Abstract: A gas discharge display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The gas discharge display device includes first and second substrates provided opposing one another. First electrodes are formed on the second substrate, and second electrodes are formed on the first substrate. Barrier ribs are formed between the second electrodes and define concave regions and discharge cells. Further, terminals are formed to an exterior of the discharge cells and are connected to the second electrodes. Gradient surfaces are formed along one end of the concave regions. Also, connecting electrodes are formed on the gradient surfaces for connection to the terminals and the second electrodes. The method includes forming the concave regions using a nozzle for ejecting powder, forming the gradient surfaces using a difference in a cutting rate between a center axis and a periphery of the nozzle, and forming the connecting electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate opposing each other, partition walls disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and defining a plurality of discharge cells, pairs of first electrodes disposed at first side surfaces of the partition walls and opposing each other in the respective discharge cells, pairs of second electrodes disposed at second side surfaces of the partition walls and opposing each other in the respective discharge cells and extending in a direction intersecting the first electrodes, and a dielectric layer formed at the first side surfaces and the second side surfaces of the partition walls covering the first and the second electrodes. A convex portion of the dielectric layer covers at least one electrode.

Abstract: A plasma display panel plasma display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, address electrodes between the first and second substrates, barrier ribs between the first and the second substrates, the barrier ribs defining discharge cells, phosphor in each discharge cell and first and second opaque electrodes between the first and second substrates, the first and second opaque electrodes extending orthogonally to the address electrodes. Each opaque electrode includes a first layer and a second layer, the first layer being narrower than the second layer. Each discharge cell is between a corresponding address electrode on a first side and a corresponding pair of first and second opaque electrodes on a second side, opposite the first side.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided. A first substrate faces a second substrate. Barrier ribs positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate form a plurality of polyhedral discharge cells. A plurality of display electrodes formed substantially along a first direction of the first substrate have portions placed at positions corresponding to at least three planes of the discharge cell's composing planes. A dielectric layer for the display electrode covers the display electrodes. A plurality of address electrodes formed along a second direction of the second substrate have portions placed at positions corresponding to at least one plane of the discharge cell's composing planes. A dielectric layer for the address electrode covers the address electrodes. A phosphor layer is formed inside the discharge cells.

Abstract: Provided is a plasma display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, barrier ribs that define a plurality of discharge cells, address electrodes which extend across the discharge cells and a plurality of pairs of sustain electrodes which cross the address electrodes and generate a sustain discharge. Two sustain electrodes of a sustain electrode pair each include two or more electrode portions and connection portions for electrically coupling the electrode portions. Each electrode portion has a line width B, and each connection portion has a line width S. The ratio of the line width S to the line width B is 0.20?S/B?0.92 to balance improved brightness with reduced power consumption for the plasma display panel. Further, the sustain electrode can be manufactured so the electrode portions are formed integrally with the connection portions to facilitate ease of manufacturing.

Abstract: A PDP (Plasma Display Panel) comprising a front substrate structure (first substrate structure) in which two pairs of an X electrode and a Y electrode and a non-emission area therebetween are formed, and a plurality of light-shielding films formed with spacing from the X electrode and the Y electrode in the non-emission area. The light-shielding film contains a metal material common with a metal material forming the X electrode and the Y electrode. And, the light-shielding film is formed in an island-shape having spacing from a neighboring barrier rib formed to a rear substrate structure (second substrate structure). According to the above structure, the area of the light-shielding film which may cause a capacitance-coupled portion with the X electrode, the Y electrode, or an address electrode can be made small, thereby suppressing capacitance coupling even when a conductive material is used to the light-shielding film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma display panel, more particularly to a plasma display panel including an address electrode. A plasma display panel according to the present invention comprises a scan electrode comprising at least one a first hole disposed in the area protruding to the center of a discharge cell; a sustain electrode comprising at least one a second hole disposed in the area protruding to the center of a discharge cell; and an address electrode comprising a third hole formed corresponding to at least one of the first hole or the second hole. The present invention implements an address electrode corresponding to a transparent electrode to enlarge the overlapping size between the two electrodes for improving jitter characteristic and providing two pad transparent electrode having a high efficiency.

Abstract: A plasma display panel having a plurality of pixels, each pixel having at least three sub-pixels, each sub-pixel containing at least two discharge cells. The plasma display panel includes a transparent front panel, a back panel positioned to be separate from and parallel to the front panel, first barrier ribs located between the front panel and the back panel and defining discharge cells together with the front panel and the back panel, the first barrier ribs being made out of a dielectric material, front discharge electrodes located within the first barrier ribs and surrounding the discharge cells, back discharge electrodes also located within the first barrier ribs and also surrounding the discharge cells and being separated from the front discharge electrodes, phosphor layers located within the discharge cells, respectively, and a discharge gas present within the discharge cells.

