Field Emission Devices (FEDs)

Field Emission Display ©PixTech, Inc. Field Emission Display ©PixTech, Inc.

  • Works like a CRT with multiple electron guns at each pixel
  • Uses modest voltages applied to sharp points to produce strong E fields
  • Reliable electrodes proven difficult to produce
  • Limited in size
  • Thin, and requires a vacuum
Lecture 1   Slide 20   6.837 Fall '01