Abstract: The present invention discloses a plasma display panel device and a method of fabricating the same including first and second substrates, a first electrode on the first substrate, a second electrode on the second substrate, a dielectric layer on the second substrate including the second electrode, a plurality of third electrodes completely buried in the dielectric layer, a plurality of barrier ribs connecting the first and second substrates formed on the second substrate, a UV-visible conversion layer on the second substrate including the second substrate between the barrier ribs, and a discharge chamber where discharge occurs between the first and second substrates, wherein the discharge chamber faces toward the second electrode through a single row of one or more capillaries formed in the dielectric layer.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a capillary discharge plasma display panel having a field shaping layer and a method of fabricating the same. More specifically, a capillary discharge panel for generating a capillary plasma discharge includes first and second substrates forming at least one discharge space there between, the first and second substrates facing into each other, a first electrode on the first substrate, a first dielectric layer on the first electrode including the first substrate, at least one second electrode on the second substrate, a second dielectric layer on the second electrode and having at least one capillary per each discharge space therein, and a field shaping layer on the second dielectric layer to confine a generated field into the capillary and eliminate a glow discharge, wherein the discharge space directly faces into the capillary and each capillary corresponds to each discharge space.

Abstract: An electrode drive circuit performs interlaced scanning, ensuring that the phases of the sustaining pulse in odd-numbered lines and even-numbered lines among L1 to L8 between surface discharge electrodes are the reverse of each other. With this, when either odd-numbered lines or even-numbered lines are displayed, the voltages applied between the electrodes of the undisplayed lines are at 0, eliminating the necessity for partitioning walls on the surface discharge electrodes. In surface discharge electrodes, X electrodes are provided on the two sides of a Y electrode and the area between the Y electrode and the X electrode on one side is assigned a display line at an odd-numbered frame, and the area between the Y electrode and the X electrode on the other side is assigned a display line in an even-numbered frame.

Abstract: A plasma display panel of a surface discharge type is disclosed, which can positively generate the discharge for display while suppressing the power consumption even when the number of the electrodes is increased for attaining the high definition. A plurality of display electrode pairs are arranged in proximity with each other inside of a pair of substrates opposed to each other with a discharge gap formed therebetween. Each display electrode includes a main pattern extending in one direction, independent discharge patterns each formed for each luminous area corresponding to a display cell, and a plurality of auxiliary patterns for electrically connecting the main pattern and the discharge patterns to each other. The auxiliary patterns are higher in conductivity than the discharge patterns.

Abstract: Plasma display panel in which the fluorescent layer, a dielectric layer having a high relative dielectric constant, is provided between the electrodes and the phosphor(s). This improve the efficacy of the device and lowers minimum sustain voltage and firing voltages.

Abstract: Plasma display panel including a plurality of pairs of sustain electrodes on one of two bonded substrates, each having a transparent electrode and a metal electrode for sustaining an initial discharge between the electrodes for a preset time period, wherein the transparent electrode has a plurality of pass through holes, thereby improving a discharge efficiency between electrodes because an increase of a discharge current and a reduction of transmittivity is prevented even if a width of the transparent electrode is increased for improving an overall luminance of the plasma display panel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a silent gas discharge lamp in which the color of the light emission can be set.

Abstract: A plasma display panel wherein sustain discharge spaces can be arranged at an equal distance. In the plasma display panel, each of a plurality of first electrode groups includes first and second electrodes formed adjacently to each other and third electrodes spaced at a large distance from the second electrodes. A plurality of second electrode groups are adjacent to the first electrode groups and have the first electrodes, the second electrodes and the third electrodes arranged in a mirror type. One sides of the first electrode groups and the second electrode groups are set to a first distance including widths of the third electrodes being adjacent to each other. Other sides of the first electrode groups and the second electrode groups are set to a second distance equal to the first distance including widths of the second electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a plasma display panel and a method of fabricating the same. The plasma display panel of the present invention includes a first electrode on the first substrate, a first dielectric layer on the first substrate including the first electrode, a plurality of second electrodes completely buried in the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer including the first electrode, a third dielectric layer on the second substrate, a plurality of UV visible photon conversion layers on the third dielectric layer, a plurality of barrier ribs between each of the UV visible photon conversion layers and connecting the first and second substrates, and a discharge chamber between the first and second substrates defined by the barrier ribs, wherein the first dielectric layer includes at least one trench type discharge space exposing a portion of the first electrode to the discharge chamber.

