Abstract: For reducing EMI and simplifying driving circuits, a plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed facing each other, a plurality of barrier ribs disposed between the first and second substrates and forming a plurality of discharge cells, a phosphor layer formed in each of the discharge cells, a plurality of address electrodes formed on the second substrate, and a plurality of display electrodes formed on the first substrate in a direction crossing the plurality of address electrodes. Terminals of the plurality of display electrodes are located at a same side of the plasma display panel between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: In a display device, one field is divided into two groups of subfields. Light-emitting cells are selected by a selective write process in a first group of subfields and a gray scale is represented by a combination of weights of subfields. Light-emitting cells are selected by the selective write process in a first subfield of a second group of subfields, and non-light-emitting cells are selected from the light-emitting cells by a selective erase process in the remaining subfields of the second group of subfields. In the second group of subfields, a gray scale is represented by the sum of weights of subfields from when the light-emitting cell is selected in the first subfield to when the non-light-emitting cell is selected. In this manner, a gray scale of one field may be represented by a combination of the first and second groups of subfields.

Abstract: In a plasma display device and driving method thereof, middle electrodes are formed between X electrodes for receiving a sustain pulse voltage and Y electrodes. A reset waveform and a scan pulse voltage are applied to the middle electrodes. A short-gap discharge is performed between the X electrode and the middle electrode in the earlier stage of a sustain discharge period, and a long-gap discharge is normally performed between the X electrode and the Y electrode after the earlier stage of the sustain discharge period, thereby performing stable discharge. Further, the number of switches of the M electrode driver may be reduced by floating the M electrode and applying a rising ramp waveform to the Y electrode in the reset period, thereby increasing the voltage at the M electrode.

Abstract: For reducing EMI and simplifying driving circuits, a plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed facing each other, a plurality of barrier ribs disposed between the first and second substrates and forming a plurality of discharge cells, a phosphor layer formed in each of the discharge cells, a plurality of address electrodes formed on the second substrate, and a plurality of display electrodes formed on the first substrate in a direction crossing the plurality of address electrodes. Terminals of the plurality of display electrodes are located at a same side of the plasma display panel between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: In a plasma display panel, a plurality of row electrodes is divided into a plurality of row groups. One row group is driven by a first method and the remaining row groups are driven by a second method. Light-emitting cells are set by a selective write process in a first subfield and by a selective erase process in the remaining subfields. When the selective write process and the selective erase process are simultaneously in one address period, the selective erase process is first performed. In addition, when selective erase processes for the plurality of row groups are simultaneously performed in one address period, a scan pulse of a selective erase process first performed has a smaller width.

Abstract: In a plasma display panel, one field is divided into a first group of subfields and a second group of subfields. A first subfield of the first group of subfields selects light-emitting cells using a selective write process, and the remaining subfields of the first group of subfields select non-light-emitting cells from the light-emitting cells using a selective erase process. In addition, a first subfield of the second group of subfields selects light-emitting cells using the selective write process, and the remaining subfields of the second group of subfields select non-light-emitting cells from the light-emitting cells using the selective erase process. In addition, a reset operation for initializing all discharge cells is performed in the first subfields of the first and second groups of subfields.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate provided opposing one another with a gap therebetween, barrier ribs formed in the gap to define a plurality of discharge cells, address electrodes formed along a first direction and intersecting areas corresponding to the discharge cells, display electrodes formed on the first substrate along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and an external light absorbing layer covering the display electrodes.