Abstract: Phosphor layers (110G, 110B, and 110R) are made of a combination of: blue and green phosphors that are positively charged on their surfaces and baked in an oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere to reduce oxygen vacancy, and that have a ?-alumina crystal structure; and a red phosphor made of an yttrium oxide compound. Uniformly forming such phosphor layers on the wall surfaces of barrier ribs (109) provides equal charge characteristics of the phosphors of respective colors, reduces oxygen vacancy in the phosphors, and inhibits adsorption of various gases in the panel production process. This can stabilize the discharge characteristics and prevent luminance degradation at driving the panel.

Abstract: A plasma display panel having an increased aperture ratio which improves luminous efficiency, and having increased discharge uniformity in a discharge space enhancing luminance, is composed of: a front substrate and a rear substrate separated from each other; barrier ribs interposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate to partition discharge cells; discharge electrodes separated from each other and disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate to generate a discharge; and fluorescent layers formed in the discharge cells. Two or more discharge spaces are formed in each of the discharge cells. Since two or more discharge cells are formed in one discharge cell, discharge uniformity is increased in a discharge space, thereby improving luminance.

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 and a method and apparatus for driving the same are provided that are capable of preventing miss-writing and improving discharge and light-emission efficiencies. In the panel, an upper substrate and a lower substrate are opposed to each other and have a plurality of discharge cells therebetween. A first upper electrode group is formed on the upper substrate and includes at least one electrode. A second upper electrode group is formed on the upper substrate in such a manner to be adjacent to the first upper electrode group and includes at least one electrode having a different width from the first upper electrode group. A data electrode is provided on the lower substrate in such a manner to be perpendicular to the first and second upper electrode groups.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) that has a front substrate, a rear substrate arranged opposite to the front substrate, closed-type front barrier ribs arranged between the front substrate and the rear substrate and formed of a dielectric material, the front barrier ribs defining discharge cells together with the front and rear substrates, front and rear discharge electrodes arranged within the front barrier ribs and surrounding the discharge cells and spaced apart from each other, phosphor layers arranged within the discharge cells and a discharge gas injected into discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display panel to prevent misdischarge in a non-discharge region. The plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate. A plurality of display electrodes are formed extending on the first substrate, and a plurality of address electrodes are formed extending on the second substrate and cross the display electrodes. Barrier ribs including a plurality of barrier rib members are positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate, and form a plurality of discharge cells and non-discharge regions. A phosphor is formed inside each of the discharge cells. Each of the non-discharge regions includes one of exposure regions where a part of one of the display electrodes is exposed. The exposure regions are placed alternately in an extending direction of the display electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including a front substrate, a rear substrate, a display area, a non-display area including a dummy region, and a plurality of rib members is provided. The dummy region includes a first barrier rib region extending along a first direction and including portions of at least some of the plurality of barrier rib members, a second barrier rib region extending along a second direction and including portions of at least some of the plurality of barrier rib members, and at least one sector region. The sector region includes at least one sector barrier rib member extending along a direction other than the first direction and the second direction and connecting at least one portion of at least one of the barrier rib portions in the first barrier rib region to at least one of the barrier rib portions in the second barrier rib region.

Abstract: Provided is a gas discharge display panel that exhibits a favorable display performance by maintaining a wall charge retaining power, controlling discharge delay within a range adequate for optimal image display, and reducing the discharge starting voltage at comparatively low cost. Also provided is a PDP that exhibits more reliability with enhanced display quality by further improving the secondary electron emission factor ? compared to conventional cases and lowering the discharge starting voltage to widen the driving margin. In addition, provided is a manufacturing method of a gas discharge display panel, by which the manufacturing cost lowers by reduction of the exhaustion time in the sealing exhaustion process, and by which the driving circuit cost is reduced. In the present invention, the protective layer contains, with respect to a MgO content of the protective layer, Si in a range of 20 mass ppm to 5000 mass ppm inclusive and H in a range of 300 mass ppm to 10000 mass ppm inclusive.

