STTR Phase I: Improved Addressing Speed of Plasma-sphere Arrays

STTR 第一阶段：提高等离子体球阵列的寻址速度

• 批准号: 0740104
• 负责人: Carol Wedding
• 金额: $ 14.98万
• 依托单位: IMAGING SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2008-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0740104&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STTR; Phase; Improved; Addressing; Speed

This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I research project will investigate the feasibility of improving the addressing speed of Plasma-sphere. Plasma-spheres are hollow transparent shells that encapsulate a selected pressurized gas. When a voltage is applied across the shell, the gas ionizes and glows. Plasma-spheres are applied to flexible, electrically addressable arrays to form Plasma-sphere arrays for use as large area plasma displays. Plasma-sphere arrays, like standard plasma displays require secondary electron emitting materials to increases addressing speeds. Several promising materials, both thin and thick, will be investigated including Barium Oxide, Calcium Oxide, Strontium Oxide and strontium-doped LaMnO3 (LSM). This process presents a novel approach to produce video speed large area plasma displays. The Plasma-sphere array differs from other display technologies in that it allows for low-cost displays that are flexible, ultra-large, with full-color and full-motion video. The Plasma-sphere array is a breakthrough in display technology. It moves away from the traditional semiconductor fabrication processes as practiced by many display manufacturers in Asia and replaces them with low cost plastic, glass, and printing processes practiced and well understood by US based companies. The successful development of high speed addressing will help move this product toward commercialization in the large and growing market of dynamic signage. Plasma-sphere arrays are an order of magnitude lower in production cost when compared with ultra large LED displays. The Plasma-sphere array can be made large like an LED display, while retaining many of the exceptional features of a conventional, rigid plasma display including good viewing angle, high brightness, excellent contrast, and full motion video.

这个小企业技术转让第一阶段研究项目将调查提高等离子体球寻址速度的可行性。等离子体球是中空的透明外壳，封装选定的加压气体。当在外壳上施加电压时，气体电离并发光。将等离子体球应用于柔性电可寻址阵列以形成等离子体球阵列，用作大面积等离子体显示器。等离子体球阵列，如标准等离子体显示器，需要二次电子发射材料来增加寻址速度。几种有前途的材料，薄和厚，将研究包括氧化钡，氧化钙，氧化锶和掺锶的LaMnO 3（LSM）。该工艺为生产视频速度大面积等离子体显示器提供了一种新的方法。等离子体球阵列与其他显示技术的不同之处在于，它允许低成本的显示器，灵活，超大，具有全色和全动态视频。等离子体球阵列是显示技术的一个突破。它摆脱了亚洲许多显示器制造商采用的传统半导体制造工艺，取而代之的是美国公司采用和理解的低成本塑料、玻璃和印刷工艺。高速寻址的成功开发将有助于推动该产品在大型且不断增长的动态标牌市场中实现商业化。等离子体球阵列是一个数量级的生产成本较低时，与超大型LED显示屏。等离子体球阵列可以像LED显示屏一样大，同时保留传统的刚性等离子体显示屏的许多特殊功能，包括良好的视角，高亮度，出色的对比度和全动态视频。