Review of Color CRT Electron Gun Design Trends and the CRT Industry Surviving Strategy

The evolution of color CRT electron gun design over the past 40 years is addressed. Many milestones of CRT E-gun design are cited. For the future survival of color CRT the multi-beam group color E-gun and the recently announced multi-beam type index gun are suggested as the answer to the challenge of the next generation's requirements of low power and high performance color CRT