Sony/Patents/Nanowire/FED/CNT/Display

1)
United States Patent Application
20080067915

Ishida; Takehisa ; et al.

March 20, 2008
Electron emitter and a display apparatus utilizing the same

Abstract

A field effect electron emitting apparatus using nano-wire electron emitters is disclosed where each nano-wire electron emitter may be grown in a pore of an insulating layer and/or may have at least a portion exposed from the pore. A method of manufacturing a field effect electron emitting apparatus is also disclosed. The field effect electron emitting apparatus may be used in a display.

Claims
1. A field effect electron emitting apparatus comprising a cathode, an insulating layer on or adjacent to the cathode having an array of pores, and a grown nano-wire electron emitter in each pore, each nano wire electron emitter connected to the cathode.

26. A field effect display comprising a field effect electron emitting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, and a phosphor coated screen on or spaced parallel to the field effect electron emitting apparatus.

Inventors:
Ishida; Takehisa; (Singapore, SG) ; Ng; Wei B.; (Singapore, SG)

Assignee Name and Adress:
Sony Corporation
Tokyo
JP

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2)
United States Patent Application 20080067912

Ishida; Takehisa
March 20, 2008
Electron emitter and a display apparatus utilizing the same

Abstract

A field effect electron emitting apparatus is disclosed comprising an insulating layer having an array of pores, each pore has at least one nano-wire electron emitter which is shorter than the pore and/or each pore may have a plurality of nano-wire electron emitters. A method of manufacturing a electron emitting array is also disclosed. The field effect electron emitting apparatus may be used in a display.
Inventors: Ishida; Takehisa; (Singapore, SG)

Assignee Name and Adress:
Sony Corporation
Tokyo
JP

Claims
1. A field effect electron emitting apparatus comprising a cathode, an insulating layer on or adjacent to the cathode having an array of pores, at least one nano-wire electron emitter within each pore, each nano-wire electron emitter being shorter than the pore and connected to the cathode, and a gate electrode on or adjacent to the insulating layer.

2. A field effect electron emitting apparatus comprising a cathode, an insulating layer on or adjacent to the cathode having an array of pores, a plurality of nano-wire electron emitters in each pore connected to the cathode, a gate electrode on or adjacent to the insulating layer.

3. A field effect electron emitting apparatus comprising a cathode, an insulating layer on or adjacent to the cathode having an array of pores, at least one electron emitter within each pore, each electron emitter being shorter than the pore and connected to the cathode, a gate electrode on or adjacent to the insulating layer, and a secondary electron emission (SEE) layer on the sidewall of each pore.

4. The electron emitting apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein each nano-wire is a carbon nano-tube (CNT).

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Sony, god love 'em, they make Canon look like amateurs and will bury SED!!

CNTs are THE future of displays - Sony has spoken...and when Sony speaks, I listen. What was that last bit, Sony??...."Buy NNPP!!!"......???