Gas discharge displays and methodology for fabricating same by micromachining technology
US5438343A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S3/0973
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A gas discharge display and the method of making same utilizing integrated circuit fabrication techniques. The display is manufactured from heat and pressure resistant planar substrates in which cavities are etched, by integrated circuit manufacturing techniques, so as to provide individual pixels. Orthogonal electrodes are deposited on the substrates and extend into the cavities. The cavities are filled with gas discharge materials, such as plasma, upon energization of the electrodes the individual cavities forming the pixels may be individually activated.
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