Flat panel display having non-evaporable getter material

A flat panel display comprising:

• a transparent substrate
• an anode formed on the transparent substrate;
• a plurality of sidewalls connecting with the transparent substrate;
• and
• a plurality of getter devices arranged on the transparent substrate and adjacent to a connection between the transparent substrate and one of the sidewalls, the getter devices being fixed to one of the sidewalls, the getter devices adjacent to the connection being arranged a substantially equal distance from each other, each of the getter devices comprising a main body and at least one securing member fixing the main body on the transparent substrate, and the main body comprises of non-evaporable getter material.

A flat panel display comprising:

• a first substrate having an area defined by a periphery of the first substrate;
• an anode formed on the first substrate;
• a first group of getter devices located at a first common side of the anode within the area defined by the first substrate, the getter devices of the first group being spaced from each other;
• a second group of getter devices located at a second common side of the anode within the area defined by the first substrate, the getter devices of the second group being spaced from each other;
• and
• a plurality of sidewalls extending from the periphery of the first substrate;
• wherein each of the getter devices of the first group and the second group comprises a securing member, a base, and a getter layer mounted on the base and having non-evaporable getter material dispersed therein;
• wherein the securing member comprises a first portion extending from the base to fix the base on the first substrate and independent from the getter layer and a second portion fixed to one of the sidewalls.