Abstract: A plasma display panel, and particularly to a surface-discharge plasma display panel that may have an electrode structure in which a pair of discharge sustain electrodes may be arranged at respective discharge cells between two substrates to make the display discharge. The plasma display panel may include igniter electrodes formed over barrier ribs extending from discharge sustain electrodes along the barrier ribs, and protruding toward the inside of discharge cells at their ends.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus includes a Plasma Display Panel (PDP). A thermal conductive sheet is attached to one side of the PDP, and a chassis base is connected to the side of the PDP on which the thermal conductive sheet has been attached. The chassis base can be a planar plate having edge portions. At least one reinforcing unit is extends along and is attached to at least one of the edge portions of the chassis base.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes: a front and a rear substrate which face each other and form a discharge space; address electrodes arranged on an upper surface of the rear substrate; a first dielectric layer formed on the upper surface of the rear substrate and covering the address electrodes; partition walls formed on the upper surface of the rear substrate and partitioning the discharge space to form discharge cells; a fluorescent layer formed on an upper surface of the first dielectric layer and on sidewalls of partition walls, and forming inner surfaces of the discharge cells; first and second sustain electrodes formed on a lower surface of the front substrate in each of the discharge cells in a direction perpendicular to the address electrodes; and a second dielectric layer formed on the lower surface of the front substrate to cover the sustain electrodes, and having protruding portions formed between the sustain electrodes and protruding into discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a back substrate having back barrier ribs partitioning a plurality of discharge cells; a front substrate arranged to be opposite to the back substrate and having front barrier ribs partitioning the discharge cells in cooperation with the back barrier ribs; back discharge electrodes arranged within the back barrier ribs to enclose the discharge cells; front discharge electrodes arranged within the front barrier ribs to enclose the discharge cells; phosphor layers arranged within the discharge cells; and discharge gas arranged within the discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display device enhances a shield structure for shielding electromagnetic interference (EMI) and/or noise arising in a circuit board. The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel (PDP) for displaying a predetermined image thereon. In addition, the plasma display device includes a chassis base for supporting the PDP, a circuit board installed on the chassis base, and a shield member for covering at least a portion of the circuit boards. The shield member has a conducting layer on at least one side of an insulating substrate. Using the structure described, EMI and/or noise arising from the circuit board is shielded.

Abstract: Disclosed is a plasma display panel including: a panel; a film type front surface filter disposed at a front surface of the panel; a back cover disposed at a rear surface of the panel; a filter support having a portion thereof formed to be overlapped with the film type front surface filter, for connecting the film type front surface filter with the back cover; a first metallic layer formed on a surface overlapped with the filter support of the film type front surface filter; and a second metallic layer disposed between the first metallic layer and the filter support, for electrically connecting the first metallic layer with the filter support.

Abstract: A method for driving a plasma display panel, including a reset period, an address period, and a sustain discharge period, wherein the reset period has a rising ramp section. During the rising ramp section of the reset period, a flat period of maintaining a peak voltage of a rising ramp applied to a scan electrode is maintained for longer than a period until a variation in a state of wall charges of the scan electrode is ended in all discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes designed to improve optical efficiently and to reduce misdischarging between discharge cells. The address electrodes have varying widths so that they are narrow in discharge cells and are relatively wide outside of discharge cells. Discharge gas filling the discharge cells have an elevated Xe content, preferably 10 to 30%. Other variations further include having striped and matrix patterned barrier ribs, forming the discharge sustain electrodes in tabs extending in pairs into the middle of the discharge cells, and varying the width of address electrodes at various locations outside of the discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) includes first and second substrates opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. The PDP also includes address electrodes formed on a surface of the first substrate opposing the second substrate, and barrier ribs formed in the gap between the first and second substrates. The barrier ribs define discharge cells, and a phosphor layer is formed in each of the discharge cells. Further, discharge sustain electrodes made of a metal material are formed on a surface of the second substrate opposing the first substrate. The discharge sustain electrodes include line sections, each pair of which is formed corresponding to each discharge cell, and extensions are formed extending from the line sections into each of the discharge cells to define openings. Also, indentations are formed in distal ends of each of the extensions such that discharge gaps of differing sizes are formed between each pair of the extensions.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a discharge gas sealed in a gap between a front side substrate and a rear side substrate opposed to each other, barrier ribs being disposed above an inner surface of one of the substrates and partitioning a gas-sealed space into a discharge cell array, and at least three kinds of phosphor layers of red, green and blue separately applied and provided in the gas-sealed space responding to a discharge cell. The barrier rib is constituted with a colored glass selectively absorbing a light emission spectrum of the red phosphor layer, and whereby a light emitting intensity of the red phosphor layer is weakened to make a difference in a light emission characteristic among respective phosphor layers small so that a difference in a discharge characteristic among respective cells can be decreased without varying a cell structure by each color.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus including a plasma display panel, on which terminal units of electrodes are drawn and disposed at an edge of the panel, a chassis base supporting the plasma display panel, and a circuit board arranged at a rear portion of the chassis base to drive the plasma display panel. A connection member has a first end arranged at the plasma display panel and a second end arranged at the circuit board, and the first end includes a wiring unit on which conductive lines are formed to correspond in a one-to-one basis with the electrode terminal units and to overlap the electrode terminal units. At least one conductive bump is arranged between each electrode terminal unit and conductive line to couple the terminal unit with the conductive line.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP), in which the precision level in shaping the display electrodes is improved by changing the shape of the transparent electrode, includes: address electrodes formed on a first substrate, barrier ribs defining discharge cells in a space between the first substrate and a second substrate and display electrodes, formed on the second substrate in a direction crossing the address electrodes, including a pair of line portions arranged on both sides of each discharge cell and having a pair of protrusion portions, facing each other, extending from the respective line portions toward the center of each discharge cell. The pair of the protrusion portions has rounded contours at both corners of each protrusion portion facing the paired protrusion portion and its radius R1 of curvature at the corner satisfies the following condition: 0.05a=R1=0.2a, where a is a width of the protrusion portion measured in the extending direction of the line portion.

