Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; barriers forming discharge cells by partitioning a space between the first and second substrates; address electrodes formed so as to correspond to the discharge cells; display electrodes formed so as to cross the address electrodes in the discharge cells; and fluorescent layers formed in the discharge cells. The address electrodes include first address electrodes having a first width and second address electrodes having a second width wider than the first width. When a region where the discharge cells are formed is divided into three parts in a direction crossing an extending direction of the address electrodes, the second address electrodes are formed in a center region, and the first address electrodes are formed in remaining regions excluding the center region.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) having reduced manufacturing costs and simultaneously displaying an image having a uniform luminance supplies a sustain pulse only to scan electrodes among scan electrodes and sustain electrodes arranged on a top substrate during a sustain period of each of a plurality of subfields. The PDP includes: a top dielectric layer arranged on the scan and sustain electrodes; a passivation layer arranged on the top dielectric layer; address electrodes arranged on a bottom substrate facing the top substrate, the address electrodes crossing the scan and sustain electrodes; a bottom dielectric layer arranged on the address electrodes. The top dielectric layer includes a region overlapping the scan electrodes and a region overlapping the sustain electrodes, the region overlapping the scan electrodes having a different thickness than the region overlapping the sustain electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display device is provided. The plasma display device includes: a front substrate; a rear substrate which is spaced apart from the front substrate to face the front substrate; address electrodes which extend on the rear substrate in a first direction; barrier ribs which are disposed between the front and rear substrates to define discharge cells and form spaces between neighboring discharge cells between neighboring discharge cells; bridge barrier ribs which are disposed in the spaces between neighboring discharge cells and connected to the barrier ribs; and first electrodes which extend on the front substrate in a second direction that crosses the first direction, wherein the first electrodes includes: linear portions; and protrusions which are connected to the linear portions and spaced apart from the spaces between neighboring discharge cells. Accordingly, since an interval between neighboring electrodes corresponding to non-discharge regions is large, a mis-discharge is prevented from occurring.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; barrier ribs disposed between the first and second substrates to partition a plurality of discharge cells; address electrodes formed on the first substrate to extend in a first direction corresponding to the discharge cells; display electrodes formed on the second substrate to extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction corresponding to the discharge cells; phosphor layers formed in inner portions of the discharge cells; and a dielectric layer formed on the second substrate to cover the display electrodes, wherein the dielectric layer is constructed with a plurality of layers having different refractive indexes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel that includes a first substrate affixed to a second substrate, a plurality of discharge cells arranged between the first and the second substrates to define a display area, an exhaust aperture included in at least one of the first and the second substrates, frit arranged around the exhaust aperture, an application area of the frit being on a side of the exhaust aperture closest to the display area being less than an application area of the frit on a side of the exhaust aperture furthest from the display area and an exhaust tube attached, via said frit, to the at least one of the first and the second substrates to communicate with said exhaust aperture. The application area of the frit is skewed so as to minimize the occurrence of a stain in a portion of the display area near the exhaust aperture.

Abstract: A plasma display panel, including first and second substrates facing each other, a plurality of barrier ribs between the first and second substrates to define a plurality of discharge cells, the barrier ribs having at least one first portion and at least one second portion, the first portion being shorter than the second portion, a photoluminescent material in each discharge cell, a plurality of electrodes between the first and second substrates, a plurality of black layers between the first substrate and the barrier ribs, and at least one gap control unit between the first substrate and the barrier ribs, the at least one gap unit overlapping with the at least one first portion of the barrier ribs.

Abstract: A plasma display panel having a uniformly distributed firing voltage despite of irregular discharge gaps, the plasma display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, barrier ribs between the first and second substrates to define discharge cells, address electrodes corresponding to the discharge cells and extending in a first direction, first and second electrodes respectively extending in a second direction crossing the first direction and formed on any one of the first and second substrates, corresponding to the discharge cells, and a dielectric layer covering the first and second electrodes, where the first and second electrodes are spaced apart from each other to form a discharge gap having distances, the dielectric layer having varied permittivities according to distances of the discharge gaps to improve discharge uniformity according to the distances of the discharge gaps.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a front panel and a rear panel coupled with each other, and an exhaust tube is arranged on the plasma display panel. The plasma display panel and the exhaust tube satisfy L/T?2, L is a length of the exhaust tube, and T is a thickness of the plasma display panel.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate arranged substantially in parallel with each other, barrier ribs arranged between the first and second substrates to define discharge cells, and a phosphor layer arranged in the discharge cells. First discharge electrodes are arranged in the discharge cells, and second discharge electrodes are arranged in the discharge cells and in a direction crossing the first discharge electrodes to generate an address discharge with the first discharge electrodes. The second discharge electrodes include windows having different sizes for discharge cells having different color phosphor layers.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) and its method of manufacture includes: a first substrate; a plurality of first discharge electrodes arranged on the first substrate; a second substrate arranged opposite to the first substrate and in parallel therewith; a plurality of second discharge electrodes arranged on the second substrate to cross the first discharge electrodes, the second discharge electrodes being adapted to be addressed with the first discharge electrodes and located on different levels; barrier ribs disposed between the first and second substrates to define discharge cells; and Red (R), Green (G), and Blue (B) phosphor layers coated on lateral sides of the barrier ribs. Address electrodes for discharge cells coated with R, G, and B phosphor layers are positioned on different levels, so that address voltages become more uniform regardless of the color of a phosphor layer.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including first and second substrates facing each other and including an image display area and a non-display area arranged outside of the image display area, a plurality of discharge electrodes arranged in the image display area to generate a discharge in a discharge space between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a barrier rib including main barrier ribs arranged in the image display area and partitioning the discharge space and vertically and horizontally symmetric dummy barrier ribs arranged in the non-display area and coupled with the main barrier ribs.

