A process for producing a
cold cathode field emission device comprising the steps of; (A) forming a
cathode electrode on the front surface of a support member that transmits
exposure light, said
cathode electrode having a hole in a bottom of which the support member is exposed, being composed of a material that does not transmit
exposure light and extending in a first direction, (B) forming an insulating layer on the entire surface, said insulating layer being composed of a photosensitive material that transmits
exposure light, (C) forming a gate
electrode on the insulating layer, said gate electrode being composed of a photosensitive material and extending in a second direction different from the first direction, (D) irradiating the support member with exposure light from the back surface side of the support member through said hole as a
mask for exposure, to
expose the insulating layer and the gate electrode in portions above the hole to the exposure light, developing the insulating layer and the gate electrode to remove the insulating layer and the gate electrode in the portions above the hole, whereby an opening portion is formed through the insulating layer and the gate electrode above the hole and part of the
cathode electrode is exposed in a bottom portion of the opening portion, said opening portion having a larger
diameter than said hole, (E) forming an
electron-emitting-portion-forming-layer composed of a photosensitive material at least inside the opening portion, and (F) irradiating the support member with exposure light from the back surface side of the support member through said hole as a
mask for exposure, to
expose the
electron-emitting-portion-forming-layer above the hole to the exposure light, and developing the
electron-emitting-portion-forming-layer to form an electron emitting portion constituted of the electron-emitting-portion-forming-layer on the
cathode electrode and inside the hole.