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: A fluorine-containing precoating is formed to cover a phosphor particle by, for example, a physical vapor deposition of a fluoride. Then, a fluorine-containing coating covering the phosphor particle is formed by supplying fluorine into the precoating. This obtained phosphor particle with the coating is applied in the form of a paste to a substrate on each electrode between two adjacent ribs to form a phosphor layer including phosphor particles between the ribs on the substrate. The substrate is positioned with respect to another substrate having electrodes thereon to form discharge spaces between the substrates. The discharge spaces are filled with a discharge gas to produce a plasma display panel.

Abstract: Providing a technology capable of coping with the problem in accuracy of the electrode pattern forming caused by high density formation of an electrode and the like, according to higher definition of a PDP. A plurality of address electrodes, which are formed, for example, on a front face of a back glass substrate, have an electrode terminal in a peripheral portion of a PDP. The back glass substrate on the peripheral portion has a conduction hole, passing between the front face and a back face, provided therein. On the peripheral portion, a first group of the electrodes terminals of the plurality of address electrodes are formed and disposed as front electrodes on the front face, and a second group of electrodes terminals are formed and disposed as back electrodes so as to extend up from the front face to the back face through the conduction hole and a conduction electrode.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of manufacturing micro-cell arrays. Such an array may find use in a number of applications such as, for example, a video display, electronic paper, and signage. The microcell arrays find particular use in electromodulating displays.

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: The present invention relates to the plasma display panel module that integrates a sustainer board and reduces electromagnetic interference. The plasma display panel module includes a plasma display panel that includes scan electrode lines, sustain electrode lines, and a data electrode lines, an integration driving board that drives scan electrode lines and sustain electrode lines, a first electric current path that is connected between the integration driving board and the scan electrode lines, a second electric current path that is connected between the integration driving board and the sustain electrode lines, and a metal plate to release heat by a plasma display panel, which a penetration hole that the second electric current path penetrates is formed.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to a plasma display panel device, including a substrate, discharge electrodes arranged on the substrate, and a plurality of short-circuit preventing units formed between terminals of each of the discharge electrodes, so as to prevent a short circuit between the terminals of adjacent discharge electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided. The plasma display panel comprises a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes; wherein the first electrodes and the second electrodes cross at a discharge space; wherein prominent electrodes are formed at a portion of the first electrodes where the first electrodes cross with the second electrodes to extend the area of the address electrodes so that a stable address discharge may occur, and vertical centers of the prominent electrodes are asymmetrical with respect to vertical centers of the discharge spaces, which may be coated with red, green, and blue fluorescent layers.

Abstract: A plasma display panel, which enables low voltage addressing and reduces deterioration of the fluorescent layers, thereby achieving excellent luminance, includes: a front substrate having sustaining electrodes arranged at predetermined intervals; a front dielectric layer adapted to bury the sustaining electrodes; a rear substrate facing the front substrate and including address electrodes arranged orthogonal to the sustaining electrodes; a rear dielectric layer adapted to bury the address electrodes; barrier walls adapted to define stripe-shaped discharge spaces arranged between the front substrate and rear substrate, the stripe-shaped discharge spaces being parallel to and alternating with the address electrodes; fluorescent layers arranged within the discharge spaces; and at least one floating electrode respectively arranged within the barrier walls in a longitudinal direction of the barrier walls.

