Abstract: The present invention provides a plasma display panel and a method for manufacturing barrier ribs for the plasma display panel. The plasma display panel includes first and second substrates that have a predetermined gap therebetween. A plurality of parallel address electrodes are formed on the first substrate. A dielectric layer is formed on the first substrate covering the address electrodes and barrier ribs are formed on the dielectric layer in a lattice pattern. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the second substrate which is perpendicular to the address electrodes, and a transparent dielectric layer and a protection layer are formed on the second substrate covering the discharge sustain electrodes. The barrier ribs are, for example, first and second barrier rib members which are formed respectively in the same direction as the address electrodes and the discharge sustain electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel comprises a front substrate plate; a back substrate plate arranged opposite to the front substrate plate with an electric discharge space formed therebetween; a plurality of partition walls dividing the discharge space into a plurality of discharge cells; and a plurality of fluorescent layers each covering the bottom and side surfaces of each discharge cell. In particular, each of the partition walls has a T-shaped cross section.

Abstract: A plasma display panel and the manufacturing method thereof. Forming partition wall structures on the back substrate of the paste display panel and forming the column-shaped protrusions at the positions corresponding to the cuts on the rib on the front substrate of the plasma display panel. The manufacturing process is simple and the alignment of the front and back substrate is easy. In addition, the size of the opening of the rib and the size of the cut can be easily adjusted according to the needs of the application during the manufacturing process.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (“PDP”) is provided with a protrusion lower than barrier ribs on an inner surface of a back plate substrate, and a phosphor layer formed on a rib surface within a unitary emission unit including a surface of the protrusion, thereby realizing the PDP of high brightness, high luminous efficiency and long operating life. Also, the PDP has a structure, in which a portion of the inner surface of the substrate is opened to a discharge space directly or through a protective layer, so as to improve power consumption remarkably. Further, the invention provides a production of the PDP with superior whiteness by way of controlling a balance of each color with shape of the respective protrusions. Moreover, an electrode can be formed easily and precisely on an upper part of the protrusion by providing a sloped surface for at least one end in a longitudinal direction of the protrusion.

Abstract: The plasma display panel of the present invention has, for achieving high luminance and high reliability, a plurality of discharge spaces formed between a front panel and a back panel that are disposed to oppose each other, and phosphor layers, formed in the discharge spaces, each including phosphor particles of one of blue, red and green colors, wherein the phosphor particles of at least one of blue, red and green colors included in the phosphor layer are flake-like particles.

Abstract: A plasma display includes a rear substrate, a plurality of first electrodes formed in strips and parallel to each other on an inner surface of the rear substrate, a dielectric layer coated on the rear substrate to cover the first electrode, a plurality of partitions formed in strips on the dielectric layer, defining a discharge space, a fluorescent layer coated on an inner surface of the discharge space, a front substrate which is transparent and coupled above the partitions, second and third electrodes formed in strips and to be parallel to one another on an inner surface of the front substrate and to cross the first electrode, and a black matrix formed between a discharge cell constituted by a pair of the second and third electrodes and another discharge cell adjacent thereto, by filling a groove which is formed at the inner surface of the front substrate to be parallel to the second and third electrodes with a light shielding material.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including a low k dielectric layer. In one embodiment, the dielectric layer is comprises a fluorine-doped silicon oxide layer such as an SiOF layer. In another embodiment, the dielectric layer comprises a Black Diamond™ layer. In certain embodiments, a capping layer such as SiN or SiON is deposited over the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A plasma display panel and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The plasma display panel includes a plurality of front substrates for forming a display part for displaying an image, a plurality of rear substrates provided to be sealed to corresponding front substrates, a first frit glass with which the outer edge of the front and rear substrates are coated, an upper glass provided on the top of the plurality of front substrates, a lower glass which is provided on the bottom of the plurality of rear substrates and sealed to the upper glass, and a second frit glass with which the edge of the upper and lower glasses is coated.

