Vacuum Microelectronics [Hardcover]

Expert coverage of vacuum microelectronics-principles, devices, and applications

The field of vacuum microelectronics has advanced so swiftly that commercial devices are being fabricated, and applications are being developed in displays, wireless communications, spacecraft, and electronics for use in harsh environments. It is a rapidly evolving, interdisciplinary field encompassing electrical engineering, materials science, vacuum engineering, and applied physics.

This book surveys the fundamentals, technology, and device applications of this nascent field. Editor Wei Zhu brings together some of the world's foremost experts to provide comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the entire spectrum of vacuum microelectronics. Topics include:
* Field emission theory
* Metal and silicon field emitter arrays
* Novel cold cathode materials
* Field emission flat panel displays
* Cold cathode microwave devices

Vacuum Microelectronics is intended for practitioners in the display, microwave, telecommunications, and microelectronics industries and in government and university research laboratories, as well as for graduate students majoring in electrical engineering, materials science, and physics. It provides cutting-edge, expert coverage of the subject and serves as both an introductory text and a professional reference.

Preface ix

List of Contributors xiii

1. Historical Overview 1
Takao Utsumi

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Shoulders’ Proposal 1

1.3 Groundbreaking Work 2

1.4 Invention of Spindt Cathode 4

1.5 Field Emitter Arrays 5

1.6 New Cathode Materials 6

1.7 Future 7

Dedication 9

References 9