Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) includes a first substrate having a plurality of roughened portions, a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate, a plurality of barrier ribs dividing a space between the first substrate and the second substrate into a plurality of discharge cells, the barrier ribs positioned between the second substrate and a respective roughened portion of the first substrate, and a plurality of first and second discharge electrodes disposed inside the electrode sheet.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) that improves a transmittance rate of visible rays, prevents address electrodes from producing a lot of heat, and reduces the occurrence of afterimages from the PDP, and a plasma display apparatus using the PDP are provided. The PDP includes: a substrate through which visible rays displaying an image are transmitted; a plurality of electrode buried walls arranged below the substrate and defining discharge cells; a plurality of pairs of discharge electrodes spaced apart from each other in the electrode buried walls and performing a discharge in the discharge cells; a sealing member arranged below the electrode buried walls, sealing a discharge gas together with the substrate, and formed of a material having a higher thermal conductivity than that of the substrate; and phosphor layers arranged in the discharge cells.

Abstract: A discharge display apparatus having a discharge display panel and a driving device that drives the discharge display panel is disclosed. The discharge display panel includes a partition-wall plate, address electrodes, common electrodes, and scan electrodes. The partition-wall plate has through-cells and is disposed between first and second substrates. The address electrodes, the common electrodes, and the scan electrodes are all ring-shaped electrodes which surround the through-cells and are disposed in the partition-wall plate. The driving device divides a single frame into a plurality of subfields and performs addressing and sustaining operations in a single subfield. The addressing operation is performed by driving the address electrodes and the scan electrodes, and the sustaining operation is performed by driving the common electrodes and the scan electrodes.

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 barrier rib being arranged 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 arranged within the first barrier rib and surrounding the discharge cells, lower discharge electrodes being arranged within the first barrier rib, separated from the upper discharge electrodes by a predetermined gap, and respectively being vertically symmetrical with the upper discharge electrodes, and a phosphor layer being arranged in the discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display panel. The plasma display panel includes barrier ribs between a first substrate and a second substrate that divide a space between into a plurality of discharge cells. Address, sustain and scan electrodes are formed within the barrier ribs and encircle ones of the discharge cells. Grooves are formed in one or both of the inner surfaces of the substrates to correspond to the discharge cells. Phosphor material is formed only in the grooves on the substrates and not on the walls of the barrier ribs.

Abstract: The present invention provides a plasma display panel (PDP) that prevents a frit or a sealing material from entering into a display region during a sealing process of the PDP. The plasma display panel includes a pair of substrates spaced apart from each other by a predetermined gap and facing each other, and a sheet interposed between the pair of substrates. First discharge electrodes and second discharge electrodes are disposed inside the sheet. The second discharge electrodes are spaced apart from the first discharge electrodes. The sheet includes a barrier rib part and a dielectric part. The barrier rib part has a plurality of holes that defines discharge cells together with the pair of substrates. A frit or sealing material is interposed between the dielectric part and each of the pair of the substrates. The frit seals a space formed between the pair of the substrates. A groove is formed on the surface of one substrate of the pair of the substrates.

Abstract: Provided is a plasma display panel and a method of manufacturing the same. The method of manufacturing the plasma display panel includes preparing a front substrate and a rear substrate and arranging the front and rear substrates to face each other; forming an exhaust hole in a discharge sheet; disposing the discharge sheet between the front and rear substrates; sealing a space between the front and rear substrates by coating a sealing member along edge surfaces of the front and rear substrates; and vacuuming the space between the front and rear substrates through an exhaust pipe formed on an outer surface of one of the front and rear substrates and connected to the exhaust pipe. The exhaust hole formed between the substrates has greater diameter than the discharge cells defined by the dielectric walls. Therefore, an inner region of the front substrate and an inner region of the rear substrate are subjected to substantially the same force.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: a first substrate; a second substrate arranged parallel to the first substrate; first barrier ribs arranged between the first and second substrates and defining discharge cells with the first and second substrates; second barrier ribs arranged between the first and second substrates, defining the discharge cells with the first substrate, the second substrate, and the first barrier ribs and being wider than the first barrier ribs; first discharge electrodes arranged inside the first barrier ribs to surround the discharge cells; second discharge electrodes arranged inside the second barrier ribs to surround the discharge cells and separated from the first discharge electrodes; phosphor layers arranged closer to the first barrier ribs and arranged inside the discharge cells; and a discharge gas contained within the discharge cells.

Abstract: Provided is a plasma display panel in which failure of a terminal part structure of discharge electrodes can be prevented.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) that prevents bad terminal portions of discharge electrodes includes: a pair of substrates spaced apart from each other and facing each other; a sheet interposed between the pair of substrates and including barrier rib portions partitioning discharge cells, along with the pair of substrates, and dielectric ribs arranged on edges of the sheet; discharge electrodes including discharge portions arranged in the barrier rib part portions and adapted to effect a discharge, terminal portions contacting the dielectric ribs, having a thickness of 0.5˜2 ?m, and spaced apart from each other, and connection portions connecting the discharge portions and the terminal portions; a signal transmitting element including conductive wires contacting the terminal portions and spaced apart from each other; phosphor layers arranged within the discharge cells; and a discharge gas contained within the discharge cells.

