Economic estimates of forecasted development and manufacture of field emission displays on planar edge elemental base

The problem of fabrication and mass production of vacuum microelectronic devices, Field Emission Displays (FEDs) in particular, can be successfully worked out, as a general rule, only with complex research and development of basic elements of the devices, their structures, available materials and realization technologies. Estimates of payback of main costs for development and manufacture of 1/4 VGA 10" FEDs, 10/sup 5/ pcs/year, for Planar Edge Arrays (PEAs) as basic emitting structures, are positive.