight unit disposed behind the display panel assembly and having a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns. The number of the pixels of the backlight unit is less than a number of the pixels of the display panel assembly. The backlight unit includes a plurality of scan electrodes arranged along one of row and column directions and a plurality of data electrodes arranged along the other of the row and column directions; and the pixels of the backlight unit are adapted to emit lights having intensities in accordance with gray levels of the pixels of the display panel assembly.

Abstract: A flat panel display includes a vacuum container having a pair of flat panels disposed facing each other at a predetermined gap, and a spacer disposed between the panels to maintain the gap. The spacer includes plural sub-spacers bonded to each other at least one bonding portion.

Abstract: An electron emission device is disclosed. The electron emission device includes an insulating layer that electrically insulates gate and cathode electrodes. The insulating layer includes first and second insulating portions. An opening is formed in the second insulating portion and is blocked by the first insulating portion. An electron emission unit is located in the opening and is configured to electrically connect the cathode electrode.

Abstract: An electron emission device includes a substrate, cathode electrodes formed on the substrate, electron emission regions electrically coupled to the cathode electrodes, an insulation layer formed on the substrate while covering the cathode electrodes, and gate electrodes formed on the insulation layer and crossing the cathode electrodes. One or more gate holes are formed at each of crossing regions of the gate electrodes and the cathode electrodes through the insulation layer and the gate electrodes. At least one of the cathode electrodes includes at least two openings divided by a bridge. The at least two openings divided by the bridge are formed on each exposed region of the cathode electrodes through the gate holes. A corresponding one of the electron emission regions contacts the bridge and extends toward the walls of at least one of the openings but is spaced away from the cathode electrodes.

Abstract: An electron emission device includes first and second substrates separated by a predetermined distance, electron emission regions on the first substrate, driving electrodes on the first substrate, a focusing electrode over the driving electrodes and insulated from the driving electrodes, and a plurality of spacers disposed between the first and the second substrates, each spacer having a conductive film on an outer surface. The conductive film is electrically connected to the focusing electrode.

Abstract: An electron emission device includes a substrate, a plurality of cathode electrodes formed on the substrate, a plurality of electron emission regions electrically coupled to the cathode electrodes, an insulating layer formed on the substrate while covering the cathode electrodes, and a plurality of gate electrodes formed on the insulating layer and crossing the cathode electrodes. The insulating layer is provided with a plurality of openings exposing the corresponding electron emission regions, each of the openings having at least two opening portions that communicate with each other and are different in a size from each other. The gate electrodes are provided with openings communicating with the corresponding openings of the insulating layer. The two opening portions may include a gap in the insulating layer where the gate and cathode electrodes interesect.

Abstract: An electron emission device including a substrate, a cathode electrode on the substrate, the cathode electrode having a main electrode and a subsidiary electrode, at least one resistance layer on the subsidiary electrode, the resistance layer varying in resistivity along a thickness direction of the resistance layer, and at least one electron emission region connected to the resistance layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a spacer of a flat panel display (FPD) and a method for preparing the same. The method for preparing a spacer of the present invention includes: (a) exposing a photosensitive glass to a light; (b) heat-treating the exposed photosensitive glass to crystallize it; (c) etching the crystallized glass to prepare the spacer; and (d) heat-treating the spacer under a reductive gas atmosphere. The spacer can be easily prepared by the method according to the present invention, and it has improved conductivity on its surface. A flat panel display including the spacer prepared by the method of the present invention has enhanced conductivity. Therefore, the spacer prevents secondary electron emission, spacer charging, and deviation of electron beams.