Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and discharge gas filled in a space defined between the first and second substrates, the first substrate including at least one first electrode extending in a first direction, and at least one second electrode extending in parallel with the first electrode, the second substrate including at least one third electrode extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a plurality of partition walls extending in the second direction for partitioning a display area, wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes is comprised of a first portion being in the form of a line extending in the first direction, and defining a discharge gap between itself and an adjacent electrode, and a second portion radially extending from the first portion in a direction away from the discharge gap.

Abstract: When a priming erasure pulse Ppre is applied, weak discharge occurs between a scanning electrode and a sustaining electrode, whereas between the scanning electrode and a data electrode, opposed discharge will not occur or, if any, may occur extremely faintly, and wall charge stuck to the scanning and sustaining electrodes, therefore, is decreased in amount to such an extent that erroneous discharge may not occur in the following address period Ta, so that the data electrode has positive-polarity wall charge left unreduced thereon or has a relatively large amount of wall charge left as stuck thereto, as a result, a sufficient level of write-in discharge can be generated even with a low value of the data voltage Vd.

Abstract: The method for driving a plasma display panel having a first substrate on which a plural of first electrodes and a plural of second electrodes are placed in parallel to each other, and a second substrate on which a plural of third electrodes placed so as to face the plurality of first and second electrodes and formed in a manner that the plurality of the third electrodes is extended in a direction orthogonal to the plurality of the first and second electrodes, the method including: a step of applying a voltage having an inclined waveform which changes with time to the first or second electrode; and a step of setting time of occurrence of discharge so that, in each of the display cells, time of occurrence of facing discharge between the first or second electrode to which the voltage having the inclined waveform is applied and the third electrode comes earlier than earliest time of occurrence of surface discharge between the first and second electrodes corresponding to each other.

Abstract: An AC-type plasma display panel and a method for driving the AC-type plasma display panel are provided which are capable of reducing discharge leak (crosstalk) between cells being adjacent to each other and of increasing operating range. The AC-type plasma display panel has two insulating substrates both facing each other. On one insulating substrate is formed a plurality of scanning electrodes and a plurality of sustaining electrodes. On another insulating substrate is formed a plurality of data electrodes. Each of the scanning electrodes is made up of each of bus electrodes and each of main discharge electrodes.

Abstract: A method for driving a PDP is provided which is capable of improving reliability in selective operations, acquiring excellent displaying characteristics, improving contrast, and accommodating a difference in driving characteristics caused by a color to be displayed. If a discharge initiating threshold voltage between surface electrodes is 250 V and the discharge initiating threshold voltage between facing electrodes in a state where lots of activated particles exist in discharging space is 350 V, an ultimate potential of a pre-discharging pulse is set to be 400 V and a electric potential of a pre-discharging pulse is set to be 0 V. When a voltage of the pre-discharging pulse exceeds 250 V being the discharge initiating threshold voltage between surface electrodes, a feeble discharge occurs between surface electrodes.

Abstract: The method for driving a plasma display panel having a first substrate on which a plural of first electrodes and a plural of second electrodes are placed in parallel to each other, and a second substrate on which a plural of third electrodes placed so as to face the plurality of first and second electrodes and formed in a manner that the plurality of the third electrodes is extended in a direction orthogonal to the plurality of the first and second electrodes, the method including: a step of applying a voltage having an inclined waveform which changes with time to the first or second electrode; and a step of setting time of occurrence of discharge so that, in each of the display cells, time of occurrence of facing discharge between the first or second electrode to which the voltage having the inclined waveform is applied and the third electrode comes earlier than earliest time of occurrence of surface discharge between the first and second electrodes corresponding to each other.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and discharge gas filled in a space defined between the first and second substrates, the first substrate including at least one first electrode extending in a first direction, and at least one second electrode extending in parallel with the first electrode, the second substrate including at least one third electrode extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a plurality of partition walls extending in the second direction for partitioning a display area, wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes is comprised of a first portion being in the form of a line extending in the first direction, and defining a discharge gap between itself and an adjacent electrode, and a second portion radially extending from the first portion in a direction away from the discharge gap.

Abstract: A plasma display panel has an improved cell electrode structure including: a pair of sustaining and scanning electrodes which are approximately similar or equal in area to each other, and which are different from each other in pattern shape. Each of the scanning electrode alignments further includes a plurality of scanning electrodes. Adjacent two of the scanning electrodes are separated from each other by the separation wall. Each of the sustaining electrode alignments further includes a plurality of sustaining electrodes. Adjacent two of the sustaining electrodes are separated from each other by the separation wall.

Abstract: An AC-type plasma display panel and a method for driving the AC-type plasma display panel are provided which are capable of reducing discharge leak (crosstalk) between cells being adjacent to each other and of increasing operating range. The AC-type plasma display panel has two insulating substrates both facing each other. On one insulating substrate is formed a plurality of scanning electrodes and a plurality of sustaining electrodes. On another insulating substrate is formed a plurality of data electrodes. Each of the scanning electrodes is made up of each of bus electrodes and each of main discharge electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel has an improved cell electrode structure including: a pair of sustaining and scanning electrodes which are approximately similar or equal in area to each other, and which are different from each other in pattern shape. Each of the scanning electrode alignments further includes a plurality of scanning electrodes. Adjacent two of the scanning electrodes are separated from each other by the separation wall. Each of the sustaining electrode alignments further includes a plurality of sustaining electrodes. Adjacent two of the sustaining electrodes are separated from each other by the separation wall.

Abstract: When a priming erasure pulse Ppre is applied, weak discharge occurs between a scanning electrode and a sustaining electrode, whereas between the scanning electrode and a data electrode, opposed discharge will not occur or, if any, may occur extremely faintly, and wall charge stuck to the scanning and sustaining electrodes, therefore, is decreased in amount to such an extent that erroneous discharge may not occur in the following address period Ta, so that the data electrode has positive-polarity wall charge left unreduced thereon or has a relatively large amount of wall charge left as stuck thereto, as a result, a sufficient level of write-in discharge can be generated even with a low value of the data voltage Vd.

Abstract: A method for driving a PDP is provided which is capable of improving reliability in selective operations, acquiring excellent displaying characteristics, improving contrast, and accommodating a difference in driving characteristics caused by a color to be displayed. If a discharge initiating threshold voltage between surface electrodes is 250 V and the discharge initiating threshold voltage between facing electrodes in a state where lots of activated particles exist in discharging space is 350 V, an ultimate potential of a pre-discharging pulse is set to be 400 V and a electric potential of a pre-discharging pulse is set to be 0 V. When a voltage of the pre-discharging pulse exceeds 250 V being the discharge initiating threshold voltage between surface electrodes, a feeble discharge occurs between surface electrodes.