Self-shift characteristics of single-substrate AC plasma display incorporating suspended electrodes

• Published in: IEEE transactions on electron devices Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 1264 - 1270
• Main Authors: Anandan, M., Andreadakis, N.C., Ngo, P.D.T., Wullert, J.R., Nelson, T.J., Meagher, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.05.1990; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Capacitance; Cathode ray tubes; Costs; Display; Driver circuits; Drives; Electrodes; Electronics; Electrons; Exact sciences and technology; Graphics; Plasma applications; Plasma displays; Microelectronic fabrication; Engraving; Self alignment; Plasma display panel; Dielectric coating; Pixel; Display
• ISSN: 0018-9383; 1557-9646
• DOI: 10.1109/16.108188

The suspended-electrode single-substrate AC plasma display, which has low input power and full color capability (because of reduced ion bombardment), has been examined for operation as a self-shift display. The structural symmetry of these devices has been improved by special process steps involving self-aligning and touch-up-etch techniques. The pixel shift has been successfully performed on individual pixels along the suspended electrodes, and the results indicate a shift speed of 2000 characters/s with a resolution of 30 lines/in. No tendency of reverse-shift has been noticed (hence good directivity). However, it was not possible to perform a shift operation perpendicular to the direction of suspended electrodes due to the structural limitation on breakdown voltage.< >