Abstract: An front plate structure for a plasma display panel is described. In accordance with the present invention, a protruding space pad structure is formed on the dielectric layer or protective layer of the front plate. The space pad is used to form the height difference on the surface of the front plate, about 3 &mgr;m to 15 &mgr;m. The height difference forms gas channels between the front plate and the discharge region to improve the performance of the vacuuming and refilling gas steps.

Abstract: A surface-discharge type display device is provided that can reduce power consumption during sustain discharge and suppress the occurrence of illumination failures. A display electrode and a display scan electrode are aligned on a substrate, and a dielectric layer is formed on the substrate so as to cover the display electrode and the display scan electrode. An area having a lower relative permittivity than the dielectric layer is formed in an area surrounded on three sides by the display electrode, the display scan electrode, and the substrate. The dielectric layer allows sufficient wall charges for surface discharge to be accumulated, whereas the lower relative permittivity area allows the capacitance between the display electrode and the display scan electrode to be decreased. Accordingly, the power consumption during sustain discharge is reduced without causing illumination failures.

Abstract: A barrier rib structure for a plasma display panel is described. The barrier rib structure formed on a back substrate has a plurality of parallel barrier ribs. Each barrier rib has a plurality of nodes composed of two side-expanded trapezoid bulges. The barrier ribs are arranged according to the nodes to form a plurality of discharge spaces between the barrier ribs and a plurality of gas channels between the nodes to connect the discharge space.

Abstract: A front film for a flat display panel includes a sheet body having the form of a sheet to cover a display surface of a flat display panel. The sheet body has a repair wire attached to a part thereof for repairing an electrode of the flat display panel.

Abstract: In a plasma display panel, front and rear substrates are arranged separated a predetermined distance from each other and to face each other, forming a discharge space. A plurality of first electrodes are formed on an inner surface of the rear substrate. A first dielectric layer is formed on the inner surface of the rear substrate to cover the first electrodes. A plurality of barrier ribs are formed between the first electrodes on the inner surface of the rear substrate, sectioning the discharge space. A fluorescent substance layer is formed on a surface of the first dielectric layer and side surfaces of the barrier ribs. A first protective film formed on the surface of the first fluorescent layer. A plurality of second electrodes are formed corresponding to the first electrodes on an inner surface of the front substrate. A second dielectric layer formed on the inner surface of the front substrate to cover the second electrodes. A second fluorescent layer formed on the surface of the second dielectric layer.

Abstract: An alternating current driven type plasma display comprising a first panel having electrode groups formed on a first substrate and a dielectric layer formed on the first substrate and on the electrode groups, and a second panel, the first and second panels being bonded to each other in their circumferential portions. Each electrode group comprises; (A) a first sustain electrode having two sides opposed to each other and extending in the form of a stripe, (B) a second sustain electrode having two sides opposed to each other and extending in the form of a stripe, (C) a first bus electrode that is in contact with a nearly straight one side of the first sustain electrode, and (D) a second bus electrode that is in contact with a nearly straight one side of the second sustain electrode and is extending in parallel with the first bus electrode. The other side of the first sustain electrode is in the form of a stripe faces the other side of the second sustain electrode in the form of a stripe.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (10) includes a front glass substrate (11) having the inner face on which row electrode pairs (X, Y) each opposing each other through a discharge gap (g) and a dielectric layer (13) overlaying the row electrode pairs (X, Y) relative to a discharge space (S). In such plasma display panel (10), a low dielectric constant layer (12) having a relative dielectric constant lower than that of the front glass substrate (11) is provided between the front glass substrate (11) and the row electrode pair (X, Y).

Abstract: A cell geometry for a coplanar electrode plasma display panel consisting of two transparent plates, one with parallel sustain electrodes, and the other with address electrodes deposited on their surface. The electrodes are covered with a dielectric film. A protective MgO layer is deposited on the dielectric film adjacent the sustain electrodes. A phosphor layer is deposited on the other dielectric film. The plates are scaled together with their electrodes at right angles and the gap between the plates is filled with an inert gas mixture. The geometry of the sustain electrodes and/or associated dielectric film provides a larger equivalent capacitance at the outer part of the sustain electrodes to provide larger luminous efficiencies.