Abstract: A plasma display panel comprising a first substrate and a second substrate provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween, display electrodes formed on the first substrate, address electrodes formed on the second substrate substantially perpendicularly to the display electrodes, barrier ribs mounted in the gap between the first substrate and the second substrate and defining a plurality of discharge cells, and phosphor layers formed using a phosphor layer material within each of the discharge cells. The display electrodes have bus electrodes running along a direction crossing with the address electrodes, and a cross-sectional shape of the bus electrodes is convex toward the second substrate.

Abstract: A direct current plasma display panel (DC-PDP) includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, discharge cells between the first substrate and the second substrate, first and second electrodes disposed in each of the discharge cells, first conductive silicon layers contacting the first electrodes, first oxidized porous silicon layers contacting the first conductive silicon layers, second conductive silicon layers contacting the second electrodes, second oxidized porous silicon layers contacting the second conductive silicon layers, phosphor layers arranged in the discharge cells, and a discharge gas disposed in the discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus includes a panel assembly, the panel assembly including a plurality of discharge electrodes and a plurality of discharge cells between two substrates, a circuit board having a plurality of circuit terminals and a photoresist layer, the circuit terminals being arranged into a plurality of terminal groups, each terminal group including a plurality of circuit terminals, and the photoresist layer being between the circuit terminals and including at least one dummy groove, a connection member on the circuit terminals and on the photoresist layer, and at least one signal transmitting unit connecting the circuit board to the panel assembly, the signal transmitting unit being attached to the circuit terminals via the connection member.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; first barrier ribs, formed of a dielectric material and arranged between the first and second substrates, the first barrier ribs defining discharge cells with the first and second substrates; a phosphor layer arranged in the discharge cells; upper discharge electrodes arranged in the first barrier ribs and extending to surround the discharge cells; and lower discharge electrodes arranged in the first barrier ribs to be separated from the upper discharge electrodes, and extending to surround the discharge cells; wherein at least one of the upper and lower discharge electrodes includes discharge units that are respectively divided into plural pieces separated from each other to surround the discharge cells, and connection units electrically connecting the discharge units that respectively surround the neighboring discharge cells.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) displays images of high image quality by sufficiently exhausting an impurity gas and charging a discharge gas and by preventing cross talk from occurring between discharge cells. The PDP includes a transparent front substrate and a rear substrate facing the front substrate; a plurality of barrier ribs, arranged between the front and rear substrates, and oriented in a direction to define a plurality of discharge cells in which a discharge occurs; a plurality of electrodes adapted to receive electrical potentials to generate electric fields in the discharge cells; a phosphor layer arranged in the discharge cells; and a discharge gas contained within the discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display device having a laminar attachment structure capable of increasing attachment of a heat-dissipating plate to a plasma display panel. Through a laminar attachment structure with a plurality of small pieces of thermal pad or adhesive double tape and a closed loop of thermal pad or adhesive double tape accommodating the plurality of small pieces as well as by means of vacuum pumping, the air within the closed loop is drawn out when the heat-dissipating plate is combined to the plasma display panel so as to reduce bubbles formed between the heat-dissipating plate and the plasma display panel and to increase tight attachment therebetween.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for relatively easily suppressing the yellowing of a Plasma Display Panel in which electrodes comprising silver are disposed on the substrates, and thus render image displays with high luminance and high quality. In order to achieve the object, an arrangement is made in which the electrodes comprising silver further include an element whose standard electrode potential is lower than that of silver, such as Cr, Al, In, B, and Ti, or a compound of such an element, as a silver ionization inhibiting substance.

Abstract: A method of driving a plasma display panel for generating a stable sustain discharge is disclosed. In the method, first sustaining pulses are applied to the scan electrodes such that a sustain discharge can be generated. Second sustaining pulse are applied to the sustain electrodes in such a manner to be alternated with the first sustaining pulses. A stabilization pulse is applied to an address electrode provided alternately with the scan electrode for each discharge cell such that said sustain discharge can be generated via a surface-discharge area of a voltage close curve.

