Patent ID: 6393869
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A method of fabricating a face plate assembly for a flat panel display comprising:providing a template having an array of mold holes open to a first surface, at least one mold hole of the array of mold holes corresponding to a desired location and a desired shape of a spacer support structure; positioning a glass sheet in contact with the first surface of the template; heating the glass sheet to a temperature where the glass sheet becomes plastic 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 pressure; flowing a portion of the glass sheet using the pressure differential to fill the at least one mold hole of the array of mold holes of the template for forming at least one spacer support structure; removing the glass sheet having the at least one spacer support structure from the template; coating a surface of the glass sheet to which the at least one spacer support structure with a transparent layer of conductive material; and depositing at least one phosphor dot on the transparent layer of conductive material.