Abstract: A gas discharge display device comprising a front side substrate having a plurality of first electrodes and a back side substrate having a plurality of second electrodes, wherein at least said first electrodes or second electrodes are formed by wet etching using a resist made of an inorganic material, is excellent in the ability to suppress the breakage of wiring in electrodes.

Abstract: A front plate of a plasma display panel (PDP) comprising a glass substrate, a auxiliary electrode formed in the glass substrate, and a protecting electrode over the auxiliary electrode is disclosed. The auxiliary electrode is inlaid in the glass substrate or in a buffer layer formed atop the glass substrate. The protecting electrode is formed to prevent a bonding auxiliary electrode of the auxiliary electrode from being oxidized easily during a high temperature process. Another front plate of a PDP is disclosed and includes a glass substrate, a sustaining electrode on the glass substrate, an auxiliary electrode on the sustaining electrode, and a protecting electrode disposed on the auxiliary electrode. Again, the protecting electrode is formed to prevent the bonding auxiliary electrode of the auxiliary electrode from being oxidized easily during a high temperature process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma display panel that is adaptive for preventing mis-discharge from being generated in adjacent cells in driving the PDP and for improving picture quality.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a plurality of row electrode pairs (X, Y) forming display lines which are formed on a front glass substrate (10). Each row electrode (X, Y) of the row electrode pair (X, Y) makes up transparent electrodes (Xa, Ya) each formed opposing the corresponding transparent electrode (Xa, Ya) via a discharge gap (g) for each pair, and a bus electrode (Xb, Yb) connected to the transparent electrodes (Xa, Ya). In such plasma display panel, a light-shield layer 20A is formed at least on a portion between the two bus electrodes situated back to back and a required portion in proximal to sides of the bus electrodes (Xb, Yb) connected to the transparent electrodes (Xa, Ya) on the front glass substrate (10).

Abstract: An electronic display is formed using an array of hollow tubes filled with an electrophoretic material sandwiched between two plates. The hollow tubes have either barrier walls or an electrostatic barrier, which restrict the flow of electrophoretic particles within the hollow tubes. The flow of electrophoretic particles over these barriers is controlled using electric fields, which makes it possible to matrix address the electrophoretic displays. Wire electrodes built into the hollow tubes and electrodes on the two plates are used to address the display. The plates are preferably composed of glass, glass-ceramic, polymer/plastic or metal, while the hollow tubes are preferably composed of glass, polymer/plastic or a combination of glass and polymer/plastic. Color is optionally imparted into the display using colored tubes, adding a color coating to the surface of the tubes, or adding the color to the electrophoretic material.

Abstract: In a flat display apparatus of this invention, which uses a discharge plasma, a UV discharge gas prepared by mixing Xe as a main discharge gas and Ne as a discharge control gas such that the partial pressure of Xe becomes, e.g., 15% is injected into a space between a display substrate and a counter substrate opposing the display substrate at a predetermined pressure. A plurality of first electrodes capable of specifying a position in the first direction on the substrate, a plurality of second electrodes capable of specifying a position in the second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and third electrodes (auxiliary electrodes) equal in number to the first or second electrodes are formed on at least one substrate at a predetermined interval. With this arrangement, the discharge start voltage required for initialization of the discharge generation portion (pixels between the substrates), a write in a memory, and discharge sustaining and memory erase operations can be set to be low.

Abstract: Disclosed are a dielectric composition and a fabrication method for a dielectric layer in a plasma display panel, by which contrast of the plasma display panel can be improved through simple fabrication processes. The dielectric composition for the dielectric layer in the plasma display panel comprises: a glass of P2O5—B2O3—ZnO group; and a filler consisting of Nd2O3.

Abstract: A plasma display panel and a driving method thereof is adaptive for realizing high efficiency. In the plasma display panel, a sustaining electrode pair and an address electrode are included in each discharge cell. A first dielectric layer covers the sustaining electrode pair. To induce a discharge of the sustaining electrode pair, a floating electrode pair is formed parallel thereto on the first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer and a protective film cover the floating electrode pair. Accordingly, two auxiliary electrodes are provided between the sustaining electrode pair so that when a voltage is applied to the sustaining electrode pair, the voltage is driven into the auxiliary electrodes. A primary discharge is thus induced between said auxiliary electrodes at a low voltage and therefore a long-path discharge is induced between the sustaining electrode pair at a low voltage, even though they are distanced apart from each other.

