US 7,455,958 B2
Method for attaching spacers in an emission display
Kenneth A. Dean, Phoenix, Ariz. (US); and Hao Li, Chandler, Ariz. (US)
Assigned to Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, Ill. (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/240,171.
Prior Publication US 2007/0069627 A1, Mar. 29, 2007
Int. Cl. H01J 9/20 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 430—321  [445/24] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for affixing a plurality of spacers within a flat panel display having first and second display plates, comprising:
forming a black matrix layer on the first display plate;
forming a ductile metal layer comprising silver on the black matrix layer, the black matrix layer and the ductile metal layer defining a plurality of regions surrounding a plurality of pixels;
forming a cathodoluminescent material within each of the pixels;
attaching a first end of each of a plurality of spacers to one each of the regions to contact the ductile metal layer; and
attaching the second display plate to a second end of each of the plurality of spacers.