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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2000
James E. Jaskie, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Albert Alec Talin, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Paul VonAllmen, Mesa, AZ (US);
Bernard F. Coll, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Kathleen Anne Tobin, San Antonio, TX (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a field emission device ( ) having an electron emitter ( ) includes the steps of providing an emitter-enhancing electrode ( ) proximate to electron emitter ( ), causing emitter-enhancing electrode ( ) to emit electrons, and causing the electrons emitted by emitter-enhancing electrode ( ) to be received by electron emitter ( ). A method for fabricating a field emission device ( ) includes the steps of forming a layer ( ) of dielectric material, forming emitter-enhancing electrode ( ) on layer ( ) of dielectric material, forming an enhanced-emission structure ( ) in emitter-enhancing electrode ( ), removing a portion of layer ( ) of dielectric material proximate to enhanced-emission structure ( ) to form a well ( ), and forming electron emitter ( ) within well ( ).