Abstract: There is provided a PDP that can both prevent cross-talk between discharge cells and improve contrast, comprising a first substrate and a second substrate bonded to face each other; a plurality of discharge cells formed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of X electrodes formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and crossing the discharge cells; and a plurality of Y electrodes formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and crossing the discharge cells, wherein the discharge cells in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the X electrodes and the Y electrodes extend share the X electrodes with the adjacent discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus includes a heat radiation sheet that is easily attached and separated to and from a plasma display panel, has strengthened adherence with the plasma display panel and a chassis base, and does not generate a residual image. The plasma display apparatus includes a heat radiation sheet between a plasma display panel and a chassis base, and the heat radiation sheet is divided into two or more sheets, where the gap between the sheets is small enough so that a visible residual image does not appear.

Abstract: The present invention provides a plasma display panel (PDP) with a structure that can reduce an outer reflection of an external light source and increase the reflection of visible rays emitted from the phosphor, remarkably increase the aperture ratio of the front panel, and remarkably reduce occurrence of a permanent residual image.

Abstract: A plasma display panel with an improved sustain electrode structure and capable of enhancing optical efficiency includes: a rear substrate; address electrodes arranged in a predetermined pattern on the rear substrate; a lower dielectric layer arranged to cover the address electrodes; barrier ribs arranged on the lower dielectric layer; phosphors arranged to be applied to internal sections of discharge cells defined by the barrier ribs; a front substrate arranged opposite the rear substrate; sustain electrodes including bus electrodes arranged in a predetermined pattern and transparent electrodes having relatively wider widths than that of the bus electrodes and arranged to extend toward the internal sections of the discharge cells from the bus electrodes, the transparent electrodes including lead-in parts each having a width equal to 0.5 to 1.

Abstract: An exemplary PDP according to an embodiment of the present invention includes first and second substrates, an address electrode, first and second barrier ribs, first and second electrodes, and a phosphor layer. The first and second substrates face each other, the address electrode is formed on the first substrate and extends in a first direction, and the first barrier rib is formed on the first substrate and partitions a plurality of first discharge cells. The first and second electrodes extend along the second direction and are disposed in the first discharge cells. The second barrier rib is formed on the second substrate and partitions second discharge cells that correspond to the first discharge cells. The phosphor layer is formed in the discharge cells on the second substrate.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) may include a first substrate, a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate, a barrier rib interposed between the first and second substrates, the barrier rib including passages there through defining discharge cells, barrier rib electrodes including discharge parts adjacent the discharge cells and inside the barrier rib, contact parts arranged on a surface of the barrier rib and having round cross-sections, and intermediate parts connecting the discharge parts to the contact parts, terminal electrodes each having one end electrically connected to the contact parts and another end electrically connected to a signal transmitting member, phosphor in the discharge cells and a discharge gas in the discharge cells.

Abstract: For improvement in the performance of a PDP, a dielectric layer, deposited on the inner face of the front glass substrate of the PDP and covering row electrode pairs, is formed of a dielectric material having a relative dielectric constant of 9 or less, and a protective layer overlying the dielectric layer includes a magnesium oxide crystal causing a cathode-luminescence emission having a peak within a wavelength range of 200 nm to 300 nm upon excitation by electron beams, and discharge gas filling the discharge space includes 10% or more xenon by volume.

Abstract: A plasma display panel having an electrode structure that can reduce the damaging of a fluorescent layer that generates green light by ion sputtering is disclosed.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus includes: a Plasma Display Panel (PDP) adapted to display images; a chassis base arranged on a rear portion of the PDP; printed circuit boards arranged on a rear portion of the chassis base and adapted to drive the PDP, the printed circuit boards including substrate connectors respectively arranged at front portions thereof; and connection cables adapted to electrically connect the PDP to the printed circuit boards and to electrically connect the printed circuit boards to each other, the connection cables including a wiring member and a cable connector having two sides. One side of the cable connector is affixed to the chassis base and the other side of the cable connector is coupled to one of the substrate connectors and to at least an end of the wiring member.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including a substrate with X and Y display electrodes that are disposed in parallel on an inner surface of the substrate. Bus electrodes have extended parts formed on the X and Y display electrodes, slanted parts formed along an edge of the substrate, extending from the respective extended parts and inclined with respect to the extended parts at a predetermined angle, and connecting parts extending from the slanted parts, wherein a width of at least one portion of the slanted part is greater than a width of the extended part.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided. The plasma display panel includes front and rear substrates facing each other to form a discharge space therebetween, a plurality of address electrodes provided in stripes on an upper surface of the rear substrate, a first dielectric layer provided to cover the address electrodes on the upper surface of the rear substrate, and partitions provided on a upper surface of the first dielectric layer to partition the discharge space.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus is equipped with a signal input terminal responsive to a user's application. The plasma display apparatus includes a panel including a pair of substrates, wherein at least one of the substrates is transparent. The substrates are placed opposite to each other to form a discharge space in between, and electrodes are provided to the substrate. The plasma display apparatus also includes a display driving circuit block, disposed on a chassis and equipped with at least one signal inputting connector which applies a signal to the panel to perform displaying, and an input signal circuit block detachable to the signal inputting connector of the display driving circuit block.

