A

SEMINAR
ON

SURFACE- CONDUCTION
ELECTRON-EMITTER
DISPLAY
(S.E.D.)

Submitted To :- Submitted By:-

Mr. KAUSHAR ALI MANISH KR. SHARMA
Dep. of electronics Roll no. – 4 EC 42
 INTRODUCTION
Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display (SED) is a
new type of flat-panel display technology that utilizes the
collision of electrons against a phosphor-coated screen to
emit light similar to a cathode ray tube but, instead of
having one electron beam hitting the whole screen, each
pixel has its own emitter. It’s like every pixel of a SED
display is a miniature CRT, resulting in a discrete
arrangement that will allow SED screens to behave like a
digital display

SED has all the advantages of cathode ray tube (brightness

and contrast levels, viewing angle) and none of the
drawbacks of current flat panel display technologies.
Surface-Conduction Electron-Emitter Display (SED)
 SEDs work on the same principle as CRTs
◦ One side of a glass is covered in phosphor that lights up when hit by
electrons
◦ Electrons are fired at the phosphor to create the picture
 However, where CRTs use one electron gun for the whole screen,
SEDs use an electron emitter for each pixel
 A SED is an array of Surface-Conduction Electron-Emitters (SCEs),
each of which has a separate emitter for RGB

Glass
Colored Phosphor

Electrons

Electron Emitters
Glass

Surface-Conduction Electron-Emitter (SCE) SED

 WORKING OF SED
TECHNOLOGY
CREATING THE PICTURE:-
 SED is a display device includes an electron-emitting device which is a
laminate of an insulating layer and a pair of opposing electrodes formed on a
planar substrate. A portion of the insulating layer is between the electrodes
and contains fine particles of an electron emitting substance, that portion
acting as an electron emitting region. Electrons are emitted from the electron
emission region by applying a voltage to the electrodes, thereby stimulating a
phosphorous to emit light .
 A set has three SCEs for every pixel -- one each for Red, Green and Blue. A
widescreen, high-definition set can have more than 6 million SCEs. An SED-
TV has millions of these SCEs arranged in a matrix, and each one controls
the Red, Green or Blue aspect of one pixel of the picture. Rather than
directing electrons to create the image one row at a time, the matrix activates
all the SCEs needed to create the picture virtually simultaneously .
A VIEW OF SED TECHNOLOGY
 Advantages
 Thin when compared to CRTs; approximately the same width
as LCDs
 Higher contrast ratio and better viewing angle than LCDs [6]
 Faster response time than LCDs
 Comparable power consumption to LCDs

 Disadvantages
 Phosphor screens are subject to “burn-in”
 Due to ongoing patent litigation, not currently mass-produced
 1. Contrast ratio 50,000:1. Toshiba's final versions of SEDs
will have a
 contrast ratio of 100,000:1.
 2. Response time 0.2 milliseconds.
 3. Brightness of 450 cd/m2
 .
 4. 180º Viewing angle.
 5. Viewable in Bright room.
 6. It can be used in Mobile device display.
 7. Low power consumption.
 8. Longer life expectancy.
Future Market Share

 SED
Will enter production and compete with LCDs in all areas
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