Patent ID: 6144166
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
An electron source comprising:a substrate;a first wire and a second wire laminated on said substrate to cross each other with an insulating layer interposed therebetween, said first wire being disposed over said insulating layer and said second wire being disposed under said insulating layer; andan electron-emitting element, having an electron-emitting region, connected to both said first and second wires, whereinsaid electron-emitting element, said first wire and said second wire are each provided in plurality, with said plurality of electron-emitting elements arrayed into a matrix pattern, whereina potential applied to said first wire is not higher than a potential applied to said second wire, said first wire is supplied with a scanning signal, and said second wire is supplied with a modulation signal; andsaid electron-emitting region is sandwiched between a deriving section of said first wire which applies the scanning signal to the electron-emitting region and said second wire which applies the modulation signal to the electron-emitting region.