Everything about The Shadow Mask totally explained
The
shadow mask is one of two major technologies used to manufacture
cathode ray tube (CRT)
televisions and
computer displays that produce
color images (the other is
aperture grille). Tiny holes in a metal plate separate the colored
phosphors in the layer behind the front glass of the screen. The holes are placed in a manner ensuring that
electrons from each of the tube's three cathode guns reach only the appropriately-colored phosphors on the display. All three beams pass through the same holes in the mask, but the angle of approach is different for each gun. The spacing of the holes, the spacing of the phosphors, and the placement of the guns is arranged so that for example the blue gun only has an unobstructed path to blue phosphors. The
red,
green, and
blue phosphors for each
pixel are generally arranged in a
triangular shape (sometimes called a "
triad"). All early color televisions and the majority of CRT computer monitors, past and present, use shadow mask technology. This principle was first proposed by Werner Flechsig in a German patent in
1938.
Temperature variation challenges
Traditionally, shadow masks have been made of materials which temperature variations can cause expansion and contraction to the point of affecting performance. The energy the shadow mask absorbs from the electron gun in normal operation causes it to heat up and expand, which leads to blurred or discolored (see
doming) images. The
invar shadow mask, which is composed of the nickel-iron alloy
invar, expands and contracts much less than other materials in response to temperature changes. This property allows displays made with this technology to provide a clearer, more accurate picture. It also reduces the amount of long-term stress and damage to the shadow mask that can result from repeated expand/contract cycles, thus increasing the display's life expectancy.
Choice of technology
While many have long considered aperture grille technology to produce superior images, advances in shadow mask and hybrid technologies since the
1990s have made purchasing decisions more a matter of personal choice or specific application. The arrival of inexpensive
liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors and other flat-screen designs now challenges both aperture grille and shadow mask CRT's long reign as the technology behind the screens at which we look.
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