Patent ID: 7042156

Claim:
A flat-panel display device comprising: a transparent first plate and a second plate which are disposed in parallel with each other and cooperate to define therebetween an air-tight space in which light is generated for emission through said first plate; a sealing material for air-tightly sealing said air-tight space along a periphery of said first and second plates; metallic thin sheets bonded with said sealing material to end faces of said first and second plates such that said metallic thin sheets cover said end faces; a plurality of internal conductors disposed between said first and second plates, each of said plurality of internal conductors having one end located near said end faces; and a plurality of lead conductors provided on surfaces of said metallic thin sheets which face said end faces of said first and second plates, said plurality of lead conductors being electrically connected to said internal conductors, respectively, wherein each of said metallic thin sheets has a surface covered by a layer of a dielectric material, and said plurality of lead conductors are strips of an electrically conductive material formed on said layer of the dielectric material.