Method of manufacturing electronic device, electron source substrate, and image forming apparatus, and apparatus for manufacturing electronic device and electron source substrate

Abstract

An electronic device manufacturing apparatus includes a gas removal means for removing a gas dissolved in a liquid containing the formation material of a member constituting an electronic device, a droplet discharge means for discharging droplets of the liquid, and a means for controlling the relative positions of the droplet discharge means and a substrate on which the electronic device is formed. The droplets are applied to a predetermined position on the substrate. The gas removal means includes a closed vessel filled with a membrane formed from a semi-transmitting film capable of transmitting a gas, and a vacuum unit for evacuating the closed vessel.

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       50 . An image forming apparatus manufacturing method of manufacturing an image forming apparatus having an electron source substrate in which a plurality of electron-emitting devices are disposed and a light-emitting member which emits light upon irradiation of electrons from the electron source substrate, wherein each electron-emitting device is manufactured by the method according to claim  41 .  
   
   
       51 . An image forming apparatus manufacturing method according to  claim 50 , wherein, in the gas removal step, a concentration of the gas dissolved in the liquid is controlled to be maintained at a predetermined value.