516 A Study on Fabrication of PDP Barrier Ribs Using Micro Tooling Process

Abstract

A Plasma display panel (PDP) is a type of flat panel display (FPD) utilizing the light emission that is produced by a discharge of gas. In this paper, a new type of PDP barrier ribs manufacturing process assisted by micro tooling technology was described and evaluated. The master pattern was made using the silicon wafer dicing process and then is transferred to a silicone rubber mold. Finally, the PDP barrier ribs were formed with the mold. This simple process is able to produce the high quality barrier ribs at a low cost.