Abstract: Provided are a coating composition for an interconnection part of an electrode and a plasma display panel including the same. Specifically, the coating composition for an interconnection part of an electrode is used to effectively prevent opens and short circuits of an electrode due to damage of an interconnection unit caused by gases and humidity in the surrounding environment and due to a migration phenomenon.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including first and second substrates facing each other, a first electrode pair that is arranged on the first substrate and that induces a mutual discharge, and a second electrode pair that is arranged substantially parallel to the first electrode pair and that induces a mutual discharge.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided which includes a first panel and a second panel, a gas exhaust port and a gas exhaust tube. The first panel and the second panel are attached to each other such that discharge cells are formed and an image can be generated through a gas discharge within the discharge cells. The gas exhaust port is formed near at least one edge of the first panel and defines a passageway for communicating with the discharge cells. The gas exhaust tube is provided near an outer edge of the first panel in which the gas exhaust port is formed and communicates with the discharge cells via the gas exhaust port. The gas exhaust port and the gas exhaust tube are disposed such that the center lines of each are not aligned with each other.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: a front substrate, common scan electrodes arranged on a lower surface of the front substrate, a bus electrode electrically connected to the common and scan electrodes, a rear substrate facing the front substrate, an address electrode arranged on an upper surface of the rear substrate to cross the bus electrode. The bus electrode includes a display unit bus electrode arranged on a display area, and a non-display unit bus electrode arranged on a non-display area electrically connected to the display unit bus electrode and an external terminal. The display unit bus electrode and the non-display unit bus electrode have different structures. The non-display unit bus electrode arranged on the non-display area has a single-layered structure while the display unit bus electrode arranged on the display area has a double-layered structure.

Abstract: A plasma display panel has red R, green G, and blue B subpixels arranged in a triangular configuration. The plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate separated from each other by a predetermined distance. Barrier ribs form a discharge space between the first substrate and the second substrate so that subpixels forming a pixel are arranged in a triangular configuration. Address electrodes may be formed on the first substrate and display electrodes may be formed on a surface of the second substrate to cross the address electrodes. A phosphor layer may be formed in the discharge space. An aspect ratio of the pixel is a horizontal pitch of the pixel divided by a vertical pitch of the pixel, and the aspect ratio of the pixel is in a range of about 0.8 to about 1.0.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: a first substrate; a second substrate arranged parallel to the first substrate; and a plurality of discharge electrodes arranged within each discharge cell arranged between the first and second substrates. The first and second substrates are divided into a display region adapted to display an image, a connection region where the plurality of discharge electrodes are adapted to be electrically connected to an external terminal, and a buffer region arranged along edges of the connection region. The plurality of discharge electrodes continuously extend over the display region, the connection region, and the buffer region, and a cross-section of a portion of each of the plurality of discharge electrodes arranged in the buffer region is greater than that of a portion of each of the plurality of discharge electrodes arranged in the connection region.

Abstract: An external light-shielding layer capable of enhancing a visible light transmittance and a contrast ratio and preventing Moiré fringe and Newton ring phenomena, a display filter including the external light-shielding layer, and a display device including the display filter. The external light-shielding layer includes a transparent resin matrix, and a plurality of light-shielding patterns formed on the transparent resin matrix and spaced apart from each other in a predetermined interval, wherein a bias angle (?) formed between a traveling direction of the light-shielding patterns and the longer side of the matrix is in a range of about 5 to 80 degrees.

Abstract: Provided is a nonlead glass for covering an electrode, which comprises, in mol %, B2O3 15-65%, SiO2 2-38%, MgO 2-30%, MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO 5-45%, Li2O 1-15%, Li2O+Na2O+K2O 2-25% and others, and which comprises ZnO 0-15%. Provided is a nonlead glass for covering an electrode, which comprises, in mol %, B2O3 25-65%, SiO2 2-38%, MgO 2-30%, MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO 5-45%, Li2O+Na2O+K2O 2-25%, Al2O3 0-30, TiO 0-10% and ZnO 0-15%.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) having improved light emission efficiency by minimizing blockage of emitted visible light rays includes: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite to each other; a plurality of barrier ribs arranged between the first and second substrates to define two sides of closed discharge cells; first electrodes and second electrodes arranged to extend in a direction intersecting the barrier ribs to define two other sides of the closed discharge cells and alternately arranged between the discharge cells defined consecutively; phosphor layers each arranged in the discharge cells partitioned by the barrier ribs and the first and second electrodes; address electrodes arranged on the second substrate; and third electrodes arranged on the first substrate to extend in a direction intersecting the address electrodes.