Abstract: A method of selectively performing a reset discharge in a plasma display panel (PDP) and a plasma display device driven by the method are disclosed. In one embodiment, a display image is represented by a plurality of unit frames, and each unit frame is divided into a plurality of sub-fields, and each of the sub-fields includes, in order, a reset period when all discharge cells are initialized, an address period when a discharge cell that is turned on or off is selected from all discharge cells, and a sustain period when a sustain discharge is performed for a discharge cell selected to be turned on in the address period. Furthermore, a reset discharge is performed to initialize all discharge cells in the reset period of the first sub-field of the unit frame, and to initialize only discharge cells, in which a sustain discharge has been previously performed in the sustain periods, in the reset periods of the sub-fields after the second sub-field.

Abstract: A method of driving a plasma display panel (PDP) and a plasma display device driven by the method are disclosed. In one embodiment, a display image is represented by a plurality of unit frames, and each unit frame is divided into a plurality of sub-fields. Each of the sub-fields includes a reset period when all discharge cells are initialized, an address period when a discharge cell that is turned on or off is selected from all discharge cells, and a sustain period when a sustain discharge is performed for a discharge cell selected to be turned on in the address period according to gray-level weights allocated to each of the sub-fields. Furthermore, a rising ramp pulse and a falling ramp pulse are applied to the first electrode in the reset period.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) in which terminals of discharge electrodes are stably formed includes: first and second substrates spaced apart from each other and facing each other; first barrier ribs interposed between the first and second substrates and partitioning a plurality of discharge cells; and a plurality of pairs of discharge electrodes adapted to generate a discharge in the discharge cells. The discharge electrodes are buried in the first barrier ribs, extend along on outside of the discharge cells and are arranged in a direction to form a terminal in an edge of the discharge electrodes, and at least one groove is formed in an outermost side of the first barrier ribs through which the terminals of the discharge electrodes are exposed.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for improving the address discharge efficiency of a plasma display panel (PDP), the PDP has a new structure which improves light-emitting efficiency and reduces a permanent afterimage. The PDP includes first and second substrates spaced apart from each other, a barrier rib which, together with the first and second substrates partitions discharge cells which are discharge spaces, first and second electrodes extending so as to cross each other in the barrier rib, a phosphor layer formed in the discharge cells, and a discharge gas in the discharge cells.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) that can be easily manufactured and reduces damages caused by thermal expansion includes: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite to and spaced apart from each other; an electrode sheet arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate and having barrier ribs partitioning discharge cells and pairs of discharge electrodes adapted to cause a discharge in the discharge cells; and fixing members arranged on sides of the electrode sheet and adapted to fix the electrode sheet between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: A structure for connecting terminal parts of electrodes of a plasma display panel (PDP) includes a pair of substrates, barrier ribs arranged between the pair of substrates, a dielectric layer arranged between the pair of substrates, discharge electrodes, each having a discharge part arranged inside the barrier ribs, and an exposed part arranged at an end of the discharge part and outside the barrier ribs, terminal electrodes arranged on the dielectric layer, connection parts including conductive paste electrically connecting the exposed parts with the terminal electrodes, blocking partition walls arranged between the connection parts, and signal transmitting members electrically connected with the terminal electrodes.

Abstract: In a plasma display panel first and second substrates are located apart and substantially parallel to each other. A barrier rib layer is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. Discharge cells having various cross-sectional areas are formed within the barrier rib layer. Phosphor layers are formed within the discharge cells. Ring shaped first and second electrodes, conforming to the cross-sectional area of the discharge cells, surround the discharge cells adjacent to one or the other of the first and second substrates. The first electrodes are coupled together along a first direction and the second electrodes are coupled together along the same first direction. Address electrodes extend in a direction crossing the first direction and include protruding portions conforming to inner contours of the discharge cells.

Abstract: The plasma display panel (PDP) includes: a front panel; a rear panel disposed in parallel with the front panel; a plurality of opaque side dielectric ribs disposed between the front panel and the rear panel to define a plurality of discharge cells, and formed of a dielectric material; a lower discharge electrode and an upper discharge electrode disposed within the plurality of opaque side dielectric ribs; a plurality of phosphor layers corresponding to the discharge cells; and a discharge gas disposed inside the discharge cells. The structure of the PDP limits an outer reflection of an external light source and increase the reflection of visible rays emitted from the phosphor, increasing the aperture ratio of the front panel, and reducing the occurrence of a permanent residual image.

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 having a new structure is provided. The plasma display panel includes a rear substrate, a front substrate spaced apart from the rear substrate, barrier ribs disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate and defining a plurality of discharge cells, first discharge electrodes extending in a first direction and including a plurality of first loops surrounding the discharge cell, second discharge electrodes extending in a second direction, and including a plurality of second loops surrounding the discharge cell, and crossing the first discharge electrodes, and phosphor layers disposed in the discharge cells. The first discharge electrodes may operate as an address electrode, and the second discharge electrodes may operate as a scan electrode. The first loop and the second loop may have elliptical and circular shapes, respectively.