Patent ID: 8378363

Claim:
A self-illuminating display, comprising: a substrate; and a plurality of light emitting units formed on the substrate in an array fashion, each of the light emitting units comprising a first electrode, a second electrode formed on the substrate and a plurality of light emitting nanowires, the first electrode comprising a first horizontal beam, a plurality of parallel first vertical beams substantially perpendicular to the first horizontal beam, and a plurality of parallel first arms arranged along a lengthwise direction of each of the first vertical beams, and each extending along a same first direction from each of the first vertical beams, the second electrode comprising a second horizontal beam, a plurality of parallel second vertical beams substantially perpendicular to the second horizontal beam, and a plurality of parallel second arms arranged along a lengthwise direction of each of the second vertical beams, and each extending along a same second direction from each of the second vertical beams, the second direction being opposite to the first direction, each of the first arms opposing a corresponding one of the second arms, each of the light emitting nanowires interconnecting one of the first arms and the corresponding one of the second arms, each of the light emitting nanowires haying a p-n junction.