Abstract: An alignment mark for a plasma display panel (PDP). The alignment mark comprises a first and a second alignment patterns installed on a front and a rear substrate respectively. The second alignment pattern on the non-display area is simultaneously formed with the rib barrier formation on the display area of the rear substrate, wherein the second alignment pattern is hexagonal-honeycomb. The first alignment pattern on the front substrate is simultaneously formed with the non-transparent material fabrication, such as a bus electrode or black matrix fabrication, and corresponds to a space within the second alignment pattern. The first alignment pattern comprises at least one line segment, parallel to at least one side of the hexagonal honeycomb pattern on the rear substrate with a predetermined distance therebetween.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is disclosed. It can display quality videos and its manufacturing steps can be reduced. A pair of substrates (3), (11) confront each other to form dischargeable space (16) in between. At least front one (3) of the substrates is transparent, and includes display electrodes (6) formed of scan electrodes (4) and sustain electrodes (5), as well as light-blocking sections (7) corresponding to non-dischargeable sections (18) disposed between the display electrodes (6). The other substrate (11) facing to rear includes phosphor layers (15R), (15G), (15B) which emit light by discharging. Each one of display electrodes (6) is formed of transparent electrodes (4a), (5a) and bus electrodes (4b), (5b) which are formed of a plurality of electrode-layers. At least one of the electrode-layers is made of black layer (19) having a specific volume resistance ranging from 1×105 ?cm to 1×109 ?cm, and light-blocking sections (7) are made of identical material of black layer (19).

Abstract: A plasma display includes first and second substrates provided opposing one another. A plurality of first electrodes is formed on a surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate. A first dielectric layer is formed covering the first electrodes. A plurality of main barrier ribs is formed on a surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate, the main barrier ribs defining a plurality of discharge cells. A plurality of electrode barrier ribs is formed on the second substrate between the main barrier ribs. Phosphor layers are formed within the discharge cells, and discharge gas included in the discharge cells, where the main barrier ribs are formed integrally to the second substrate, and a second electrode and a second dielectric layer are formed, in this order, on a distal end of each of the electrode barrier ribs.

Abstract: A plasma display device having a structure that reduces the probability of breakdown of the signal transmitting unit. The plasma display device includes a chassis base, a PDP supported in front of the chassis base, a driving circuit board that drives the PDP and is supported on a rear side of the chassis base, and a signal transmitting unit that couples the driving circuit board and the PDP by detouring the chassis base, wherein the ratio of H/W of a separation distance H with respect to a distance W between a connection portion and a vertical portion of the signal transmitting unit is 0.075?H/W?0.500.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including address electrodes extending in a first direction, and scanning and sustain electrodes extending in a second direction, the electrodes corresponding to discharge cells. Each of the scanning and sustain electrodes includes a transparent electrode that extends toward the other of the scanning and sustain electrode, and over the discharge cell; a main bus electrode positioned adjacent to and parallel with a barrier rib member; and a sub-bus electrode disposed between the main bus electrode and the other of the scanning and sustain electrode. Some embodiments also include an intermediate electrode disposed between the scanning and sustain electrodes. Embodiments of the disclosed plasma display panel exhibit a reduced voltage drop over the transparent electrodes of the sustain electrodes and scanning electrodes, thereby permitting the generation of a sustain discharge at a lower voltage, and a reduced time for generating an address discharge light.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: an upper substrate; a lower substrate facing the upper substrate; and a plurality of blocks. Each block includes: a barrier rib of a dielectric material adapted to define discharge cells; upper discharge electrodes including upper discharge portions arranged in the barrier rib and upper connection portions connected to the upper discharge portions and protruding out of the barrier rib; and lower discharge electrodes including lower discharge portions arranged in the barrier rib and separated from the upper discharge portions and lower connection portions connected to the lower discharge portions and protruding out of the barrier rib. Phosphor layers arranged in the discharge cells. The plurality of blocks are connected to each other by connecting the upper connection portions and the lower connection portions thereof.

Abstract: A plasma display panel capable of minimizing power consumption and maximizing a brightness is provided. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate and a rear substrate arranged to face each other, a plurality of horizontal ribs defining a discharge space between the front and rear substrates, the horizontal ribs comprising single barrier ribs and double barrier ribs, a plurality of vertical ribs arranged perpendicularly to the horizontal ribs to define the discharge space into a plurality of discharge cells, and a plurality of pairs of discharge electrodes to which a voltage is applied so that a discharge is generated within the discharge cells.

