Abstract:
A plasma display panel and a method and apparatus for driving the same that are capable of preventing miss-writing and improving discharge and light-emission efficiencies. In the panel, an upper substrate and a lower substrate are opposed to each other with having a plurality of discharge cells therebetween. A first upper electrode group includes at least one electrode having a desired width and is formed on the upper substrate. A second upper electrode group includes at least one electrode having a different width from the first upper electrode group and is formed on the upper substrate in such a manner to be adjacent to the first upper electrode group. A data electrode is provided on the lower substrate in such a manner to be perpendicular the first and second upper electrode group. In the method and apparatus, a short-path discharge occurs between two electrodes spaced at a small distance from each other, of electrodes included in the first and second upper electrode groups. A long-path discharge occurs between the two electrodes spaced at a larger distance than said distance between the electrodes causing the short-path discharge of said electrodes included in the first and second upper electrode groups.
Abstract:
A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes: a pair of panels facing at a prescribed interval from each other; sustain electrodes having a plurality of transparent electrodes arranged on one of the panels and bus electrodes formed to be at least partially overlapped on the transparent electrodes, the sustain electrodes being in pairs; address electrodes arranged to intersect the pairs of sustain electrodes; a plurality of cells formed on intersecting points of the pairs of sustain electrodes and the address electrodes; barrier formed between the panels for dividing the cells; and fluorescent layers arranged between the barrier, wherein a light absorption layer for absorbing light of each fluorescent layer formed on the cell is provided on a side of each bus electrode directing the inside of the cell. Therefore, the plasma display panel can prevent light emitted from the fluorescent layer from being reflected by a side of the bus electrode again when ultraviolet rays excite the fluorescent layer of the inside of the cell and the light is emitted from the fluorescent layer, thereby improving color purity and contrast.