Abstract: A plasma display panel for improving brightness and as reducing power consumption is disclosed. In the plasma display panel, transparent electrodes make a pair at each of discharge cells. Protruded transparent electrodes are protruded from the respective transparent electrodes with a structure in which a square shape is connected to a trapezoidal shape. Connectors connects the protruded transparent electrodes arranged at adjacent discharge cells to each other to be stepped from one end of the protruded transparent electrode positioned at the middle portion of the discharge cell.

Abstract: A display apparatus having a heat dissipating structure for a driver integrated circuit is provided. The display apparatus may be a plasma display apparatus including a chassis base, a plasma display panel (PDP) adjacent to a first side of the chassis base, and a driving circuit board attached on a second side of the chassis base, the second side being opposite to the first side where the PDP is attached. The plasma display apparatus also includes a driver integrated circuit (IC) electrically connected to electrodes of the PDP and the driving circuit board at a position therebetween, the driver IC selectively providing a voltage to the electrodes of the PDP in accordance with signals controlled by the driving circuit board. The plasma display apparatus also has a heat dissipation unit positioned at the edge of the PDP wherein the heat dissipation unit dissipates heat from the driver IC.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus is equipped with a signal input terminal responsive to a user's application. The plasma display apparatus includes a panel including a pair of substrates, wherein at least one of the substrates is transparent. The substrates are placed opposite to each other to form a discharge space in between, and electrodes are provided to the substrate. The plasma display apparatus also includes a display driving circuit block, disposed on a chassis and equipped with at least one signal inputting connector which applies a signal to the panel to perform displaying, and an input signal circuit block detachable to the signal inputting connector of the display driving circuit block.

Abstract: A plasma display panel having an active area and a non-display area positioned at the outside of the active area wherein dummy electrodes positioned within said non-display area have a narrower gap between electrodes than sustain electrode pairs positioned within said active area. Accordingly, the plasma display panel has a narrower gap between electrodes of the dummy electrodes than the sustain electrode pair within the active area and has a narrow electrode width thereof, so that it can easily generate a discharge between the dummy electrodes well and reduce a generation of electric charges accumulated onto the dummy electrodes. As a result, the plasma display panel can prevent an abnormal discharge to improve a picture quality.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus having an electrode pad including first and second electrode parts for connecting an electrode driving unit to the electrodes of the plasma display panel. The first electrode part includes a first electrode connection part and a first connector connection part connected by a first intermediate connection part, where the width of the first intermediate connection part is smaller than the width of the first electrode connection part and the width of the first connector connection part is greater than the first intermediate connection part. The second electrode part has a structure similar to the first electrode part, except the length of the first intermediate connection part is different from the length of the second intermediate connection part.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a front substrate and a rear substrate opposing one another; display electrodes formed on the front substrate, a dielectric layer formed on the front substrate covering the display electrodes, barrier ribs formed on the rear substrate and including first barrier rib members formed in a direction orthogonal to the display electrodes, and second barrier rib members formed in a direction parallel to the display electrodes, the first barrier rib members intersecting the second barrier rib members to define discharge cells; phosphor layers formed in the discharge cells, and address electrodes realized through conductive wires and coated with a dielectric material, the address electrodes being formed orthogonal to the display electrodes in the discharge cells. The address electrodes may be mounted on the second barrier rib members orthogonal to the display electrodes in the discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes first and second substrates facing each other, discharge sustain electrodes formed on the first substrate, and address electrodes formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are disposed between the first and second substrates to form a plurality of discharge cells. A phosphor layer is formed at each discharge cell. The discharge sustain electrode has first bus electrode portions spaced apart from each other by a certain distance, second bus electrode portions at least partially separated from the first bus electrode portions while being electrically connected thereto, and transparent electrodes not overlapped with the second bus electrode portions but being electrically connected to the first bus electrode portions. Interconnection electrodes are arranged over the barrier ribs to interconnect the first and second bus electrode portions.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus comprises: a plasma display panel including first and second substrates disposed in opposition to one another with a gap formed therebetween; a chassis base disposed on one side of the plasma display panel; and a drive circuit disposed on an opposite side of the chassis base for driving the plasma display panel. The first and second substrates of the plasma display panel form an overlapping region in which the first and second substrates overlie one another, and at least one pair of non-overlapping regions in which the first and second substrates do not overlie one another. The non-overlapping regions are asymmetrically formed about the overlapping region.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a panel assembly is used for making a plasma display panel having electrodes and ribs formed on a substrate. The method includes the steps of forming the electrodes on the substrate so that these electrodes are extended to a periphery of the substrate to form their terminals, applying a terminal protective paste on the terminals for protecting the terminals, applying a rib paste on the entire area of a rib formation region provided on the substrate, molding the rib paste by use of a stamping die having cavities in the form of rib shape into green ribs, and firing the terminal protective paste and the green ribs simultaneously to form a terminal protective layer and ribs on the substrate.