Abstract: The AC plasma display panel (PDP) has electrodes arranged to correspond to each discharge cell between two substrates, address electrodes for the selection of display cells are formed on one substrate, and a pair of display electrodes for display discharge are formed on the other substrate. The plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposing each other; display electrodes formed along one direction on the first substrate, being parallel to one another; address electrodes formed on the second substrate along the direction intersecting the display electrodes, and being parallel to one another; barrier ribs arranged in the space between the first substrate and the second substrate to define a plurality of discharge cells; and phosphor layers formed in each of the discharge cells. Then, expanded portions are formed in the regions of the address electrodes that correspond to the outermost discharge cells adjacent to the edges of both of the substrates.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes first and second substrates provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the first substrate. Barrier ribs defining discharge cells are mounted in a display region between the substrates. Further, discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the second substrate substantially perpendicular to the address electrodes. The electrodes are formed into groups of a predetermined number, and the electrodes include effective segments positioned in the display region, terminal segments positioned in a terminal region outside the display region and having a smaller pitch than that of the effective segments, and intermediate segments interconnecting these segments. In at least one group, lengths of elements of the terminal segments increasingly decrease as a distance from a center of the group is increased.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes: an upper substrate; an upper dielectric layer formed on a lower surface of the upper substrate; sustain electrodes disposed in the upper dielectric layer; a lower substrate facing the upper substrate; a lower dielectric layer formed on an upper surface of the lower substrate; address electrodes formed in the lower dielectric layer so as to cross the sustain electrodes; main barrier ribs disposed on the lower dielectric layer so as to define discharge cells corresponding to regions where the sustain electrodes and the address electrodes cross each other; a phosphor layer formed in the discharge cells; and dummy barrier ribs disposed at an outermost portion of the main barrier ribs, and including respective dummy units which protrude from the main barrier ribs toward an outer portion, and which are connected to each other.

Abstract: A plasma display panel that has electrode extending to a periphery thereof with a thickness and width that varies from the thickness and width of other electrode portions to enhance electrode resistance efficiency and discharge characteristics. That is, the electrodes in the display extend through a display area where visible images are generated into a non-display area around the display area where a connection to a driving circuit is made. The electrodes are designed to have varying widths and thicknesses that vary depending on whether the electrode is inside the display area or is outside the display area.

Abstract: A display panel comprising a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes formed on a surface of the substrate and extending from a first portion of the substrate, and a plurality of second electrodes formed on the surface of the substrate and extending from a second portion of the substrate. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are alternately arranged in rows. The first electrodes include a shorted segment in the first portion of the substrate that couples ends of the first electrodes. The shorted segment includes an electrode formation region and electrode void regions. The electrode void regions are formed in a predetermined pattern in the electrode formation region.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: a rear substrate; address electrodes arranged in predetermined intervals over the rear substrate; a rear dielectric layer arranged to cover the address electrodes; barrier ribs arranged to partition discharge spaces on the rear dielectric layer; phosphor layers arranged in the discharge spaces; a front substrate arranged over and facing the rear substrate; and sustain electrodes arranged orthogonal to the address electrodes under the front substrate.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a plasma display panel including a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate opposing each other, a flexible electrode sheet having a plurality of electrodes to define a plurality of discharge spaces, the flexible electrode sheet may be between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate, an exhaustion hole engaged with the second flexible substrate and may connect the discharge spaces to an outside, and a supporting unit installed between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate adjacent to the exhaustion hole may be mounted, so as to connect the discharge spaces to the exhaustion hole.

Abstract: A coupling and grounding structure of a plasma display device for grounding a circuit board effectively, and fixing the circuit board stably. The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel having a display area, on which images are displayed; a chassis base coupled to a back surface of the plasma display panel; at least one circuit board, on which at least one electronic element for driving the plasma display panel is mounted, the circuit board having a conductive portion and at least one coupling hole to be coupled to the chassis base by a bolt member penetrating the coupling hole; and at least a conductive member which contacts the conductive portion and the bolt member in the coupling hole.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided having a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and barrier ribs arranged on the second substrate to form discharge cells between the first substrate and the second substrate. The plasma display panel further includes first electrodes and second electrodes on the first substrate facing each other in the discharge cells. A first connection bar connects end portions of the first electrodes. A second connection bar is electrically connected to the first connection bar and is spaced apart from the first connection bar. Terminals extend from the second connection bar.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a first and a second substrate, a plurality of first sustain electrodes and second sustain electrodes formed in parallel on the first substrate, a plurality of address electrodes formed on the second substrate, and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) having a plurality of bonding pads formed at one side of the FPC. The first sustain electrodes and second sustain electrodes form a plurality of sustain electrode pairs. The first sustain electrodes have a plurality of first electrode terminals and the second sustain electrodes have a plurality of second electrode terminals formed on one end of the first substrate. The address electrodes extend in a direction intersecting the plurality of first sustain electrodes and second sustain electrodes. The plurality of bonding pads formed at one side of the FPC are coupled to the plurality of first electrode terminals and second electrode terminals.