Abstract: A plasma display panel. A first substrate and a second substrate are provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first substrate and the second substrate, the barrier ribs defining a plurality of discharge cells and a plurality of non-discharge regions. Phosphor layers are formed within each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The non-discharge regions are formed in areas encompassed by discharge cell abscissas and ordinates that pass through centers of each of the discharge cells. Also, external light absorbing members are formed between the second substrate and the barrier ribs layer at areas corresponding to locations of the non-discharge regions.

Abstract: First and second substrates are provided opposing one another. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first and second substrates defining discharge cells and non-discharge regions. Phosphor layers are formed within each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The non-discharge regions are formed in areas encompassed by discharge cell abscissas and ordinates passing through centers of the discharge cells. Further, the discharge cells are formed such that ends thereof increasingly decrease in width as a distance from centers of the discharge cells is increased. The discharge sustain electrodes include bus electrodes that extend perpendicular to the address electrodes and outside areas of the discharge cells but across areas of the non-discharge regions, and protrusion electrodes formed extending from each of the bus electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) including a plurality of cavities within a barrier structure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the PDP includes i) an upper substrate, ii) a lower substrate facing the upper substrate, iii) the barrier structure disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate and defining discharge cells, iv) upper discharge electrodes arranged at intervals within the barrier structure and each surrounding at least parts of the discharge cells, v) lower discharge electrodes arranged at intervals within the barrier structure, located under the upper discharge electrode, and each surrounding at least parts of the discharge cells, and vi) phosphor layers disposed over the discharge cells. According to one embodiment of the present invention, ineffective power consumption can be reduced and heat generated in the discharge cells can be effectively dissipated.

Abstract: A plasma display panel reduces noise caused by the formation of minute gaps between the first substrate and the second substrate. The plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween, and a sealant formed on opposing surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate. The sealant is formed around outer circumferential areas of the first substrate and the second substrate to seal the first substrate and the second substrate together. The sealant is formed of regions having a first width of substantially the same size and of regions having a second width greater than the size of the first width.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes first and second substrates opposing one another. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first and second substrates defining discharge cells and non-discharge regions. Phosphor layers are formed within each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The non-discharge regions are formed in areas encompassed by discharge cell abscissas and ordinates passing through centers of the discharge cells. Further, the discharge cells are formed such that ends thereof increasingly decrease in width as a distance from centers of the discharge cells is increased. The discharge sustain electrodes include bus electrodes that extend perpendicular to the address electrodes and outside areas of the discharge cells but across areas of the non-discharge regions, and protrusion electrodes formed extending from each of the bus electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel. A first substrate and a second substrate are provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first substrate and the second substrate, the barrier ribs defining a plurality of discharge cells. Also, red, green, and blue phosphor layers are formed within each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The barrier ribs comprise first barrier rib members formed substantially parallel to the direction of the address electrodes, and second barrier rib members obliquely connected to the first barrier rib members and intersecting over the address electrodes. The second barrier rib members are formed to different widths according to discharge cell color such that red, green, and blue discharge cells have different volumes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other and having a plurality of discharge spaces therebetween forming a display region for implementing images. Display electrodes are provided in lateral sides of the discharge spaces and extend in a first direction. Address electrodes extend in a second direction crossing the display electrodes. A dummy cell region and a frit region are provided outside of the display region. The frit region includes a first frit formed on a periphery of the first substrate, a second frit formed on a periphery of the second substrate, a dielectric layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and covering the display electrodes, and electrode terminals drawn out from the display electrodes to an edge of the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: A plasma display panel capable of being fast driven with low voltage by reducing a distance between an address electrode and a Y electrode. The plasma display panel includes a pair of substrates, discharge electrodes, and an address electrode. The substrates are arranged at a predetermined interval to face each other and form a plurality of discharge spaces between facing surfaces of the substrates. The discharge electrodes are arranged at predetermined intervals between the substrates. The address electrode is arranged a predetermined distance apart from the discharge electrodes in a direction where the substrates are arranged, and defines each of the discharge spaces in cooperation with the discharge electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; barrier ribs forming discharge cells between the first substrate and the second substrate; a phosphor layer formed on the inside of the discharge cell; address electrodes formed on the first substrate in a first direction; a first display electrode and a second display electrode, both formed on the second substrate in a second direction crossing the first direction, the display electrodes having at least a pair of enlarged electrodes corresponding to each discharge cell; a first igniting electrode and a second igniting electrode, each formed protruding toward the center of the discharge cell at one end of the extended electrode, over the barrier ribs and along the barrier ribs, respectively from the first display electrode and the second display electrode; a first dielectric layer, formed on the second substrate covering the first display electrode and the second display electrode, having a first opening formed between

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a substrate which includes first and second substrates disposed facing each other, a plurality of discharge electrodes disposed along a circumference of a discharge cell formed between the first and second substrates, a dielectric wall which buries the discharge electrodes, and a secondary electron emission amplifying unit which emits the secondary electrons into the discharge space and which is formed on at least a portion of a surface which contacts plasma generated in the discharge space during a discharge. The discharge voltage can be reduced due to an increase in the emission of the secondary electrons.

