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A flat-panel display contains a pair of plate structures (40 and 42) coupled together to form a sealed enclosure. A spacer (44) is situated in the enclosure for resisting external forces exerted on the display. The spacer is formed with a main spacer portion (60), typically shaped like a wall, and a

A flat-panel display contains a pair of plate structures (40 and 42) coupled together to form a sealed enclosure. A spacer (44) is situated in the enclosure for resisting external forces exerted on the display. The spacer is formed with a main spacer portion (60), typically shaped like a wall, and a face electrode (66) situated over a face of the main spacer portion. The face electrode causes electrons moving from one of the plate structures to the other to be deflected in such a manner as to compensate for other electron deflection caused by the presence of the spacer. The face electrode is divided into multiple laterally separated segments (66.sub.1 -66.sub.N) to improve the accuracy of the compensation along the length of the spacer. In fabricating the display, a masking step is typically utilized in defining the widths of the segments of the face electrode.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A flat-panel display comprising:a first plate structure;a second plate structure for providing an image, the plate structures coupled together to form a sealed enclosure; anda spacer situated in the enclosure for resisting external forces exerted on the display, the spacer comprisi

[ We claim:] [1.] A flat-panel display comprising:a first plate structure;a second plate structure for providing an image, the plate structures coupled together to form a sealed enclosure; anda spacer situated in the enclosure for resisting external forces exerted on the display, the spacer comprising a main spacer portion and a segmented face electrode overlying a face of the main spacer portion, the face electrode comprising a plurality of electrode segments spaced apart from both plate structures, the electrode segments spaced laterally apart from one another as viewed generally perpendicular to either plate structure, each electrode segment reaching a segment potential largely determined by resistive characteristics of the spacer.