Abstract: An alternating-current plasma display panel having common electrode lines, scan electrode lines, and address electrode lines arranged between first and second substrates opposite and spaced apart from each other, the common electrode lines being parallel to the scan electrode lines, the address electrode lines being orthogonal to the common electrode lines and the scan electrode lines, to define corresponding pixels at respective crossings. The input terminals to which driving signals corresponding to the common electrode lines are applied are located opposite the input terminals to which driving signals corresponding to the scan electrode lines are input. The surface areas of respective common bus electrode lines and respective scan bus electrode lines increase toward corresponding input terminals.

Abstract: In an alternating current discharge type plasma display panel (PDP) a plurality of parallel barrier walls are formed on a top surface of a back substrate of the PDP and barrier walls are disposed corresponding to cross-points of X electrodes and Y electrodes on a front substrate of the PDP. A structure includes a plurality of discharge cells between the adjacent barrier walls having smaller width corresponding to the X and Y electrodes for forming a large first space, a plurality of non-discharge cells each between the adjacent discharge cells for forming a small second space served as a gas channel between the adjacent discharge cells, and a junction between one discharge cell and the adjacent non-discharge cell, such that energy released from a gas discharge in the discharge cells is concentrated within the discharge cells for increasing discharge efficiency.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a rear substrate, a front substrate spaced from the rear substrate and forming a discharge space between the substrates, partition walls between the front and rear substrates sectioning the discharge space into red, green, and blue discharge cells including red, green, and blue light-producing fluorescent substances, so that the areas of the discharge cells are different from one another depending on a ratio of efficiencies of light radiation by the fluorescent substances. Address electrodes are located on the rear substrate, and discharge maintenance electrodes, having pairs of first and second electrodes, are located on the front substrate and extend in a direction crossing the address electrodes. First, second, and third transparent electrodes extend from the first and second electrodes over parts of the red, green, and blue discharge cells.

Abstract: An AC-driven surface discharge plasma display panel (AC-PDP) includes a pair of substrates that face each other and define a discharge space therebetween, a pair of electrodes for each display line formed on an inner surface of one of the two substrates such that the electrodes face each other and define a discharge gap therebetween, each of the electrodes having minute openings, and a dielectric layer covering the electrodes. The panel has enhanced emission efficiency properties that do not suffer from deterioration.

Abstract: Described herein is an AC plasma display panel in which a discharge part is separated from a bus electrode and a partition wall. In this AC plasma display panel, a high emission efficiency can be obtained. Also described is another AC plasma display panel in which a data electrode having a large width part around the surface discharging gap and a narrow width part. The data electrode may further include a medium width part. In this AC plasma display panel, since counter discharge always occurs near a discharge gap of a scanning electrode by employing the data electrode having a specified shape, a high resolution panel with full-color display can be realized.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes 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 includes: a transparent first substrate and a second substrate. A plasma discharge space is sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A first dielectric layer is formed on a discharge side of the first substrate. At least one pair of striped-shaped transparent first discharge maintaining electrodes are formed between the first substrate and the first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer is formed on a discharge side of the first dielectric layer. At least one pair of stripe-shaped second discharge maintaining electrodes are formed between the second dielectric layer and the first dielectric layer so as to correspond to the first discharge maintaining electrodes. The second discharge maintaining electrodes have an electric resistance lower than that of the first discharge maintaining electrodes.

Abstract: PDP with a varied thickness dielectric layer, is disclosed, in which a surface discharge is caused by a minimum discharge initiation voltage, the PDP including a top panel having a plurality of pairs of display electrodes formed on a front substrate, and a dielectric layer on entire surfaces of the pairs of the display electrodes formed to have a varied thickness to be thin at an electric field concentration portion and thick at an electric field dispersion portion for restricting a discharge current, a bottom panel having a plurality of barriers formed on a rear substrate opposite to the display electrodes in the top panel at fixed intervals for prevention of cross talk between adjacent cells, address electrodes on each region between the barriers, and fluorescent material layer on side surfaces of the barriers and on the address electrodes, Frit glass for bonding the top panel and the bottom panel, and a mixture gas filled, and sealed in discharge spaces in cells.

