Patent ID: 7173365

Claim:
A field emission display, comprising: a first substrate; a plurality of gate electrodes formed on the first substrate, the gate electrodes being formed along a first direction; an insulation layer formed on the first substrate covering the gate electrodes; a plurality of cathode electrodes formed on the insulation layer, the cathode electrodes being formed in substantially parallel stripes extending along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and having an outer edge along the second direction; emitters electrically contacting the cathode electrodes; a second substrate opposing the first substrate with a predetermined gap therebetween, the first substrate and the second substrate forming a vacuum container; an anode electrode formed on a surface of the second substrate opposing the first substrate; and phosphor layers formed in a predetermined pattern on the anode electrode, wherein portions of the cathode electrodes along the outer edge are removed to form emitter-receiving sections, one of the emitters being provided in each of the emitter-receiving sections electrically contacting the cathode electrodes.