Abstract: A plasma display panel. A first substrate and a second substrate are provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first substrate and the second substrate defining a plurality of discharge cells. Phosphor layers are formed within the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The discharge sustain electrodes include bus electrodes that extend such that a pair of the bus electrodes is provided for each of the discharge cells, and protrusion electrodes extending from each of the bus electrodes such that a pair of opposing protrusion electrodes is formed within an area corresponding to each discharge cell. A distal end of each protrusion electrode includes an indentation such that a gap is formed between the pair of opposing protrusion electrodes, and an aperture is formed in each protrusion electrode.

Abstract: There is a provided a surface light source device comprising: a light source body having an inner space therein in which a discharge gas is contained; a plurality of electrodes formed on the light source body in such a manner as to electrically divide the inner space into at least three blocks and applying discharge voltages to the blocks; and a driving unit sequentially applying the discharge voltages to the blocks through the electrodes in synchronization with a video signal of an external display device. The light source body may have a plurality of discharge spaces or a single discharge space therein. In accordance with the present invention, the surface light source device sequentially applies the discharge voltages to the blocks, and thereby can reduce an after-image occurring in a liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: A method of driving a plasma display panel during an address period. In order to avoid address discharge failure at the temporal end of an address period, the voltages applied to the scanning electrodes and to the bias electrodes are decreased throughout the address period. By ramping these voltages down towards the end of the address period, mis addressing is less likely to occur. Other modifications to the driving waveforms include altering the amplitude and/or the temporal width of the address pulses and the scanning pulses. Such techniques allow the address period to remain short while preventing failure during the address period.

Abstract: A plasma display panel. A first substrate and a second substrate are provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first substrate and the second substrate, the barrier ribs defining a plurality of discharge cells and a plurality of non-discharge regions. Phosphor layers are formed within each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The non-discharge regions are formed in areas encompassed by discharge cell abscissas and ordinates that pass through centers of each of the discharge cells. Also, external light absorbing members are formed between the second substrate and the barrier ribs layer at areas corresponding to locations of the non-discharge regions.

Abstract: A plasma display panel. A first substrate and a second substrate are provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first substrate and the second substrate, the barrier ribs defining a plurality of discharge cells and a plurality of non-discharge regions. Phosphor layers are formed within each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The non-discharge regions are formed in areas encompassed by discharge cell abscissas that pass through centers of adjacent discharge cells and discharge cell ordinates that pass through centers of adjacent discharge cells, the non-discharge regions having a width that is at least as large as a width of an end of barrier ribs. Also, a transverse barrier rib is formed extending between each pair of adjacent rows of discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display panel. The plasma display panel includes a first substrate made of a transparent material, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a first partition wall being located between the first substrate and the second substrate, defining discharge cells together with the first and second substrates, and being made of a dielectric material, upper discharge electrodes being located in the first partition wall and surrounding the discharge cells, lower discharge electrodes being located in the first partition wall to surround the discharge cells and separated from the upper discharge electrodes by a predetermined gap, protrusive electrodes being located in the first partition wall between the upper discharge electrodes and the lower discharge electrodes, connected to one of the upper discharge electrodes and the lower discharge electrodes, and separated from the other discharge electrodes by a predetermined gap, and a phosphor layer arranged in the discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display panel. A first substrate and a second substrate are provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first substrate and the second substrate, the barrier ribs defining a plurality of discharge cells and a plurality of non-discharge regions. Phosphor layers are formed within each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The non-discharge regions are formed in areas encompassed by discharge cell abscissas and ordinates that pass through centers of each of the discharge cells. Also, external light absorbing members are formed between the second substrate and the barrier ribs layer at areas corresponding to locations of the non-discharge regions.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted in the gap between the first substrate and the second substrate to define a plurality of discharge cells. Phosphor layers are formed in each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed in a direction intersecting the address electrodes and paired such that each of the discharge cells is in communication with a pair of the discharge sustain electrodes. Each of the discharge sustain electrodes include extension sections that extend into the discharge cells such that a pair of opposing extension sections is formed in each of the discharge cells. Distal ends of each of the extension sections extended from at least one of each pair of the bus electrodes are formed having a concave section.

Abstract: A plasma display panel. A first substrate and a second substrate are provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first substrate and the second substrate, the barrier ribs defining a plurality of discharge cells and a plurality of non-discharge regions. Phosphor layers are formed within each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The non-discharge regions are formed in areas encompassed by discharge cell abscissas and ordinates that pass through centers of each of the discharge cells. Further, each of the discharge cells is formed such that ends thereof increasingly decrease in width along a direction the discharge sustain electrodes are formed as a distance from a center of the discharge cells is increased along a direction the address electrodes are formed.

Abstract: A PDP having a new discharge cell structure that improves light emission efficiency and light transmission by reducing reactive power that does not contribute to a discharge by reducing a displacement current between discharge electrodes includes: a transparent front substrate; a rear substrate arranged parallel to the front substrate; a plurality of front barrier ribs arranged between the front substrate and the rear substrate to define discharge cells together with the front substrate and the rear substrate, wherein each of the barrier ribs includes a front unit of a dielectric material, a rear unit of a dielectric material, and a central unit of a dielectric material having a lower dielectric constant than that of the front unit and the rear unit, the central unit being interposed between the front unit and the rear unit; a front discharge electrode and a rear discharge electrode disposed in the front barrier ribs surrounding the discharge cells, and separated from each other leaving the central unit there