Abstract: A method of making a gas discharge display panel and a gas discharge display device using laser processing so that the manufacturing time to form wiring on a substrate thereof is significantly reduced. In order to achieve this, the gas discharge display panel is provided with a first substrate having a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes, and the first electrodes are laser processed to have a substantially rectangular shape. The second electrodes are formed on the first electrodes, and a second substrate having a plurality of third electrodes which is opposed to the first substrate is provided.

Abstract: In a flat type plasma a discharge display device which includes a discharge sustaining electrode group (X) having first and second discharge sustaining electrodes and an address electrode group (Y) having address electrodes, a plurality of plasma discharge parts (P) are formed for one discharge start part thereof, and the plasma discharge parts relating to one discharge start part are driven sequentially or simultaneously to emit a light, whereby it become possible that plasma display of high definition and high luminance is performed in the flat type plasma a discharge display device.

Abstract: An AC plasma display panel (PDP) incorporating the invention includes opposed substrates with an enclosed dischargeable gas positioned therebetween; plural elongated address electrodes positioned on one substrate; and plural scan electrode structures positioned on a second opposed substrate and orthogonally oriented to the address electrodes. A plurality of sustain electrode structures are positioned in parallel configuration and interdigitated with the scan electrode structures. Each sustain electrode structure and scan electrode structure is configured as an elongated conductive layer with plural apertures positioned therein. The elongated conductive layer for each sustain electrode structure and each scan electrode structure may be a cross-hatched conductor pattern or a plurality of parallel conductors connected by shorting bars. Moiré effects of the shorting bars are negated by widely spacing the bars and minimizing their length within a pixel site.

Abstract: A combination of a light emitting element and a light receiving element for monitoring the amount of light emitted from the light emitting element are provided. Also, a control circuit is added for controlling the amount of light emitted from the light emitting element in response to an output of the light receiving element. As their combination constitutes a pixel, a plurality of the pixels are arrayed in a matrix form. With the light emitting elements connected to a line for switching on and off the elements, a resultant display device enables to render the pixels uniform in the luminance. As a result, each pixel can emit a desired level of the illumination determined by an input signal regardless of discrete emission characteristics of the pixel, whereby a reproduced image is free from color blurs and creates highly explicit steps of gradation.

Abstract: In a plasma display or a field emission display, sub-pixels having extra (non-saturating) phosphors are applied to enhance the efficacy. Depending on the luminance and color of a pixel to be displayed, driving of the most efficient combination of sub-pixels is performed.

Abstract: The electrode structure for a PDP is disclosed. The structure includes a discharge pair formed of three electrodes at each pixel in the discharge sustaining electrode, and a scan electrode installed at a center portion of three electrodes, and a common electrode installed at both side of the same, respectively, for thereby minimizing the area of a scan electrode in a state that a discharge characteristic is not decreased, decreasing the capacitance which is required for a discharge, decreasing the entire power consumption and increasing a contrast based on one time discharge amount.

Abstract: A plasma display panel and a method of manufacturing the same are provided to prevent data electrode from being reacted with the sodium component contained in a back glass to change its color or to be cut while the data electrodes are formed on a back plate constructing the plasma display panel, thereby improving the quality of the back plate. The plasma display panel includes a front plate constructed in a manner that a plurality of scan electrodes and sustain electrodes, a first dielectric layer and a protection layer are sequentially formed on a glass substrate, a back plate constructed in a manner that a plurality of data electrodes are formed on a glass substrate, barriers formed between the front and back plates to define discharge cells, and fluorescent materials formed between the barriers. The plasma display panel further has a transparent electrode layer that is at least partially formed between the glass substrate of the back plate and the data electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an AC plasma display panel for achieving improved absolute luminance and luminous efficiency at the same time, which comprises a rear substrate formed with separated sub-pixel spaces defined thereon by closed shape barrier ribs for forming color pixels respectively composed of three sub-pixels of red, green and blue phosphor layers disposed in a delta configuration in those sub-pixel spaces, and a front substrate formed with sustain electrodes having projections or wings respectively sticking out or extended over each sub-pixel to face a wing of the neighboring sustain electrode.