Abstract: A plasma display device includes a first substrate, an address electrode formed on an upper surface of the fist substrate, a first dielectric layer formed on the upper surface of the first substrate and embedding the address electrode, a second substrate which is transparent and forms a discharge space by being coupled to the first substrate, a plurality of maintaining electrodes formed on a lower surface of the second substrate to form a predetermined angle with the address electrode, each of the maintaining electrodes including first and second electrodes, a second dielectric layer formed on the second substrate where the maintaining electrodes are formed and embedding the maintaining electrodes, at least a portion where an electrical field is concentrated formed between the first and second electrodes constituting the maintaining electrodes, and a partition installed between the first and second substrates for sectioning the discharge space.

Abstract: An electrode plate, a method of manufacturing the same, a gas discharge panel using an electrode plate, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided by incorporating a relatively simple structure, which can keep electrodes formed on a plate from peeling or becoming misaligned. In the electrode plate, at least one electrode is formed and adhered to a main surface of a plate by a thick film or thin film formation method, wherein of all ends of the electrode, at least an end opposite to an end at a power supply point is adhered to the main surface of the plate with stronger adhesion than the other parts of the electrode.

Abstract: Isolated conductive Charge Storage Pads (CSP's) are incorporated in and strategically positioned to increase the efficiency of a flat panel gas discharge plasma display device. The display comprises a hermetically sealed gas filled enclosure which includes a first glass substrate having a plurality of electrodes covered by a thin dielectric film upon which charge storage pads are placed, and a second glass substrate spaced from the first glass substrate. The second substrate includes a plurality of phosphor coated micro-voids filled with an ionizable gas, each associated with an address electrode.

Abstract: A plasma display panel assembly includes electrodes and a dielectric layer covering the electrodes. The dielectric layer is formed of a low-melting-point glass, and the electrodes are formed of a metal containing a crystallized glass. The metal and the low-melting-point glass are simultaneously fired to complete the electrodes and the dielectric layer. Thus, in a manufacturing process of an AC plasma display panel, the number of firing steps can be reduced.

Abstract: An optical filter comprising: a laminate (A) comprising: a first transparent support; and at least one of an antireflection layer, an antiglare layer, a soil-resistant layer, a hard coat layer and an antistatic layer; a transparent support (B); and at least one of a visible light absorption layer and an infrared shield layer, the infrared shield layer absorbing near infrared rays having a wavelength of 750 nm to 1200 nm, wherein the at least one of a visible light absorption layer and an infrared shield layer is provided on the first transparent support at the opposite side to that the at least one of an antireflection layer, an antiglare layer, a soil-resistant layer, a hard coat layer and an antistatic layer are provided, or on the transparent support (B).

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: The object of the present invention is to provide a gas discharge display device having improved luminous efficiency by effectively using ultraviolet ray, which is absorbed in a partition wall or a protective film and the like without contributing to excitation of a fluorescent material. By adding gadolinium to the materials excluding the fluorescent material among structures surrounding the discharge cell, ultraviolet ray having a wavelength of 315 nm is generated, which can excite the fluorescent material. The ultraviolet ray excites the fluorescent material to generate visible light, and then, electric-light conversion efficiency is improved.

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 tape material on the second substrate including the second electrode, a plurality of third electrodes completely buried in the tape material, 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 tape material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a high contrast PDP, comprising a glass substrate, shielding masks, patterned black matrices, transparent electrodes, display electrodes, a dielectric layer, an MgO layer. A black matrix layer is formed on the discharge region and the non-discharge region of the glass substrate and defined into shielding matrices and patterned black matrices respectively. Transparent electrodes are formed on the shielding mask, and display electrodes are formed on the transparent electrodes. The dielectric layer and MgO layer are sequentially formed over the whole glass substrate. The black matrix layer can consist of Cr/Cr2O3, Fe/Fe2O3 or black low melting-point glass. The transparent electrodes can consist of ITO or stannic oxide. The display electrodes can consist of Cr/Cu/Al, Cr/Al/Cr or Ag. The dielectric layer can consist of lead oxide or silicon oxide.

