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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2011
Applicants:
Yong Hyup Kim, Seoul, KR;
Wal Jun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Yong Hyup Kim, Seoul, KR;
Wal Jun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
SNU R&DB Foundaton, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 1/62 (2006.01); H01J 63/04 (2006.01); H01J 23/34 (2006.01); H01J 29/98 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Field emission devices (FEDs) are provided. In one embodiment, an FED includes an electron emitter, a tube spaced apart from the electron emitter and having a first opening and a second opening, and a gate electrode disposed on an outer surface of the tube. The first opening is disposed at one end of the tube adjacent to the electron emitter, and the second opening is disposed at the other end of the tube. The FED further includes an anode that is spaced apart from the second opening and collects secondary electrons emitted from the second opening.