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Phosphor only etching process for TFEL panel having multiple-colored display

US4894116A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 1989
Grant dateJan 16, 1990
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B33/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process for manufacturing a TFEL panel having a plurality of side-by-side phosphor stripes of different colors includes the steps of placing a thin film phosphor layer of a first color producing phosphor on top of transparent electrodes covered by an insulator and subjecting the phosphor to an etching process to leave thin elongate stripes. A second phosphor layer is deposited over the first phosphor stripes and the etch is repeated to leave adjacent stripes of a second color-producing phosphor. An insulating layer and a second set of electrodes are placed atop the stripes to complete the panel which is supported on a glass substrate.

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