Abstract: A plasma display panel having a helicon plasma source. First and second substrates are mounted substantially in parallel with a predetermined gap therebetween. A plurality of address electrodes are formed on a surface of the first substrate opposing the second substrate. A first dielectric layer is formed covering the address electrodes. A plurality of barrier ribs are formed on the first dielectric layer at a predetermined height, the barrier ribs defining discharge cells. A phosphor layer is formed in the discharge cells. A plurality of discharge sustain electrodes are formed on a surface of the second substrate opposing the first substrate. A second dielectric layer is formed on the second substrate covering the discharge sustain electrodes. Discharge gas injected into the discharge cells. Antenna and magnet assemblies are provided to increase a plasma density in the discharge cells.

Abstract: Of three primary color phosphors (38) formed in unit luminescent areas (EU) constituting a pixel (EG), the width of a blue phosphor (38B) is about twice the width of red and green phosphors (38R, 38G). This allows a white color temperature of 9300 K without causing deterioration of the phosphors (38) and degrading red and green gradations.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus having a structure capable of improving a light efficiency is disclosed. The reflecting mirror plane or a metal reflecting film is formed on a back surface of a back plate of the plasma display apparatus, so that the back face light is reflected more than 95%, and thus, the light loss due to the back face light can be minimized, so that the light efficiency of the plasma display apparatus can be heightened. Especially, by forming the reflecting film having almost the same diameter as that of the discharge cell and a predetermined curvature at the positions corresponding to the discharge cells on the rear plate of the plasma display apparatus, the light interference between the discharge cells due to the reflected light can be prevented. Also, since the reflecting film serves as a high frequency blocking film, the loss of high frequency of the high frequency plasma display apparatus can be prevented.

Abstract: An ion generating apparatus 1 has an electric cleaning mechanism 79 for burning out attachment adhered on an ion generating electrode 7 by electric heating. Adhesion of dirt and the like onto the end portion of the electrode where an electron generation field concentrates will considerably ruin the ion generation efficiency. So that burning out of attachment adhered onto the end portion 7a of the ion generating electrode 7 using the electric cleaning mechanism 79 is extremely effective in terms of avoiding such nonconformity. Object of the cleaning will be attained to a sufficient degree if only the dirt adhered onto the sharpened end portion of the electrode 7, which is responsible for the ion generation, is selectively removed, which is also advantageous in simplifying the apparatus since there is no need to excessively raise the electric heating capacity of the electric cleaning mechanism 79.

Abstract: A discharge lamp, suitable for operating by means of a dielectrically impeded discharge, and having metal electrodes arranged on the wall of the discharge vessel has at least one dielectric impeding layer which covers at least a portion of the electrodes. According to the invention, the electrodes are additionally covered directly with a barrier layer, in particular made from sintered glass ceramic, that is to say the barrier layer is, if appropriate, respectively arranged between the electrode and the dielectric impeding layer. The result of this is to prevent metal ions from diffusing out of the electrodes into the dielectric impeding layer and undesirably influencing the properties thereof. Moreover, it is possible in this way to prevent the electrode tracks from evaporating or being sputtered away during operation of the lamp.

Abstract: A plasma picture screen, in particular an AC plasma picture screen with a coplanar arrangement having an enhanced luminance. A UV light emitting layer (8) is provided on the front plate (1), which comprises a glass plate (3) on which a dielectric layer (4) and a protective layer (5) are provided, or on the carrier plate (2) with the phosphor (10). The layer (8) comprises a VUV phosphor which converts the VUV light of the plasma discharge into UV light with a wavelength between 200 and 350 nm and emits this in the direction of the phosphor layer (10).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device with a color filter used as an electrode which improves both color purity and optical efficiency of the display device and a method for manufacturing the same. The display device with color filters used as electrodes in accordance with the present invention is achieved by forming conductive color filters on an upper substrate. The fabrication process is simple and accordingly the production yield is increased for thereby reducing the manufacturing cost. In addition, the light transmittance and optical efficiency are increased, and the color purity is increased and external light reflection is effectively shut off.

