Kenneth R Vickers

US Patent:

6414249, Jul 2, 2002

Filed:

Oct 10, 1996

Appl. No.:

08/728878

Inventors:

Kenneth G. Vickers - Whitesboro TX

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H01R 909

US Classification:

174261, 174250, 361794

Abstract:

A field emission display apparatus has an emitter plate having a plurality of column conductors intersecting a plurality of row conductors , and electron emitters at the intersection of each of the row and column conductors. An anode plate is adjacent to the emitter plate , the anode plate comprising conductive stripes which are alternately covered by material luminescing in the three primary colors. The conductive stripes covered by the same luminescent material are electrically interconnected to form comb-like structures corresponding to each of the colors. The anode plate contains an active region and the buses have a non-uniform width.

US Patent:

6684125, Jan 27, 2004

Filed:

Nov 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/997930

Inventors:

Randolph W. Kahn - McKinney TX
Kenneth G. Vickers - Whitesboro TX
Richard L. Guldi - Dallas TX
Edward J. Leonard - Richardson TX
Yaojian Leng - Dallas TX

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G06F 700

US Classification:

700218, 414801, 414806, 414937

Abstract:

Wafer order is randomized in-situ by use of a separate wafer staging area and randomly shuffling wafers to and from this staging area to shuffle the processing order of the wafer lot. Positional data is captured for each wafer at both the send and receive ends of the process.

US Patent:

6862495, Mar 1, 2005

Filed:

Dec 4, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/727722

Inventors:

Randolph W. Kahn - McKinney TX, US
Kenneth G. Vickers - Whitesboro TX, US
Richard L. Guldi - Dallas TX, US
Edward J. Leonard - Richardson TX, US
Yaojian Leng - Dallas TX, US

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

700218, 414801, 414806, 414937

Abstract:

Wafer order is randomized in-situ by use of a separate wafer staging area and randomly shuffling wafers to and from this staging area to shuffle the processing order of the wafer lot. Positional data is captured for each wafer at both the send and receive ends of the process.

US Patent:

6975920, Dec 13, 2005

Filed:

Dec 4, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/727740

Inventors:

Randolph W. Kahn - McKinney TX, US
Kenneth G. Vickers - Whitesboro TX, US
Richard L. Guldi - Dallas TX, US
Edward J. Leonard - Richardson TX, US
Yaojian Leng - Dallas TX, US

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G06F007/00

US Classification:

700218, 700213, 414937

Abstract:

Wafer order is randomized in-situ by use of a separate wafer staging area and randomly shuffling wafers to and from this staging area to shuffle the processing order of the wafer lot. Positional data is captured for each wafer at both the send and receive ends of the process.

US Patent:

56357915, Jun 3, 1997

Filed:

Aug 24, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/518829

Inventors:

Kenneth G. Vickers - Whitesboro TX

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

H01J 116

US Classification:

313309

Abstract:

An electron emitter plate (110) for an FED image display has an extraction (gate) electrode (122) spaced by an insulating layer (25) from a cathode electrode including a conductive mesh (118). Circular arrays (112) of microtips (14) are located concentrically within circular mesh spacings (116) on a resistive layer (15), within apertures (26) formed in extraction electrode (122). Microtips (14) are laterally spaced from mesh structure (118) by substantially identical paths of a ballast-providing resistive layer (15), placing all microtips (14) at generally the same potential.

US Patent:

56331207, May 27, 1997

Filed:

May 22, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/445614

Inventors:

Kenneth G. Vickers - Whitesboro TX

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G03F 700

US Classification:

430313

Abstract:

A method of fabricating a double level metal (DLM) anode plate for use in a field emission device comprises the steps of providing a transparent substrate 82 having an active region 58 and a bus region 62. Then providing electrically conductive regions 50 on the surface. The conductive regions 50 span the active region 58 and the bus region 62. Next, the surface is coated with an electrically insulating material 94 and then the electrically insulating material 94 is removed from selected portions of the bus region 62, the active region 58, and upper portions of the transparent substrate 82. A first bus 52 is provided for electrically connecting a first series of the conductive regions, a second bus 54 is provided for electrically connecting a second series of the conductive regions, and a third bus 56 is provided for electrically connecting a third series of the conductive regions. Luminescent material of a first color 88. sub. R is applied to the first series of conductive regions 50. sub.

US Patent:

55216609, May 28, 1996

Filed:

Jun 2, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/460376

Inventors:

Lester L. Hodson - McKinney TX
Charles E. Primm - Plano TX
Kenneth G. Vickers - Whitesboro TX

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G03B 2100

US Classification:

353122

Abstract:

A field emission display panel 20, 80, and 90 is used as a projection system. Display panel 90 can be used as a stand-alone projector. Alternatively, display panel 20 can be placed on a base 10 of a standard overhead projection system 60 and the image can be projected by a lens 50 onto a surface separated from display 20. In yet another embodiment, a lens system 70 can be attached to display panel 80 to project the image on a surface separated from display 80. Display panels 20, 80, and 90 operate at a increased luminance to facilitate projection of the images displayed on the panels. The use of FED display panels 20, 80, and 90 facilitates a projection system which has low power consumption, is portable, and interfaces to a computer.

US Patent:

58305270, Nov 3, 1998

Filed:

May 29, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/654653

Inventors:

Kenneth G. Vickers - Whitesboro TX

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

C23C 1400
B05D 506

US Classification:

427 64

Abstract:

In accordance with the principles of the present invention, there is disclosed herein a structure and method of fabricating an anode plate for use in a field emission device. The method comprises the steps of providing a transparent substrate 20 and applying transparent insulative material 28 over the substrate 20. Next, particles of luminescent material 25 are partially embedded in selective areas of the transparent insulative material 28. A layer of electrically conductive material 23 is then applied over the luminescent material 25. The layer of electrically conductive material 23 is abraded so as to remove portions of the layer of electrically conductive material 23 and portions of at least some of the luminescent particles 25.