Abstract: A plasma display panel has a pair of insulating substrates (a front substrate and a rear substrate) which face each other. A plurality of surface discharge electrodes, each including a transparent scanning electrode and a transparent maintaining electrode arranged with a surface discharge gap in between, are formed in a matrix form on the front substrate. A plurality of scanning trace electrodes, which are made of metal material, are formed extending horizontally on the scanning electrodes. A plurality of first partition walls are formed vertically extending in stripes between the surface discharge electrodes. A plurality of maintaining trace electrodes, connected to the maintaining electrodes, are formed vertically extending on the first partition walls. The front substrate having the electrodes thus formed thereon is covered with a transparent dielectric layer and a magnesia oxide layer in sequence.

Abstract: Hollow cathode type color PDP, is disclosed, including a front panel having an electrode formed on a front substrate, and a first dielectric film and a protection film formed in succession on an entire surface of the electrode, and a rear panel having a second dielectric film formed on a rear substrate to a thickness opposite to the front panel, a well region formed by etching the second dielectric film to a depth, and an address electrode and a fluorescent material film stacked in succession on an inside surface of the well, thereby allowing a larger discharge area in the discharge cell compared to the related art PDP, which improves a luminance.

Abstract: A plasma display panel in which common electrode lines, scan electrode lines, and address electrode lines are located between a front substrate and a rear substrate, the substrates facing each other and being spaced apart from each other. The common electrode lines and scan electrode lines are parallel, the address electrode lines are orthogonal to the scan electrode lines and define pixels at each intersection. Partition walls accurately defining a discharge space are parallel to the address electrode lines, and the address electrode lines are divided into at least two parts to be separately driven. The respective partition walls are divided where the address electrode lines are divided to produce passages for gas flow.

Abstract: A plasma display panel with separate dielectric layer and protective layer and a method of fabricating the same that is suitable for improving the brightness. In the plasma display panel, a sustaining electrode pair is formed on a substrate, and a dielectric layer and a protective layer are disposed on each of the sustaining electrode pair. Also, a gap is provided between the dielectric layer and the protective layer. Accordingly, a lot of electrons and ions having a high energy at the time of discharge are generated and a discharge cell space is enlarged.

Abstract: A high-capacity, high-definition plasma display panel capable of providing a high-quality image has an image display area 16 within which pairs of sustaining electrodes and pairs of scanning electrodes are disposed in an alternating fashion with each other. Each pair of the sustaining electrodes are connected at their opposite ends with each other and, similarly, each pair of the scanning electrodes are connected at their opposite ends with each other. A unitary pixel is defined at an intersection between one of data electrodes 8 and a group including a pair of the scanning electrode, one of pair of the sustaining electrodes adjacent such pair of the scanning electrodes and one of the next succeeding pair of the sustaining electrodes adjacent such pair of the scanning electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes first and second substrates facing each other and separated by a predetermined distance from each other, a plurality of address electrodes formed on a lower surface of the first substrate in a predetermined pattern, a first dielectric layer covering the address electrodes, a plurality of maintaining electrodes, each including first and second electrodes, formed on an upper surface of the second substrate at a predetermined angle with respect to the address electrodes of the first substrate, a plurality of black matrixes discontinuously formed between the maintaining electrodes in an alternating pattern one by one, a second dielectric layer formed on the second substrate covering the maintaining electrodes and the black matrixes, a plurality of partitions formed between the first and second substrates and defining discharge spaces therebetween, and red, green and blue fluorescent layers coated in the discharge spaces defined by the partitions.

Abstract: In a flat display device having a pair of substrates for defining a gas discharge space in which a gas used to generate discharge luminance is sealed, means for absorbing or reflecting near infrared rays is included.

Abstract: A plasma display panel and a driving method thereof that are capable of improving the discharge efficiency and the brightness. In the panel, sustaining electrodes are formed at the boundary portions between the discharge cells. Trigger electrodes are formed at the inner sides of the discharge cells. Lattice-shaped barrier ribs are formed in such a manner to surround the discharge cells. The method of driving the panel includes a reset period, an address period and a sustaining period. In the method, a reset pulse is applied to the sustaining electrodes during the reset period. A scanning pulse is applied to the trigger electrodes during the address period. A first sustaining pulse is applied to the trigger electrodes during the sustaining period. A second sustaining pulse is applied to the sustaining electrodes in such a manner to be alternate with the first sustaining pulse.

