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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hisashi Takemura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
313309 ; 313495 ; 313311 ;
Abstract
A field emission cold cathode in which all protrusion portions and corner portions around a gate electrode as well as corner portions facing an anode electrode are formed so as to be at obtuse angles or arc-shaped, whereby discharging of the gate electrode is suppressed to prevent breakdown of the device. A dummy electrode having more acute protrusion portions of the gate electrode is provided around the gate electrode, to further suppress discharging of the gate electrode.