Abstract:
A method of producing an image-forming apparatus wherein a face plate having phosphors of the three primary colors is opposed to a rear plate comprising a plurality of electron-emitting devices, each having a first electrode and a second electrode, and a plurality of column-directional wires and row-directional wires connected to the plurality of electron-emitting devices, the method comprising: a step of arranging a plurality of first electrodes and second electrodes on the rear plate; a step of forming a plurality of column-directional wires, wherein each of the column-directional wires connects commonly a plurality of said first electrodes; a step of forming a plurality of row-directional wires, wherein each of the row-directional wires connects commonly a plurality of said second electrodes, the row direction is substantially perpendicular to the column direction, and intervals of the row-directional wires are larger than those of the column-directional wires; a step of forming an insulating layer between said row-directional wire and column-directional wire at each of intersections between the row-directional wires and column-directional wires; and a step of applying a liquid containing at least a metal or a semiconductor so as to connect the first and second electrodes to each other according to an ink jet method, wherein the step of forming the column-directional wires comprises: a step of forming a film comprising a photosensitive material and an electroconductive material on the rear plate; a step of irradiating desired areas of the film with light; a step of patterning the film; and a step of baking the patterned film.
Abstract:
In a method of manufacturing an electron-emitting device, an electroconductive film formed on a substrate is subjected to a clean processing to remove a foreign matter from the electroconductive film, and thereafter, energization is conducted on the electroconductive film, to form an electron-emitting region. Accordingly, there is provided an electron-emitting device which avoids a formation defect of the electron-emitting region due to the existence of the foreign matter and which has satisfactory characteristics without fluctuation.
Abstract:
An airtight vessel is formed with restraining a vacuum leak and without increase in the number of steps. Provided is a method for producing an image-forming apparatus comprising the airtight vessel in which a rear plate having an electron-emitting device and a wire connected to the element, and a face plate having an electrode are joined to each other through a jointing material, the method comprising the following steps: (A) a first step of forming a first wire which is a part of the wire and which passes through the joint part to connect the inside of the vessel to the outside, by applying a paste comprising particles of an electric conductor and baking the paste; and (B) a second step of forming a second wire located in the vessel, by applying a paste comprising particles of an electric conductor so as to be connected to the first wire inside the vessel and baking the paste, after formation of the first wire.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus, according to the present invention, comprises a first substrate whereon are provided a functional element and electric wiring that is connected to the functional element, and a second substrate whereon is an area where an image is to be formed, and wherein, with the first substrate and the second substrate being located opposite to each other, space between the first substrate and the second substrate is kept in a pressure-reduced state so as to form an image in the area on the second substrate, and wherein the electric wiring is formed of a laminated conductive material by a process that plates a printed pattern, which is initially deposited by a printing process.
Abstract:
A method of producing a substrate for an electron source, the substrate including a plurality of electron emission devices each including a pair of opposing electrodes, the plurality of electron emission devices being arranged on the substrate. The method comprises the steps of preparing an intaglio plate having recessed portions corresponding to a pattern of the electrodes, the depth of the recessed portions being in the range from 4 .mu.m to 15 .mu.m, filling the recessed portions with ink, pressing a blanket against the intaglio plate so that the ink is transferred from the inside of the recessed portions onto the blanket, and bringing the blanket into contact with the substrate so that the ink is transferred from the blanket onto the substrate thereby forming the electrode pattern thereon.
Abstract:
An encoder includes an electrically conductive reference scale having surface steps formed at predetermined positions; an electrically conductive probe having a tip disposed opposed to the reference scale; wherein the reference scale and the probe are relatively movable in a direction different from the opposing direction of the tip of the probe and the reference scale; a portion for applying an electrical voltage to between the reference scale and the probe; a portion for detecting a change in a tunnel current between the reference scale and the probe, to between which the electric voltage is applied by the voltage applying portion at the time of the relative movement between the scale and the probe, the detecting portion detecting the change in the tunnel current when the probe passes a position opposed to a surface step of the reference scale; and portion for detecting the amount of the relative movement between the scale and probe, on the basis of the detection by the change detecting portion.
Abstract:
An information processing apparatus including a recording medium, a magnetic material having a predetermined magnetization pattern with respect to the recording medium, a first device for detecting the magnetization pattern of the magnetic material, a second device for detecting a change of the recording medium and a third device for driving the recording medium and the second device relative to each other, based on a signal from the first device.
Abstract:
A scanning tunnel-current-detecting device comprising at least two probe electrodes supported by a supporting member, a means for placing a sample in proximity to the probe electrodes, a means for applying voltage between the probe electrodes and the sample, at least one of the probe electrodes being provided with a mechanism for measuring and compensating variation of the distance between the supporting member and the sample, is provided.
Abstract:
Recording, reproduction or erasing of information is performed on a recording medium having a recording layer provided on an electrode substrate. The electrode substrate has a regular periodic structure within a plane and the structure is detected through the recording layer by use of a probe electrode to determine a desired position on the recording medium.
Abstract:
An electron emitting device, comprising: a first electrode provided on a substrate; a first layer provided on said electrode and capable of undergoing transition from an electrically high resistance state to a low resistance state when irradiated by a radiant ray; and a conductive layer, an insulating layer and a second electrode, laminated on said first layer. An electron generator includes the electron emitting device as well as an applicator for applying an electric field to said device, and an irradiator for irradiating a radiant ray on the device. A method for driving the electron emitting device is also provided.