Abstract: A display device for displaying images, having a plurality of cells formed by barrier ribs, and a front substrate with a dielectric material layer, such that the dielectric material layer includes a portion with thickness set larger than that of the surrounding dielectric material layer.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes opposing first and second substrates provided with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the first substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted in the gap between the first and second substrates to define discharge cells. Phosphor layers are formed within each discharge cell. Sustain electrodes are formed on the second substrate along a direction perpendicular to the address electrodes. The sustain electrodes include scan electrodes and common electrodes. One scan electrode is formed for each row of the discharge cells formed along the direction perpendicular to the address electrodes, and two common electrodes are formed for each such row of the discharge cells. Furthermore, each common electrode is shared among adjacent rows of the discharge cells. The common electrodes are mounted corresponding to non-discharge regions.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) includes a front panel, a rear panel disposed parallel to the front panel, side dielectric layers formed of a dielectric material and disposed between the front panel and the rear panel so as to define a plurality of discharge cells, front discharge electrodes disposed inside the side dielectric layers, and spaced from side surfaces of the discharge cells toward interiors of the side dielectric layers by an electrode-burying depth, rear discharge electrodes disposed inside the side dielectric layers and at a rear side of the first discharge electrodes, and spaced apart from the side surfaces of the discharge cells toward the interiors of the side dielectric layers by the electrode-burying depth, a plurality of phosphor layers corresponding to the discharge cells for emitting visible rays, the phosphor layers having different dielectric constants, and a discharge gas deposited in the discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus includes a plurality of display element electrodes each constituted of a pair of electrode segments having linear edges opposing each other, with a predetermined distance provided therebetween, the width of each of the electrode segments becoming narrower in the direction away from the associated one of the linear edges. The plasma display apparatus also includes a barrier structure, the inner surfaces of which being disposed along the outer ends of the plurality of display element electrodes and thereby defining a plurality of cells each of which is to be activated by the associated one of the plurality of display element electrodes so as to emit light. In the plasma display apparatus, ultraviolet rays caused by a discharge are efficiently transmitted to phosphor members on the surfaces of cells to emit light with a reduced loss of energy.

Abstract: A connection structure of a plasma display panel is provided that includes a first substrate having a plurality of panel-electrodes, a second substrate having a plurality of connecting-electrodes arranged to correspond to the panel-electrode, and a connection member located between the first substrate and the second substrate to directly connect the connecting-electrodes with the panel-electrodes upon compression.

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 includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the first substrate. Also, barrier ribs are mounted in the gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, and define discharge cells in a predetermined display region of the first and second substrates. Phosphor layers are formed in the discharge cells. Further, scanning electrodes and display electrodes are formed on the second substrate. The scanning electrodes and the display electrodes each have a pitch in the display region that is identical to a pitch in terminal regions, which are formed to the outside of the display region.

Abstract: On a first substrate provided on a display surface of a plasma display panel, bus electrodes (12a, 14a) in X and Y electrode lines (12, 14) forming a pair of display electrode lines are formed with an Ag material containing a black additive (RuO2, etc.) by a screen printing. This prevents external light from being reflected at the surfaces of the bus electrodes (12a, 14a) on the display side of an FP substrate (10) to improve the display contrast. The bus electrodes (12a, 14a) may be formed as a multi-layer structure. In this case, for example, the lower-layer bus electrodes are formed with a black metal material and the upper-layer bus electrodes are formed with a light-reflecting material layer, which improves light utilization efficiency and further improves the contrast.