Electron source and image display apparatus

Abstract

An electron source has a plurality of electron-emitting devices, a plurality of scanning wirings and a plurality of modulation wirings which connect the plurality of electron-emitting devices into a matrix pattern, a scanning wiring connecting electrode which connects the electron-emitting device and the scanning wiring, a modulation wiring connecting electrode which connects the electron-emitting device and the modulation wiring, and a bypass wiring which is insulated from the scanning wiring and the modulation wiring and is arranged in parallel with the scanning wiring or the modulation wiring. The connecting electrode of any one of the scanning wiring connecting electrode and the modulation wiring connecting electrode, which is closer to the bypass wiring, has an overcurrent suppressing portion which suppresses flowing of a certain or more electric current to the connecting electrode.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.