Abstract:
A plasma display panel has a plurality of pairs of row electrodes, each pair comprising a first row electrode and a second row electrode, and a plurality of data electrodes which intersect with the row electrodes. A first row electrode driver having driving circuit means is provided for driving each of the first row electrodes, and a second row electrode driver is provided for driving each of the second row electrodes. A driving power source is provided for driving the driving circuit means in the first row electrode driver, and an offset voltage applying means is provided for applying an offset voltage to the driving power source so that the first row electrode driver produces a first priming pulse having a first voltage which is applied to the first row electrode. A scanning pulse is produced after the priming pulse having a second voltage different from the first voltage, which is also applied to the first row electrode.
Abstract:
A method of formimg barrier ribs for a plasma display panel including the steps of: roughening a barrier rib formation surface of a substrate; forming a barrier rib material layer on the roughened barrier rib formation surface; and forming, on the barrier rib material layer, a mask having a pattern corresponding to the barrier ribs to be formed. In addition, forming the ribs includes partially removing the barrier rib material layer by blasting an abrasive against the barrier rib material layer to form the barrier ribs below the mask. Removing the mask reveals barrier ribs for partitioning a discharge space formed on the substrate.
Abstract:
There are provided a coating composition that can satisfactorily form a film even at a low temperature by chemical means in a simple and stable manner, has excellent film strength, adhesion, protective effect and other properties in the form of a functional film and can form a functional film at a low cost, a process for producing the coating composition, a functional film, and a process for producing the functional films.A hydrolyzable reaction site is partially hydrolyzed to prepare a sol of a partial hydrolyzate which is then coated on a substrate. The coating is then baked to prepare a corresponding metal oxide film, thereby forming a thin protective layer. Since no hydrolyzate is precipitated in the sol of the partial hydrolyzate, excellent film strength, adhesion, protective effect and other properties are offered. The metallic compound having a hydrolyzable reaction site is selected from an organometal compound, such as a metal alkoxide, an organometal complex, and an organometal acid salt, and an inorganic metal compound, such as an inorganic metal salt. The functional film of the present invention can be utilized in a protective layer formed of, for example, magnesium oxide in a plasma display.
Abstract:
A plasma display apparatus which improves the contrast of images displayed thereon. A plurality of paired row electrodes Xi, Yi are formed in parallel with each other in a surface discharge AC plasma display apparatus. A plurality of column electrodes are formed facing to the paired row electrodes through a discharge space, and extend perpendicularly to the paired row electrodes so as to define a unit light emitting region including an intersection formed every time the column electrode cross with the paired row electrodes. A gas mixture including Ne.multidot.Xe is sealed in the discharge space at a pressure ranging from 400 torr to 600 torr. The row electrodes in the unit light emitting region are formed to have a width w of 300 .mu.m or more. The intensity of light emitted by discharge not related to display is suppressed.
Abstract:
A rear plate for a plasma display panel including: a substrate including a dielectric glass layer thereon, the dielectric glass layer having an upper surface; and a plurality of parallel, longitudinal, straight troughs defined in the upper surface.
Abstract:
A plasma display apparatus is adapted to the increase in fineness of the display. Column electrodes extend in parallel in the vertical direction. Light emission layers are made of fluorescent material films of R, G, and B and extend in parallel along the column electrodes and in which light emission colors of the adjacent layers are different. Row electrodes Xi extend in the horizontal direction and form pixel cells PU at positions near the intersecting portions with the column electrodes. Among the pixel cells, two cells which are neighboring in the horizontal direction are arranged so as to deviate from each other in the vertical direction.
Abstract:
A surface discharge plasma display apparatus comprising a plurality of pairs of column electrodes extending horizontally in parallel, and a plurality of row electrodes facing the column electrodes at a distance, said row electrodes extending perpendicularly to the column electrodes to define an emitting pixel region with the facing one pair of column electrodes, wherein at least one of the column electrodes in the pair comprises a base portion extending horizontally and a projecting portion extending perpendicularly from the base portion every emitting pixel region, wherein the length of the projecting portion is within the range from 400 .mu.m to 1000 .mu.m. In the surface discharge plasma display apparatus according to the present invention, the emitting efficiency is improved to increase the level thereof, the amount of the current which passes through each of the electrodes may be decreased, thereby the consumption power per emitting pixel region being decreased. Thus, the amount of the heat generated in a unit area of the plasma display apparatus may be decreased, so that the address failure of the emitting pixel region due to the generated heat may be prevented.
Abstract:
A plasma display panel (PDP) is disclosed which includes a plurality of anodes formed on an upper plate, a plurality of first sustaining electrodes and a plurality of alternating second sustaining electrodes and cathodes formed on a lower plate, and a dielectric coated on the first and second sustaining electrodes and cathodes. A method for driving the PDP includes the steps of initiating a discharge by supplying a potential higher than the discharge firing voltage to the anodes and cathodes, generating a predetermined potential between the cathodes and first sustaining electrodes to increase the voltage generated from the discharge-initiating step, supplying a voltage higher than a discharge sustaining voltage between the first and second sustaining electrodes to maintain the discharge, and supplying a narrow pulse to the cathodes for erasing the discharge.
Abstract:
Disclosed here is a panel structure for a large size display which utilizes the gas discharge panel called the surface discharge type panel. Among a pair of substrates arranged face to face in order to define the gas discharge space, the one substrate which is used as the electrode supporting substrate is composed of the composite substrate body where plurality of small size substrates which can be produced comparatively easily with high production yield are combined in such a form that the side edge surfaces of said substrates are aligned face to face, while the other substrate which is used as the covering substrate is composed of a large size single substrate in such a size same as said composite substrate body. Such substrate structure realizes a large size gas discharge panel having a high production yield, without requiring the large scale production facility.
Abstract:
In a display panel utilizing gas discharge, ultraviolet rays which are generated at discharge excite fluorescent bodies facing a gas discharge space and the display is effected by the luminescence of the fluorescent material in response to said rays. The fluorescent bodies are surrounded by a dielectric layer having attenuation characteristics against ultraviolet rays. These fluorescent bodies are formed in every discharge region of the plasma display panel. Thus, if the radiation of the luminous body of the display panel utilizing gas discharge diffuses in all directions, its effect does not reach the fluorescent material of adjacent fluorescent bodies and the problem of cross talk can be resolved.