Matsushita Electronics Corporation

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Toru Hirayama

Kazunori Hirao

Yukiharu Ito

Takao Wakitani

Takio Okamoto

Taichi Shino

Koichi Itsuda

Koji Aoto

Hajime Mae

Seiji Matsubara

Kouichi Nomura

A plurality of scanning electrodes and a plurality of sustaining electrodes parallel to each other are located on an inner face of a first glass substrate. Each of the scanning electrodes and each of the sustaining electrodes form a pair. A dielectric layer and a protection layer are formed on the first glass substrate in this order, covering the electrodes. A plurality of data electrodes perpendicular to the scanning electrodes and the sustaining electrodes are located on an inner face of a second glass substrate which is located opposed to the first glass substrate with a discharge space interposed therebetween. In an AC-type PDP having such a structure, at least one of the plurality of scanning electrodes and the plurality of sustaining electrodes are divided into a plurality of groups, and pulses having different phases are applied to the electrodes in different groups, thereby causing sustaining discharge. The scanning electrodes and the sustaining electrodes may be comb-like with teeth. The comb-like scanning electrodes and the comb-like sustaining electrodes are opposed to each other with a small gap interposed therebetween in the manner that the teeth thereof are in engagement with each other. In such a case, the data electrodes are located opposed to and in a longitudinal direction of the teeth of the scanning electrodes.

Gas discharge display apparatus and method for driving the same

An AC plasma display panel includes a plurality of opaque scanning electrodes (3b, 3c) and maintaining electrodes (4b, 4c) which are parallel to each other, formed on a first glass substrate (1) at the display side of the display, a plurality of ribs (9) formed on a second glass substrate (7) and arranged orthogonally to the scanning and maintaining electrodes, a data electrode (8) formed on the second glass substrate (7), positioned between the ribs and arranged parallel to the ribs (9), wherein a discharge cell (2) is defined by dividing the space between two ribs (9) and includes at least two of the scanning electrodes (3b, 3c) and at least two of the maintaining electrodes (4b, 4c). The maintaining discharge is generated between the two scanning electrodes (3b, 3c) and the two maintaining electrodes (4b, 4c). Consequently, a discharge region can be widened without decreasing the opening ratio, and an AC plasma display panel with high brightness and high efficiency can be obtained. In addition, because the display does not required to use electrodes in which a transparent conductor and a bus electrode are connected electrically, both the number of production steps and the cost of production can be decreased.

AC plasma display panel

Gas discharge display apparatus

A plurality of filaments are stretched in parallel on a rear plate, and an insulating plate is provided so as to cover the filaments. In the insulating plate, a plurality of through-holes are formed along the longitudinal direction of the respective filaments for exposing parts thereof. Each through-hole and phosphor layers, which are provided on the insulating layer adjacent to the through-hole, constitute one unit picture element. The respective phosphor layers in the respective picture element are installed in a plurality of cavities formed in a rib provided on a lower surface of the insulating plate, whereby separated from the neighboring phosphor layers. The respective cavities function as a discharge room, with a light-transmissive front plate, formed on the rib, as a lid and a portion of the insulating plate corresponding to the phosphor layer as a bottom. The respective discharge rooms overlap the through-hole at one end in the longitudinal direction thereof. A part of the filaments is exposed to the discharge room via the through-hole so as to act as a cathode. In addition, an anode exists respectively at the other end of the respective discharge rooms. In this manner, a luminescent panel for color video display, with a plurality of picture elements arranged in a matrix with a narrowed-pitch and a high density, is provided.

Luminescent panel for color video display and its driving system, and a

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Toru Hirayama