Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Samsung Sdi Co., Litd

Kyoung-Doo Kang

Jae-Ik Kwon

Won-Ju Yi

Seok-Gyun Woo

Hun-Suk Yoo

Woo-Tae Kim

Tae-Joung Kweon

Se-Jong Kim

Soo-Ho Park

Ho-young Ahn

Hyun Sook Kim

Hyun Soh

Chong-Gi Hong

Jun-yong Park

Eun-Gi Heo

Yun-Hee Kim

Dong-Young Lee

Su-Bin Song

Yong-Shik Hwang

Jin-Won Han

Tae-Kyoung Kang

Seung-Uk Kwon

Jeong-Chull Ahn

Eun-young Jung

Eun-Young Jung

Jae-Ik Legal&IP Team Samsung Sdi Co Ltd Kwon

A plasma display panel including: a first substrate and a second substrate utilized to display images; a dielectric wall disposed between the first and second substrates and defining a plurality of discharge cells; a first discharge electrode disposed in the dielectric wall; a second discharge electrode disposed on the second substrate to cross the first discharge electrode; and a phosphor layer formed on the first substrate. Accordingly, plasma can efficiently arrive at the phosphor layer, thereby increasing discharge efficiency.

Plasma display panel with two discharge electrodes

A plasma display panel. A first substrate and a second substrate are provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first substrate and the second substrate, the barrier ribs defining a plurality of discharge cells and a plurality of non-discharge regions. Phosphor layers are formed within each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The non-discharge regions are formed in areas encompassed by discharge cell abscissas and ordinates that pass through centers of each of the discharge cells. Also, external light absorbing members are formed between the second substrate and the barrier ribs layer at areas corresponding to locations of the non-discharge regions.

Plasma display panel

A plasma display panel including a sustain electrode pair comprising an X electrode and a Y electrode that are separated from each other by a discharge gap, and a barrier rib formed on a second substrate facing the first substrate and including first barrier ribs and second barrier ribs that define a discharge cell. Assuming that L is a sum of a width of the discharge gap and widths of the X and Y electrodes, P is a pitch between neighboring second barrier ribs, and H is a height of the first barrier ribs, a value of H satisfies 200&#xd7;L/P&#x2212;25&#x2266;H (&#x3bc;m)&#x2266;200&#xd7;L/P&#x2212;5.

Plasma display panel having dimension relationship between width of electrodes and barrier rib pitch

A method of driving a plasma display panel (PDP) that includes providing a plurality of X electrodes and a plurality of Y electrodes extending in a first direction, a plurality of A electrodes arranged between the X electrode and the Y electrode and extending in a second direction that crosses the plurality of X electrodes and the plurality of Y electrodes, and a plurality of discharge cells arranged in a region where the A electrodes cross the X electrodes and the Y electrodes. The PDP being driven by applying a pulse waveform voltage alternating between a low level voltage and a high level voltage to the X electrodes and applying a pulse waveform voltage alternating between the high level voltage and the low level voltage to the Y electrodes during a sustain discharge period when sustain discharging occurs in selected ones of the plurality of discharge cells. Voltages and/or pulse widths of the second pulse in the sustain discharge period are made different than other pulses in the sustain discharge period.

Method of driving plasma display panel (PDP) and PDP driven using the method

Provided is a plasma display panel having flexibility. The plasma display panel includes a panel assembly that displays images and has flexibility, a plurality of base members that are attached to a surface of the panel assembly and support the panel assembly, and connection members that connect the base members to each other and are installed to be bent in the same direction as the panel assembly is bent. The base members that support the panel assembly having flexibility on a rear surface of the panel assembly can be bent or folded in the same direction as the panel assembly by the connection members.

Flexible plasma display panel assembly incorporting base members coupled with connection members for supporting the flexible panel assembly

A flexible plasma display panel including a display area defined by a first substrate and a second substrate, which are disposed to face each other to form discharge spaces therebetween, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are flexible and include a plurality of electrodes; and a sealing area for sealing the first substrate and the second substrate by compressing the first and second substrates on edges of the display area.

Flexible plasma display panel and sealing thereof

A plasma display panel (PDP) which can realize low voltage driving, to thus reduce power consumption, and which can improve luminous efficiency through a long gap. The PDP includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposing each other, barrier ribs arranged in a space between the first substrate and the second substrate to define a plurality of discharge cells, phosphor layers formed in each of the plurality of discharge cells, address electrodes formed on the second substrate, and display electrodes provided on the first substrate. The display electrodes include igniter electrodes having ends protruding towards insides of the discharge cells, the igniter electrodes opposing the address electrodes within the discharge cells.