Abstract: A flat display device, preferably of the PALC type, in which the plasma channels are formed by etching laterally-spaced slots in a spacer plate, attaching a thin dielectric sheet over the etched spacer plate, and bonding the etched spacer plate to a transparent substrate such that each channel is formed by the portion of the substrate between flanking walls formed by the etched slots in the spacer plate, adjacent flanking walls in the spacer plate, and the overlying portion of the thin dielectric sheet. By positioning the flanking walls between channel electrode pairs, thus providing glass-to-glass interfaces, anodic bonding can be employed to assemble the three channel elements. Etching can be simplified by pre-attaching the unetched channel plate to the substrate or thin dielectric cover sheet with an intervening etch stop, and etching in situ using the etch stop to prevent etching of the substrate or thin dielectric cover sheet.

Abstract: A plasma display panel driving system and method for a display panel having a first common electrode and first independent electrodes arranged at a back plate side, a second common electrode and second independent electrodes arranged at a face plate side, an inner partition positioned between the first common and independent electrodes at the back plate side and the second common and independent electrodes at the face plate side and having an aperture therein connecting a space at the back plate side and a space at the face plate side, and a fluorescent layer arranged in the space at the face plate side.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma display panel in which a plurality of row electrodes are arranged to be crossed with a plurality of column electrodes in a plurality of cells, and one row electrode is concerned in the electric discharge of two adjacent cell groups and a driving method thereof. The row electrode has a transparent electrode with a plurality of projecting electrode parts which are alternately projected upward and downward with a predetermined width along the row axis and an opaque electrode formed at the lower part of the row axis of the transparent electrode. The column electrode is arranged on the column axis of the projecting electrode part and the row electrode concerns the discharge of two adjacent column-direction cell groups by the interaction with two other row electrodes adjacent in a column direction.

Abstract: An alternating current driven type plasma display device characterized in that a discharge gas charged in a discharge space where discharge takes place consists of a xenon gas alone and the discharge gas has a pressure of 9.0×104 Pa or lower.

Abstract: A plasma display device includes a rear substrate (21); first electrodes (22) on an upper surface of the rear substrate (21) in a pattern; second and third electrodes (24, 25) spaced from the first electrodes (22) by a distance, parallel to each other and perpendicular to the direction of the first electrodes (22); auxiliary electrodes (26), parallel to each other and between the second and third electrodes (24, 25), which are electrically floated; a dielectric layer (23) on the upper surface of the rear substrate (21) covering the first electrodes (22), and in which the second electrodes (24), the third electrodes (25), and the auxiliary electrodes (26) are embedded and electrically insulated from one another; and a front substrate (30) supported by the rear substrate (21) and defining a discharge space.

Abstract: The present invention provides a capillary electrode discharge plasma display panel device and method of fabricating the same including first and second substrates a first electrode on the first substrate, a second electrode on the second substrate, a pair of barrier ribs connecting the first and second substrates, a discharge charge chamber between the first and second substrates defined by the barrier ribs, and a dielectric layer on the first substrate including the first electrode, the dielectric layer having a capillary to provide a steady state UV emission in the discharge chamber.

Abstract: Provided with an electrode of a color plasma display panel including a plurality of sustain discharge electrodes forming pairs of electrodes for causing a mutual discharge on the one of two substrates being bonded together and spaced form each other at a predetermined distance, in which each of the sustain discharge electrodes is composed of transparent electrodes adjacent to each other; and metal electrodes formed on the outer side of and spaced at a predetermined distance from the transparent electrodes, the metal electrodes partly being in contact with the transparent electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel comprising plural kinds of phosphor layers emitting different colors of fluorescent light, at least one kind of the phosphor layer being formed of a mixed phosphor obtained by mixing a phosphor having a surface potential with a negative polarity and a phosphor having a surface potential with a positive polarity. By using the mixed phosphor, the negative polarity of the surface potential is changed to the positive polarity, thereby reducing the discharge error and discharge variation, and improving the quality of display.

