Abstract: A plasma display panel having improved contrast without needing an additional manufacturing process includes: a transparent front substrate, a rear substrate arranged on a lower portion of the front substrate; sustain electrode pairs arranged parallel to each other and located between the front substrate and the rear substrate; a transparent first dielectric layer covering the sustain electrode pairs; address electrodes crossing the sustain electrode pairs and arranged between the sustain electrode pairs and the rear substrate; a second dielectric layer of a light absorbing color covering the address electrodes; transparent partition walls arranged on the second dielectric layer and defining light emitting cells; phosphor layers arranged in the light emitting cells; and a discharge gas filling the light emitting cells.

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 plasma display panel (PDP) with improved bright room contrast while achieving a high opening ratio and high luminance. The PDP includes display electrodes that includes auxiliary electrodes that suppress reflection of incident light off the discharge cells. With address electrodes formed on the rear substrate and the display electrodes formed on the front substrate, auxiliary electrodes connect pairs of display electrodes together. The auxiliary electrodes and the main bus electrodes extend into the discharge cells and reflect the external light. The opaque main bus and auxiliary electrodes are combined with a transparent electrode portion that overlies the main bus and the auxiliary portions to form the display electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided in which discharge connection in the column direction is prevented without increasing the number of man-hours in a formation process of a partition and without deteriorating ventilation for an exhaust process. A pattern in a plan view of a partition is made a mesh pattern in which vertical patterns are included at inter-row positions in each column. Each of first vertical walls is positioned at a boundary between columns, each of second vertical walls is arranged at a position away from a boundary between columns for each boundary between rows and each of horizontal walls is positioned at a boundary between rows. In the partition, a height of portions where the first vertical wall crosses the horizontal wall and a height of portions where the second vertical wall crosses the horizontal wall are smaller than a height of the other portions of the partition.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including a first panel, address electrodes formed on the first panel in a predetermined pattern, a first dielectric layer formed on the first panel and covering the address electrodes, a partition structure having unit partitions discontinuously formed on the first dielectric layer to partition a discharge space, the unit partitions being parallel to the address electrodes and each having auxiliary partitions, red, green and blue phosphor layers coated in the partitioned discharge space, a second panel, which is coupled to the first panel to form the discharge space and which is transparent, a plurality of pairs of sustaining electrodes formed on an inner surface of the second panel and having sets of first and second electrodes at a predetermined angle with respect to the address electrodes, and a second dielectric layer formed on the second panel and covering the sustaining electrodes.

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: Fluorescent material used for a plasma display panel contains particles having various diameters wherein X1/Y is equal to or smaller than 10% where X1 indicates a number of particles having a diameter equal to or smaller than 1.0 micrometers, and Y indicates a total number of particles contained in the fluorescent material.

Abstract: A plasma display panel. A first substrate and a second substrate are provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first substrate and the second substrate, the barrier ribs defining a plurality of discharge cells. Also, red, green, and blue phosphor layers are formed within each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The barrier ribs comprise first barrier rib members formed substantially parallel to the direction of the address electrodes, and second barrier rib members obliquely connected to the first barrier rib members and intersecting over the address electrodes. The second barrier rib members are formed to different widths according to discharge cell color such that red, green, and blue discharge cells have different volumes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.

Abstract: A plasma display panel of an AC 3-electrode plane discharge type includes a front substrate and a back substrate. A plurality of sets of plane discharge electrodes are formed on the front substrate to extend to a row direction, and a plurality of address electrodes formed on the back substrate to extend a column direction. A plurality of row separation walls are formed on the back substrate and the plurality of address electrodes to extend in the row direction, and a plurality of column separation walls are formed on the back substrate to extend in the column direction. A plurality of discharge cells are arranged in matrix.

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: Fine particles of a phosphor are weighed, mixed, and filled. Provided after this step are at least one step of firing the particles in a reducing atmosphere, and a step of pulverizing, dispersing, rinsing, drying and then treating the particles in an oxygen plasma atmosphere after the last step of treatment in the reducing atmosphere. This method recovers oxygen vacancy in the host crystal of the phosphor.