Abstract: To provide a display panel, such as a PDP, that can reduce noise caused by a collision sound which occurs when a front panel member and a back panel member vibrate while the display panel is being driven. Projections (21) are provided on a surface of a first panel member facing a second panel member. The first panel member and the second panel member are connected to each other by a connecting material in areas (23) where the projections intersect barrier ribs (18). In this way, noise (noise level) caused by a collision sound which occurs when the front panel member and the back panel member vibrate while the display panel is being driven can be reduced.

Abstract: A plasma display panel that is adaptive for shortening an address interval. The PDP is provided with first and second sustaining electrode lines making each row line, and first and second address electrode lines making each column line. The first and second address electrode lines are alternately overlapped with an insulating material as the row lines are progressed.

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: A plasma display device includes front and rear substrates, strips of a conductive material on the front substrate, and an insulating layer covering the conductive strips, first and second electrodes parallel to each other and disposed on the insulating layer and a dielectric layer covering the first and second electrodes, third electrodes perpendicular to the first and second electrodes on the rear substrate, and a dielectric layer covering an interior surface of the rear substrate and the third electrodes, barrier walls defining discharge spaces on the dielectric layer of the rear substrate, and phosphor coatings between the barrier walls. The plasma display device further includes conductive strips at positions directly opposite the barrier walls on the inner surface of the front substrate, and an insulating layer over the inner surface of the front substrate covering the conductive strips.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plasma picture screen in which the luminescent materials for the generation of visible light are applied to the front plate (1) or to the front plate (1) and the carrier plate (2).

Abstract: Electric discharge is caused in a concave portion (12) to generate ultraviolet light. The ultraviolet light is incident upon a fluorescent layer (14), which emits visible light. The emitted visible light is transmitted through transparent electrodes (24a, 24b) and radiated from a surface. Because spherical materials (16) are arranged on the inner surface of the concave portion (12), the surface area of the fluorescent layer (14) is enlarged, more ultraviolet light enters the fluorescent layer (14), and the conversion efficiency from ultraviolet to visible light is enhanced.

Abstract: An image display panel includes a number of channels extending in a first direction. First electrodes extend parallel to the channels and a pair of second electrodes extend perpendicular to the channels. An image cell is created at the position where the pair of second electrodes cross a crossing of a first electrode. An array of cylindrical lenses is arranged on the viewer's side of the panel each having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the second electrodes. The pitch of the lens array may be equal to the vertical pitch of the image cells, while the array is shifted with respect to the image cells in a direction substantially perpendicular to the second electrodes. Also, the pitch of the lens array may be smaller than the vertical pitch of the image cells with or without with the aforementioned shift of the lenses with respect to the image cells.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plasma picture screen with a improved white color point. The front plate (1) of the plasma picture screen has a blue layer on the side facing the plasma discharge. This may be the dielectric layer (4), the protective layer (5), or an additional layer.

Abstract: A plasma display panel that requires lower consumption power to drive is proved. This plasma display has a good luminance efficacy, is less tending to yellowing of glass and deterioration of phosphors, and is manufactured at a low cost. The dielectric layers and ribs of the PDP are made from a silicone resin containing polysiloxane bond. Preferably, the silicon resin should have siloxane bond joined with methyl group, ethyl group or phenyl group. It is also preferable that a sealing member is made from a silicone resin.

Abstract: A surface discharge type plasma display panel has a dielectric layer facing to a discharge gas space and a pair of sustaining electrodes embedded in the dielectric layer and disposed apart from each other by a discharge gap on one of the substrates spaced parallel to each other at the discharge gas space. The dielectric layer includes a pair of first thickness portions formed on far ends of the electrodes from the discharge gap respectively which are larger than a second thickness portion on facing near ends of the facing electrodes. The dielectric layer is provided with a depth from its surface to the substrate larger than that on the second thickness portion between adjacent the electrodes. This plasma display panel prevents any useless expansion of the surface discharge over the sustaining electrodes.