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US 2004/0175854 A1Published application
Design, fabrication, testing, and conditioning of micro-components for use in a light-emitting panel
AssigneeScience Applications International Corporation
InventorsE. Victor George, N. Convers Wyeth, Albert M. Green, Adam T. Drobot
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Abstract
A method of forming micro-components is disclosed. The method includes pretesting and conditioning of the micro-components. The micro-components that fail testing or conditioning are discarded, and those remaining are assembled into a panel.
Claims24
A process for forming a micro-component, comprising:
- forming a shell of predetermined shape and encapsulating therein a plasma-forming gas to thereby form a micro-component;
- testing the formed micro-component for certain predetermined physical characteristics;
- discarding each formed micro-component that does not meet the predetermined physical characteristics.
A process for testing formed micro-components, comprising:
- in a continuous process, optically inspecting micro-components as they are formed for structural defects;
- and
- discarding micro-components detected to have structural defects.
A method of conditioning micro-components for use in plasma display, comprising
- assembling micro-components to be assembled into a display in a batch;
- applying an excitation field to the assembled micro-components to excite a plasma generating gas in the micro-components for a predetermined amount of time;
- and
- terminating said excitation and continuously individually testing the micro-components to ensure each one functions.
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