Abstract: In a PDP apparatus a first protrusion is formed in the column direction at a scan electrode. A second protrusion is formed in the column direction at a sustain electrode. The first and second protrusions face each other with a protrusion gap therebetween. An area of the first protrusion is greater than that of the second protrusion. A first sustain pulse is applied to the scan electrode and a second sustain pulse is applied to the sustain electrode in a sustain interval. In an exemplary embodiment a first interval during which a voltage of the first sustain pulse is less than that of the second sustain pulse is longer than a second interval during which a voltage of the first sustain pulse is greater than that of the second sustain pulse.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a plurality of first discharge spaces positioned between a front substrate and a rear substrate, and a plurality of sub-pixel units, each of the first discharge spaces having at least two of the sub-pixel units. Each of the first discharge spaces having at least two of the sub-pixel units increases the space available to discharge gas in each sub-pixel unit, thereby reducing a discharge voltage of the discharge gas in each sub-pixel unit and further decreasing an operating voltage and power consumption of the plasma display panel.

Abstract: An AC type PDP includes a front panel having a sustaining electrode and a bus electrode attached to the sustaining electrode, and a rear panel having an address electrode. The bus electrode has a thickness so as to have a predetermined opposed surface to generate opposed discharge with respect to another bus electrode which is adjacent to the bus electrode.

Abstract: A design for a plasma display panel (PDP). The novel PDP has two separate layers of fluorescent material. One layer of fluorescent material can generate long wavelength from VUV rays and the other fluorescent layer can convert either of VUV or long wavelength ultraviolet rays into visible rays. Such a PDP improves the luminance efficiency by more efficiently using the UV and VUV rays generated during plasma discharge.

Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises: a plurality of substrate having a front substrate and a back substrate disposed opposite to each other; dielectric walls disposed between a front surface and a back surface, and defining discharge cells in cooperation with the front substrate and the back substrate; a plurality of discharge electrodes separately disposed around the discharge cells and buried into the dielectric walls; dummy electrodes formed at outer portions of the discharge electrodes disposed in one direction of the substrate and etched when over-etching takes place during the time of developing; and red, green and blue color fluorescent layers coated within the discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display panel with an improved barrier rib design. The barrier ribs between the substrates are designed to have differing heights to compensate for the difference in the amount of phosphor layer material formed on the tops of the barrier ribs. By designing the barrier ribs so, gaps between the tops of the barrier ribs and the front substrate are reduced or eliminated thus improving image quality. At the same time, the deposition of the phosphor layers is made easier by jet nozzle ejection so that the novel plasma display panel is easy to make. Fluorescent phosphor layers are applied in neighboring discharge cells with the first barrier members interposed there between. A total height of the first barrier members and the phosphor layers applied thereon is substantially the same as the height of the second barrier ribs members. This may protect the plasma display panel from cross-talk phenomenon.

Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the inner surface of the front substrate for coverring the row electrode pairs, a plurality of column electrodes provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate, a partition wall assembly provided between the front substrate and the rear substrate, said partition wall assembly including a plurality of longitudinal partition walls and a plurality of lateral partition walls, forming a plurality of discharge cells. In particular, the dielectric layer has a plurality of projection portions located corresponding to and protruding toward the lateral partition walls of the partition wall assembly, in a manner such that there would be no slots formed between the dielectric layer and the lateral partition walls.

Abstract: It is disclosed that there are a method and an apparatus of driving a plasma display panel that are adaptive for reducing an initialization period. A driving apparatus and a method of a plasma display panel according to the present invention include a driving circuit applying to the plasma display panel a ramp-up waveform rising from a first bias voltage and a ramp-down waveform falling down from a second bias voltage.

Abstract: A switching element includes a first electrode 1 and a second electrode 2 provided apart from each other so as to run a discharge current between them, and a third electrode 3 configured to be capable of changing the difference in potential from at least one of the first and second electrodes 1 and 2, and of controlling the magnitude of the discharge current running between the first and second electrodes 1 and 2 by changing this potential difference.

Abstract: A plasma display panel to stabilize address properties. A front substrate (1) and a back substrate (2) face each other, to form a discharge space (3) which is partitioned by barrier ribs (11) to form priming discharge cells (16) and main discharge cells (12). A dielectric layer (17) is formed on the back substrate (2) on which the priming discharge cell (16) is present. Insulation is ensured between a data electrode (10) and the priming electrode (15) because the latter is formed on the dielectric layer (17). One is able to generate a priming discharge before a main discharge.

