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The present invention relates to a gas discharge flat panel display created out of a substrate and a glass sheet. Light generating phosphors are disposed upon a plane surface of the glass sheet. The substrate contains pits matching the locations of the disposed phosphors, each pit containing upstand

The present invention relates to a gas discharge flat panel display created out of a substrate and a glass sheet. Light generating phosphors are disposed upon a plane surface of the glass sheet. The substrate contains pits matching the locations of the disposed phosphors, each pit containing upstanding firing points connected to conductive traces. The conductive traces are used to generate a high electric field at the firing points. The glass sheet is located over the substrate and a gas at or near atmospheric pressure is trapped in the pits between the glass and the substrate. The gas ionizes when the firing points are electrified and the energy given off by the gas excites the phosphors giving off light.

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[ What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is:] [1.] A method of producing a flat panel display, comprising the steps of:providing a first substrate;forming a plurality of pits within said first substrate;forming at least two upstanding firing points

[ What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is:] [1.] A method of producing a flat panel display, comprising the steps of:providing a first substrate;forming a plurality of pits within said first substrate;forming at least two upstanding firing points within each of said plurality of pits;providing an insulating layer on said first substrate;providing conductive traces to each of said firing points, said conductive layer placed on said insulating layer on said first substrate;mounting said first substrate to a second light transmissive substrate and covering said pits with said second substrate; andtrapping a gas at or near atmospheric pressure within said pits.