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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2001
Yukio Ogawa, Mobara, JP;
Kazuyoshi Ishikawa, Mobara, JP;
Katsutoshi Kougo, Mobara, JP;
Hiroaki Kawasaki, Mobara, JP;
Futaba Corporation, Mobara, JP;
Abstract
A fluorescent display device of the plane grid type capable of reducing accumulation of charges on an insulating layer, to thereby prevent an electron shading phenomenon and permit electrons emitted from a filament toward anode electrodes to be uniformly spread in a plane-like manner on both sides of the filament. A first substrate is formed thereon with stripe-like thin-film anode electrodes and stripe-like thin-film grids in a matrix-like manner through a thin-film insulating layer. The insulating layer and grids are formed with openings. Phosphors are deposited on portions of the anode electrodes exposed through the openings. The grids are formed into a height equal to or smaller than that of the phosphors. A second substrate is formed thereon with back electrodes for controlling emission of electrons from filaments. Control voltages applied to the back electrodes have a potential gradient given thereto so that a potential difference occurs between a position near the filaments and a position apart therefrom.