Abstract: A flat lamp and a method of driving the same are provided. The flat lamp includes a front panel and a rear panel, which are spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other and hermetically sealed, and a spacer, which is provided between the front panel and the rear panel to maintain the front and rear panels separated by the predetermined distance and secure a discharge space. A predetermined discharge gas exists in the discharge space, and a fluorescent layer is formed on an inner surface of at least one of the front and rear panels. In the flat lamp, a plurality of electrode groups, each of which includes at least three electrodes, are provided in the rear panel.

Abstract: A plasma display panel in which metal and auxiliary metal electrodes are formed such that brightness and efficiency are improved. The plasma display panel includes: transparent ITO electrodes which are spaced in parallel to each other at a predetermined distance within a discharge cell, metal electrodes which are formed in parallel to the transparent ITO electrodes and formed on verge of the transparent ITO electrodes respectively, and auxiliary metal electrodes which are formed on the transparent ITO electrodes so that they are positioned in the direction of sides of the transparent ITO electrodes which are opposite to each other, respectively.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is disclosed which increases an aperture rate, facilitate alignment, makes a cell to be shown uniformly, minimizes an increase in capacitance and a reduction of a cell size, and shares a metal bus electrode. The plasma display panel includes: a plurality of discharge cells and a metal bus electrode formed at an upper portion of a barrier rib formed to divide the plurality of discharge cells.

Abstract: A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of lamps alternately arranged on at least two regions of a light emission surface, wherein each lamp has a length substantially shorter than that of the light emission surface, first, second, and third supports spaced apart from one another, wherein each support has a matching shape for mounting the lamps, a bottom support supporting the first, second, and third supports, and first, second, and third common electrodes respectively attached on the first, second, and third supports.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a rear plate, a front plate formed parallel with and spaced apart from the rear plate, a plurality of electrode pairs, and a plurality of data electrodes. Each electrode pair includes a first transparent electrode and a second transparent electrode formed in parallel on a bottom surface of the front plate. Each data electrode is formed in parallel on a top surface of the rear plate and is orthogonal to each electrode pair. A plurality of display cells is defined at an intersection of each data electrode and each electrode pair. The plurality of display cells include at least a first display cell, a second display cell, and a third display cell for displaying three different colors. At least one recessed portion is formed in the electrode pairs in the second display cell and the third display cell.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate, an X electrode and a Y electrode alternately formed on the front substrate, a dielectric layer formed to cover the X and Y electrodes, a rear substrate installed to face the front substrate, address electrodes formed on the rear substrate and intersecting the X and Y electrodes, barrier ribs formed between the front and rear substrates, and red, green, and blue fluorescent layers applied in discharge cells defined by the barrier ribs. The dielectric layer and the barrier ribs are colored with two complementary colors that essentially filter out nearly all light. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce outdoor daylight reflection and improve image contrast by an improved design over the use of black stripes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided which is free from blisters and pinholes on its dielectric layers and has excellent characteristics of breakdown voltage. The plasma display panel has a multilayered first dielectric layer covering a display electrode including a scanning electrode and a sustain electrode that are provided on a front substrate, and a multilayered second dielectric layer covering a data electrode that is provided on a back substrate. The periphery of an upper dielectric layer of the first dielectric layer and/or the second dielectric layer is positioned identically or partially in size and shape to a periphery of a lower dielectric layer to be formed.

Abstract: A plasma display panel provides increased brightness over an entire screen while simultaneously reducing power consumption. The plasma display panel includes a rear substrate, a plurality of address electrodes disposed parallel to each other on the rear substrate, a first dielectric layer covering the address electrodes, light emitting cells defined by a barrier rib formed on the first dielectric layer and covered with fluorescent substance, a front substrate, a plurality of sustain electrode pairs, each of which includes a scan electrode and a data electrode and disposed on the front substrate and intersecting the address electrodes, and a second dielectric layer covering the sustain electrode pairs. The parts of the address electrodes which intersect the address electrodes are defined as discharging portions, and areas of subsequent discharging portions are larger than areas of preceding discharging portions.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention offer an improved PDP that offers a lowered discharge initiation voltage as well as improved efficiency of discharge. The PDP may satisfy the equation 180?(A+B)+P×0.1?240 in which A is a distance between opposite recessed portion of a pair of a first electrode and a second electrode; it is a distance between opposite projection portions of the pair of the first electrode and the second electrode, and P is a gas pressure of a discharge gas contained in the discharge space. In another embodiment a gas pressure of a gas trapped in a discharge space (e.g., “cell” or “discharge cell”) may be over 450 Torr. Additionally, each opposing end of the first electrode and the second electrode may include a recessed portion and a projection portion such that a gap interposed between the opposing end portions varies in width.