Abstract: A plasma display panel has a first substrate, a plurality of address electrodes disposed on the first substrate, a first dielectric layer disposed on the first substrate in covering relation to the address electrodes, a second substrate, a plurality of scan electrodes disposed on the second substrate in a direction transverse to the address electrodes, a second dielectric layer disposed on the second substrate in covering relation to the scan electrodes. The first substrate and the second substrate are disposed in confronting relation to each other with discharge spaces defined therebetween. The first dielectric layer contains electrically conductive particles mixed therewith. The electrically conductive particles make the first dielectric layer electrically conductive in its transverse direction to allow charges stored on the first dielectric layer to leak to the address electrodes for thereby reducing the frequency of random discharges.

Abstract: A plasma display device including a substrate, partitions on the upper surface of the substrate, and an address electrode parallel to the partitions on the substrate, located between the partitions for inducing an initial discharge, and divided into at least three sections lengthwise.

Abstract: A barrier structure of a plasma display panel that can prevent an excessive increase of discharging current during a supply of discharging voltage and thereby avoid damages to electrodes caused by an excessive discharging current. A plasma display panel including both a first and second substrate, the second substrate spaced a distance from the first substrate. The plasma display panel also includes sustain electrodes arranged in parallel with one another on the first substrate; data electrodes arranged on the second substrate substantially perpendicular to the sustain electrodes; and a barrier on the first substrate and projected toward the second substrate, the barrier having at least one side contacting at least one sustain 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: The present invention relates to a plasma generation method of a plasma display panel. The plasma display panel comprises a first substrate and a second substrate positioned in parallel with each other, an ionizable gas filled between the two substrates, and a plurality of first, second, third and fourth electrodes installed on the two substrates. The first and second electrodes are alternately installed in parallel on the first substrate. The third electrodes are installed on the second substrate perpendicular to the first and second electrodes. An area between one of the third electrodes and a pair of neighboring first and second electrodes define a display unit for generating plasma from the ionizable gas in the display unit and driving the plasma. The third electrode of each display unit is used for determining if the plasma within the display unit should remain.

Abstract: An electrode for a display device, including a laminate of an underlying layer, a conductive layer and a protective layer formed on a substrate in this order from the substrate side in such a manner that at least the conductive layer is completely covered by the protective layer, the underlying layer and the protective layer being composed of a metal which is hard to form an alloy or intermetallic compound with the metal constituting the conductive layer and has a low solid solubility to the conductive layer.

Abstract: In an alternating-current driving-type display device utilizing the plasma discharge, a discharge maintaining electrode group composed of a plurality of discharge maintaining electrodes (I) and an address electrode group composed of a plurality of address electrodes (J) are formed on one substrate (22), the address electrode group which crosses the discharge maintaining electrode group through an insulator layer (27) and a discharge starting address group from a plurality of discharge starting address electrodes (K) composing a part of the address electrode group are continuously formed at the same time, the discharge maintaining electrode group and the discharge starting address electrode group are formed on the same plane, and a dielectric layer is formed on the discharge maintaining electrode group, the address electrode group and the discharge starting address electrode group.

Abstract: Plasma display panel, is disclosed, having a top glass substrate, including sustain electrodes and scan electrodes formed on the top glass substrate arranged in parallel at fixed intervals, one pair of discharge electrodes formed in prescribed regions of the sustain electrodes and the scan electrodes projected in one direction respectively, for easy cell discharge, and a dielectric film and a protection film for protection of the sustain electrodes, the scan electrodes and the one pair of discharge electrodes, whereby allowing fabrication of a PDP with a high resolution.

Abstract: A method of driving a surface discharge plasma display panel has a reset step of applying a pulse of a first voltage to paired first and second electrodes, a write step of applying a pulse of a second voltage to second and third electrodes corresponding to cells to be turned ON, and a sustain discharge step of applying an AC pulse of a fourth voltage to the paired first and second electrodes. The pulse of the first voltage is so set that it is higher than a first discharge start voltage, a third voltage caused by the discharge is higher than the first discharge start voltage, and the first, second, and third electrodes have the same potential after the application of the pulse of the first voltage. Therefore, an address discharge of the surface discharge plasma display panel can be caused by a wide range of voltages, and display quality of the panel can be improved.