Patent ID: 6279348
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A method of fabricating a face plate assembly for a flat panel display having laminar silicate glass sheet comprising:providing a template having an array of mold holes open to a first planar surface, each mold hole of the array of mold holes corresponding to a desired location and a desired shape of a spacer support structure;positioning the laminar silicate glass sheet in contact with the first planar surface of the template;heating the laminar silicate glass sheet to a temperature where the laminar silicate glass sheet becomes flowable under pressure,creating a pressure differential between an ambient pressure and a pressure within the array of mold holes of the template, the pressure within the array of mold holes of the template being less than that of the ambient atmosphere pressure, the pressure differential causing glass to be displaced from the laminar silicate glass sheet and fill at least one mold hole of the array of mold holes of the template forming at least one spacer support structure;removing the laminar silicate glass sheet having attached the at least one spacer support structure from the template;coating a surface of the laminar silicate glass sheet to which the attached at least one spacer support structure with a transparent layer of conductive material; anddepositing at least one phosphor dot on the transparent layer of conductive material.