Abstract: Two substrates are placed opposite each other to form a hermetically sealed space between them. A metal-made partition wall is placed between the two substrates to partition the hermetically sealed space into unit light emission areas. Through holes 20Aa are formed in a matrix arrangement in a portion 20A of the metallic partition wall 20 opposite a display area portion of the back glass substrate 4. Dummy through holes 20Ba are formed in a portion 20B of the partition wall 20 opposite a non-display area portion of the back glass substrate 4. An insulating layer 20a covers the outer surface of the partition wall 20.

Abstract: A plasma display panel having higher light-emitting luminance and efficiency of a discharge cell includes: a plurality of first barriers successively formed on a substrate at predetermined intervals; a plurality of first sustain electrodes formed at a width more than 40% of a pixel pitch, which is an overall distance of four of the barriers, to be orthogonal to the first barriers; a plurality of second sustain electrodes spaced apart from the first sustain electrodes at a distance less than 20% of the pixel pitch and mated with the first sustain electrodes one by one; a dielectric layer formed at a thickness of 25 ?m or more to cover the first and second sustain electrodes; and a plurality of pads formed on some of the dielectric layer corresponding to the first sustain electrodes and the second sustain electrodes in each discharge cell.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided in which color temperature of the displayed color can be optimized while securing the gradation reproducibility and the stability of driving. The plasma display panel includes a screen in which a plurality of cells arranged in rows and columns emits light by electric discharge between a pair of main electrodes, and each pixel of matrix display has first, second and third cells having different light colors. At least one of the effective area of the main electrode, the thickness of the dielectric layer, the relative dielectric constant of the dielectric material, and the area of the light shield for the first cell is different from that of the second cell.

Abstract: A driving method of the present invention is adapted to a plasma display panel which includes first and second electrodes formed on a substrate, third electrodes formed in a direction intersecting the first and second electrodes, and a dielectric layer covering the first and second electrodes. The driving method includes the steps of generating an address discharge between the first and the third electrode to select a predetermined cell and sustain discharges between the first and the second electrode to produce light for display, and controlling the plasma display panel such that the discharge intensity of a sustain discharge in which the second electrode serves as the anode is smaller than the discharge intensity of a sustain discharge in which the first electrode serves as the anode.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided which is free from blisters and pinholes on its dielectric layers and has excellent characteristics of breakdown voltage. The plasma display panel has a multilayered first dielectric layer covering a display electrode including a scanning electrode and a sustain electrode that are provided on a front substrate, and a multilayered second dielectric layer covering a data electrode that is provided on a back substrate. The periphery of an upper dielectric layer of the first dielectric layer and/or the second dielectric layer is positioned identically or partially in size and shape to a periphery of a lower dielectric layer to be formed.

Abstract: A plasma display panel. Front and rear plates are spaced by a rib structure that is disposed on the rear plate with Neon gas filled therebetween. The rib structure partitions off the rear plate into a plurality of first, second and third sub-pixels adjacent to each other, wherein both of the first and second sub-pixels are smaller than the third one. Red, green and blue phosphors are disposed in the first, second and third sub-pixels respectively, wherein adjacent first, second and third sub-pixels form a pixel.

Abstract: A front panel structure of Plasma Display Panel (PDP) is disclosed sequentially comprising a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode, wherein the second electrode has transparent electrodes located on both top and bottom sides of a bus electrode. A first discharge center is formed between a transparent electrode of the first electrode and one transparent electrode of the second electrode. A second discharge center is formed between the other transparent electrode of the second electrode and a transparent electrode of the third electrode. Therefore, an emitting cell of PDP has two discharge centers. To make the discharge more stable, we choose the first electrode and the third electrode to become the scan electrodes, or to form a thicker dielectric layer or discharge deactivation film below the second bus electrode as a scan electrode.

Abstract: A full color three electrode surface discharge type plasma display device that has fine image elements and is large and has a bright display. The three primary color luminescent areas are arranged in the extending direction of the display electrode pairs in a successive manner and an image element is composed by the three unit luminescent areas defined by these three luminescent areas and address electrodes intersecting these three luminescent areas. Further, phosphors are coated not only on a substrate but also on the side walls of the barriers and on address electrodes. The manufacturing processes and operation methods of the above constructions are also disclosed.