A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) in which terminals of discharge electrodes are stably formed includes: first and second substrates spaced apart from each other and facing each other; first barrier ribs interposed between the first and second substrates and partitioning a plurality of discharge cells; and a plurality of pairs of discharge electrodes adapted to generate a discharge in the discharge cells. The discharge electrodes are buried in the first barrier ribs, extend along an outside of the discharge cells and are arranged in a direction to form a terminal in an edge of the discharge electrodes, and at least one groove is formed in an outermost side of the first barrier ribs through which the terminals of the discharge electrodes are exposed.

Plasma display panel having auxiliary terminals

In a plasma display panel first and second substrates are located apart and substantially parallel to each other. A barrier rib layer is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. Discharge cells having various cross-sectional areas are formed within the barrier rib layer. Phosphor layers are formed within the discharge cells. Ring shaped first and second electrodes, conforming to the cross-sectional area of the discharge cells, surround the discharge cells adjacent to one or the other of the first and second substrates. The first electrodes are coupled together along a first direction and the second electrodes are coupled together along the same first direction. Address electrodes extend in a direction crossing the first direction and include protruding portions conforming to inner contours of the discharge cells.

A plasma display panel may include a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, barrier ribs disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and at least partially defining a plurality of discharge cells therebetween, a plurality of pairs of discharge electrodes for generating a discharge in the discharge cells, the plurality of pairs of discharge electrodes being arranged in non-display portions of the plasma display panel, and a color filter layer disposed between the barrier ribs and the first substrate.

Plasma display panel including a color filter layer

Provided is a plasma display panel including a rear substrate, a front substrate separated from the rear substrate, a plurality of barrier ribs arranged between the front substrate and the rear substrate and adapted to define a plurality of discharge cells corresponding to a plurality of sub-pixels, a plurality of sustain electrode pairs comprising a plurality of first discharge electrodes and a plurality of second discharge electrodes extending parallel to each other and surrounding ones of the plurality of discharge cells, the plurality of sustain electrode pairs being adapted to generate a discharge, a plurality of address electrodes extending and surrounding the plurality of discharge cells and arranged in a direction that crosses the plurality of sustain electrode pairs, a plurality of phosphor layers arranged within the plurality of discharge cells and a discharge gas arranged within the plurality of discharge cells, wherein a predetermined number of sub-pixels form a unit pixel, and unit pixels adjacent to each other in a direction are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.

Plasma display panel design resulting in improved luminous efficiency and reduced reactive power

A plasma display apparatus and manufacturing method. The plasma display apparatus includes a front substrate and a rear substrate. The rear substrate is formed of a metallic substance in which a plurality of grooves are formed on a surface facing the front substrate. An oxidation layer covers at least the surface facing the front substrate. A plurality of barrier ribs are located between the front and rear substrates and define a plurality of discharge cells corresponding to the grooves of the rear substrate. A plurality of discharge electrodes are located in the barrier ribs, surround at least portions of the discharge cells, and are separated from one another. A plurality of fluorescent substances are located in the grooves of the rear substrate. A discharge gas is filled in the discharge cells.

Plasma display apparatus and manufacturing method of the same

A plasma display panel that includes a first substrate and a second substrate, address electrodes formed on the second substrate, barrier ribs arranged in a space between the first substrate and the second substrate to define a number of discharge cells and non-discharge regions, phosphor layers formed within each of the discharge cells, and display electrodes formed on the first substrate, having a sustain electrode (X electrode) and a scan electrode (Y electrode) in a corresponding pair within each of the discharge cells. The discharge cells are arranged to alternate 'A' and 'B' sections, where the distances (pitches) between the centers of the adjacent discharge cells are respectively &#x201c;a&#x201d; and &#x201c;b&#x201d; in which &#x201c;a&#x201d; is less than &#x201c;b&#x201d;.

A plasma display panel includes first and second substrates opposing one another. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first and second substrates defining discharge cells and non-discharge regions. Phosphor layers are formed within each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The non-discharge regions are formed in areas encompassed by discharge cell abscissas and ordinates passing through centers of the discharge cells. Further, the discharge cells are formed such that ends thereof increasingly decrease in width as a distance from centers of the discharge cells is increased. The discharge sustain electrodes include bus electrodes that extend perpendicular to the address electrodes and outside areas of the discharge cells but across areas of the non-discharge regions, and protrusion electrodes formed extending from each of the bus electrodes.

Plasma display panel having bus electrodes extending across areas of non-discharge regions

A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a first barrier rib of a dielectric material disposed between the first and second substrates, and defining discharge cells with the first and second substrates; upper discharge electrodes, each including an upper discharge unit disposed in the first barrier rib to surround the discharge cell and a terminal unit protruding from the first barrier rib; lower discharge electrodes, each including a lower discharge unit disposed in the first barrier rib to surround the discharge cell and a terminal unit protruding from the first barrier rib, the lower discharge electrodes respectively separated from the upper discharge electrodes; a first extension barrier rib supporting the lower terminal unit to be at the same height as the lower discharge units; a phosphor layer disposed in the discharge cells; and a discharge gas filling the discharge cells.

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Kyoung-Doo Kang