Abstract: A panel assembly, a plasma display device assembly employing the panel assembly, and a method of manufacturing the plasma display device assembly. The panel assembly includes a first panel, a second panel arranged parallel to the first panel, a plurality of discharge electrodes arranged between the first panel and the second panel, a dielectric layer covering the plurality of discharge electrodes, a protective layer arranged on the top of a dielectric layer and a heat conductive medium arranged on and attached to a surface of at least one of the first panel and the second panel, the heat conductive medium being adapted to reduce a temperature difference between a display area in a middle of the at least one of the first panel and the second panel where an image is displayed and a non-display area at edges of the at least one of the first panel and the second panel.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate arranged substantially parallel to the first substrate, and barrier ribs arranged between the first and second substrates and defining discharge cells. A plurality of first discharge electrodes are arranged in the discharge cells, and a plurality of second discharge electrodes are arranged in a direction crossing the first discharge electrodes and below the barrier ribs. A minimum area of the second discharge electrodes required for addressing protrudes towards the discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including slanted electrodes is disclosed. In one embodiment, the plasma display panel includes: i) a front substrate, ii) a rear substrate facing the front substrate, iii) a dielectric wall interposed between the front and rear substrates to define discharge cells together with the front and rear substrates, iv) discharge electrodes including first and second discharge electrodes slanted at predetermined angles and embedded in the dielectric wall, wherein the first and second discharge electrodes surround on a diagonal, discharge corners of a discharge cell, respectively, and v) red, green, and blue phosphor layers formed in the discharge cells. Since the discharge electrodes are slanted, degradation of the phosphor layers due to the collision of ions during the discharge can be minimized. Therefore, the lifetime of the panel can be prolonged.

Abstract: A plasma display panel having discharge electrodes of a particular arrangement and structure is disclosed. In one aspect, the plasma display panel includes a front substrate; a rear substrate facing the front substrate; a dielectric wall disposed between the front and rear substrates and defining discharge cells with the front and rear substrates; an X electrode embedded within the dielectric wall and disposed to span a first corner of the discharge cell; a Y electrode embedded within the dielectric wall and disposed to span a second corner of the discharge cell that is opposite the first corner; an address electrode embedded within the dielectric layer and disposed in a direction crossing the Y electrode; and red, green, and blue phosphor layers applied in the discharge cells. Since the Y electrode and the address electrode are positioned to be adjacent to each other, the distance between the electrodes is reduced, and low voltage operation and high speed addressing can be achieved.

Abstract: A plasma display panel and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the plasma display panel includes i) a front substrate, ii) a rear substrate disposed to face the front substrate, iii) a dielectric wall disposed between the front and rear substrates to define discharge cells with the front and rear substrates, and having portions of different heights from each other, iv) a pair of sustain discharge electrodes including an X electrode and a Y electrode, embedded in the dielectric wall, and disposed to surround a discharge corner of the discharge cell, v) an address electrode embedded in the dielectric wall and disposed in a direction of crossing the Y electrode, and vi) red, green, and blue phosphor layers applied in the discharge cells. In one embodiment, a predetermined gap is formed between the front substrate and the dielectric wall due to a height difference between the portions of the dielectric wall where the address electrode is formed and is not formed, respectively.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention provides a plasma display panel (PDP), which has a remarkably high transmittance of visible light and thus, high brightness, in which a stable and efficient discharge can be achieved at a low voltage driving, thereby allowing for low production costs, and which has an extended lifetime since a reduced number of ions collide with fluorescent materials by preventing ion sputtering.

Abstract: Provided are a plasma display panel and a method of fabricating the same. The method includes preparing a transparent substrate; applying a raw material for forming barrier ribs on the substrate; applying a photoresist on the raw material for forming barrier ribs; exposing and developing the photoresist to form first barrier ribs disposed in a first direction on the substrate and second barrier ribs disposed in a second direction to define discharge spaces; injecting an etchant through openings of the photoresist to etch the raw material so that heights of the first and second barrier ribs are different from each other, and to form a gas exhaustion path for exhausting impure gas during a vacuum exhaustion process; and removing the photoresist remaining on the raw material to complete the barrier ribs including the first and second barrier ribs.

Abstract: A plasma display panel and a method of fabricating the plasma display panel are disclosed where a barrier rib is formed with a multi-layered structure by performing at least two etching processes on a substrate.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube includes a tube having a panel, a funnel, and a neck, a color selection apparatus mounted to the panel within the tube, an inner shield connected to the color selection apparatus. The inner shield includes a plurality of side walls that form a center opening through which electron beams pass, and at least one degaussing coil mounted at outer surface of the tube. The degaussing coil includes a first coil mounted toward the panel, a second coil mounted toward the neck, and a third coil connected to ends of the first coil and the second coil to interconnect the first coil and the second coil. The second coil is mounted on the tube in a state substantially overlapping distal edge portions of the side walls of the inner shield on which the second coil is mounted.