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

Abstract: A plurality of discharge electrodes having transparent electrodes connected to bus electrodes are arranged on the inner side of a front substrate. Alternatively, discharge electrodes having transparent electrodes and capable of discharging between their respective neighboring electrodes on both sides are arranged on the inner side of the front substrate. The front substrate is provided on the side of the display surface where discharge-generated light radiates out to the exterior. Shielding parts for shielding incident light from the exterior are formed on the transparent electrodes, or along the front substrate. Accordingly, the shielding parts reduce the surface reflection to improve the bright room contrast ratio. Forming the shielding parts with the same material as that of the bus electrodes prevents fabrication processes from becoming complicated. The areas of the shielding parts can be varied with the luminescent colors of cells, to change the luminescent brightness by the cell.

Abstract: A partition wall defines individual discharge cells. A second lateral wall partitions each of the discharge cells into a display discharge cell opposing two transparent electrodes of the paired row electrodes and allowing for a sustain discharge, and an addressing discharge cell opposing a bus electrode of one of the paired row electrodes and allowing for an addressing discharge produced between the bus electrode and a column electrode. A clearance is provided between the display discharge cell and the addressing discharge cell to establish communication from the addressing discharge cell to the display discharge cell. A high ? material layer is provided on an area facing the addressing discharge cell.

Abstract: It is disclosed that there is a method and an apparatus for driving a plasma display panel that is adaptive for improving brightness as well as realizing a high resolution. A method and an apparatus for driving a plasma display panel according to the present invention displays discharge cells of the (3i?2)th and (3i?1)th rows in use of the first video signal field; and discharge cells of the (3i?1)th and (3i)th rows in use of the second video signal field.

Abstract: A method of driving a plasma display panel to improve display brightness and luminescent efficiency. In the sustain periods, the same driving signal is sent to the sustain electrode X as well as the address electrode Ai at the same time to achieve the desired volume discharge effect. In addition, the structure of PDPs is modified to raise firing voltages between these electrodes, preventing erasure of the data written in the address periods.

Abstract: An improved light-emitting panel having a plurality of micro-components sandwiched between two substrates is disclosed. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large voltage is supplied across the micro-component via at least two electrodes. An improved method of manufacturing a light-emitting panel is also disclosed, which uses a web fabrication process to manufacturing light-emitting displays as part of a high-speed, continuous incline process.

Abstract: The invention provides a display system for displaying images and an electronic device equipped with the display system. The display system can include a first electrode region in which first electrodes connected to switching elements are arranged on a substrate in a matrix, and light-emitting power-supply lines that are arranged around the first electrode region and are connected to the first electrodes. Functinal layers are formed over the first electrodes, and a second electrode is formed at least over the functional layers. Each light-emitting power-supply line and the second electrode have a first capacitor therebetween.

Abstract: A driving method of the present invention is adapted to a plasma display panel which includes first and second electrodes formed on a substrate, third electrodes formed in a direction intersecting the first and second electrodes, and a dielectric layer covering the first and second electrodes. The driving method includes the steps of generating an address discharge between the first and the third electrode to select a predetermined cell and sustain discharges between the first and the second electrode to produce light for display, and controlling the plasma display panel such that the discharge intensity of a sustain discharge in which the second electrode serves as the anode is smaller than the discharge intensity of a sustain discharge in which the first electrode serves as the anode.

Abstract: A plasma display panel that is adaptive for improving discharge efficiency. In the panel, a plurality of the first and second electrodes are provided at the rear side of an upper substrate. A dielectric layer is provided at the rear side of the upper substrate in such a manner to cover the upper substrate and the first and second electrodes. A plurality of the first and second auxiliary electrodes are provided in parallel to the first and second electrodes within the dielectric layer.

Abstract: In a driving method for driving a plasma display panel, achieving improvements on luminous efficiency, brightness and contrast, as well as, low voltage and low power consumption, and also high-speed addressing and sustain therewith, wherein onto a second display electrode is applied pulse voltage in reverse polarity with sustain pulse voltage, nearly in synchronism with the sustain pulse voltage to be applied onto a first display electrode, thereby shifting initial discharge (or, pre-charge) caused between the first display electrode and a metal electrode of a partition portion after the generation thereof into display discharge, thereby forming wall charge and wall voltage on the second display electrode.