Patent ID: 6847338
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: G09G,H01J

Abstract:
1. An electron source apparatus which has an electron source and a counter substrate arranged to face the electron source and in which the electron source has on a substrate a plurality of row-direction wiring lines, a plurality of column-direction wiring lines, insulating layers formed at intersections between the row-direction wiring lines and the column-direction wiring lines, and a plurality of electron-emitting devices connected to the row-direction wiring lines and the column-direction wiring lines, and a spacer for maintaining an interval between the electron source and the counter substrate is arranged on some of the row-direction wiring lines among the plurality of row-direction wiring lines, comprising: a circuit for sequentially turning on the plurality of row-direction wiring lines; and a controlled current application circuit for applying a predetermined controlled current to the plurality of column-direction wiring lines.