Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Ki-Dong Kim

Yong-Su Park

Eun-Gi Heo

Jung-Suk Song

Joon-Hyeong Kim

Sang-Hyun Kim

Young-Cheul Kang

Seong-Hun Choo

Bo-Won Lee

A plasma display device is disclosed. The device includes a plasma display panel including an address electrode, first and second display electrodes crossing the address electrode, a dielectric layer covering the display electrodes, and an MgO protective layer covering the dielectric layer. The device also includes a driver configured to generate a sustain pulse width of 1 to 3.5 &#x3bc;s, and a statistical delay time (Ts) depending on temperature is represented by the following Formula 1:&#x2003;&#x2003;(Formula 1),

Plamsa display device and method for manufacturing the same

A plasma display panel having a uniformly distributed firing voltage despite of irregular discharge gaps, the plasma display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, barrier ribs between the first and second substrates to define discharge cells, address electrodes corresponding to the discharge cells and extending in a first direction, first and second electrodes respectively extending in a second direction crossing the first direction and formed on any one of the first and second substrates, corresponding to the discharge cells, and a dielectric layer covering the first and second electrodes, where the first and second electrodes are spaced apart from each other to form a discharge gap having distances, the dielectric layer having varied permittivities according to distances of the discharge gaps to improve discharge uniformity according to the distances of the discharge gaps.

Plasma display panel having electrodes covered by a dielectric layer having varying permittivites

A plasma display device includes: a plasma display panel including an address electrode disposed on a first substrate, a pair of first and second display electrodes disposed on a second substrate and crossing the address electrode, a dielectric layer covering the first and second display electrodes on the second substrate, an MgO protective layer covering the dielectric layer on the second substrate, and discharge gases filled between the first and second substrates; a driver that drives the plasma display panel; and a controller that controls a sustain pulse width of a sustain period to be 1 to 3.5 &#x3bc;s. The MgO protective layer includes 100 to 300 ppm of Ca, 100 to 250 ppm of Al, 10 to 50 ppm of Fe, and 70 to 170 ppm of Si based on MgO. The plasma display device shows improved discharge stability and display quality due to reduced discharge delay time (Ts).

Plasma display device with magnesium oxide (MgO) protective layer

Provided are a plasma display panel (PDP) and a driving method thereof. The PDP includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed in parallel and spaced apart from one another. Address electrodes are provided on the first substrate with a first dielectric layer over the address electrodes and the first substrate. Barrier ribs are provided on the dielectric forming a plurality of discharge spaces in which phosphor layers are provided. Sustain electrodes are formed on the second substrate facing the first substrate and are arranged crossing the address electrodes. A second dielectric layer is formed over the address electrodes and on the second substrate, and a protective layer including MgO of at least 99.6% purity by weight is formed over the second dielectric layer by a sintering process. The discharge can be stabilized by varying a Vset applying time or a Vnf voltage applying time according to the temperature of the plasma display panel, and wall charges can be sufficiently accumulated in the reset period.

Plasma display panel and method for driving same

A plasma display panel (PDP) according to one embodiment includes: a first substrate and a second substrate that are disposed substantially in parallel with each other with a predetermined distance therebetween; a plurality of address electrodes disposed on the first substrate; a first dielectric layer disposed on an entire surface of the first substrate while covering the address electrodes; a plurality of barrier ribs having a predetermined height from the first dielectric layer and disposed in a space between the first substrate and the second substrate to partition the space into discharge spaces of a predetermined size; a phosphor layer disposed in the discharge spaces; a plurality of display electrodes disposed on one side of the second substrate facing the first substrate in a direction crossing the address electrodes; a second dielectric layer disposed on an entire surface of the second substrate to cover the display electrodes; and a protective layer disposed to cover the second dielectric layer. The protective layer includes MgO having a crystalline grain size ranging from 100 to 500 nm and has a membrane density of less than or equal to 3.3 g/cm.

Plasma display panel

A plasma display panel comprising first and second substrates positioned substantially parallel to each other, facing each other and separated from each other by a predetermined distance is disclosed. A plurality of address electrodes are formed on the first substrate. A first dielectric layer covers the plurality of address electrodes on the first substrate. A plurality of barrier ribs having predetermined heights are mounted on the first dielectric layer, creating discharge spaces between the first and second substrates. Phosphor layers are formed within the discharge spaces. A plurality of discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate and are positioned perpendicular to the address electrodes on the first substrate. A second dielectric layer is formed on the second substrate covering the discharge sustain electrodes. A protection layer comprising MgO and Ca, Al, Fe and Si dopants covers the second dielectric layer.

Plasma display panel with magnesium oxide protection layer including dopants

A plasma display panel comprising first and second substrates positioned substantially parallel to each other, facing each other and separated from each other by a predetermined distance is disclosed. A plurality of address electrodes are formed on the first substrate. A first dielectric layer covers the address electrodes on the first substrate. A plurality of barrier ribs having predetermined heights are mounted on the first dielectric layer, creating discharge spaces between the first and second substrates. Phosphor layers are formed within the discharge spaces. A plurality of discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the second substrate and are positioned perpendicular to the address electrodes on the first substrate. A second dielectric layer is formed on the second substrate covering the discharge sustain electrodes. A MgO protection layer having a surface roughness (Rms) ranging from about 60 to about 250 &#x212b; covers the second dielectric layer.

Plasma display panel and method for making a plasma display panel

The plasma display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of electrodes formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer covering the plurality of electrodes, and a protective layer covering the dielectric layer. The protective layer comprises MgO with 0.1 to 3 mol % of ZrOadded.

Plasma display panel protective layer

MgO pellets are provided for use as a protective layer for a plasma display panel providing improved physical properties. The plasma display panel includes first and second substrates facing each other. A plurality of first and second electrodes are internally formed on the first and the second substrates. Dielectric layers cover the first and the second electrodes and a MgO protective layer covers one of the dielectric layer. The MgO protective layer has 400 columnar crystals per &#x3bc;m.

MgO pellet for protective layer of plasma display panel, and plasma display panel using the same

Disclosed is a plasma display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate provided with a predetermined gap therebetween, and disposed substantially parallel to each other; a plurality of address electrodes formed on the first substrate; a first dielectric layer formed on a front surface of the first substrate, covering the address electrodes; a plurality of barrier ribs mounted on the first dielectric layer with a predetermined height to provide a discharge space; a phosphor layer formed within the discharge space; a plurality of discharge sustain electrodes provided on a front surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate, and disposed generally perpendicular to the address electrodes; a second dielectric layer formed on the front surface of the second substrate, covering the discharge sustain electrodes; and a passivation layer coated on the second dielectric layer, comprising MgO and dopant elements Si and Fe.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Ki-Dong Kim