Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Won-Ju Yi

Kyoung-Doo Kang

Jae-Ik Kwon

Seok-Gyun Woo

Hun-Suk Yoo

Soo-Ho Park

Ho-young Ahn

Jun-yong Park

Dong-Young Lee

Su-Bin Song

Yong-Shik Hwang

Jeong-Chull Ahn

Chong-Gi Hong

Se-Jong Kim

Eun-Young Jung

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

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) 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

A plasma display panel (PDP) including a plurality of cavities within a barrier structure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the PDP includes i) an upper substrate, ii) a lower substrate facing the upper substrate, iii) the barrier structure disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate and defining discharge cells, iv) upper discharge electrodes arranged at intervals within the barrier structure and each surrounding at least parts of the discharge cells, v) lower discharge electrodes arranged at intervals within the barrier structure, located under the upper discharge electrode, and each surrounding at least parts of the discharge cells, and vi) phosphor layers disposed over the discharge cells. According to one embodiment of the present invention, ineffective power consumption can be reduced and heat generated in the discharge cells can be effectively dissipated.

Plasma display apparatus including a plurality of cavities defined within a barrier structure

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.

Plasma display panel

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

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 (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.

Plasma display panel with reduced electrode defect rate

A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: a first substrate; a second substrate arranged parallel to the first substrate; first barrier ribs arranged between the first and second substrates and defining discharge cells with the first and second substrates; second barrier ribs arranged between the first and second substrates, defining the discharge cells with the first substrate, the second substrate, and the first barrier ribs and being wider than the first barrier ribs; first discharge electrodes arranged inside the first barrier ribs to surround the discharge cells; second discharge electrodes arranged inside the second barrier ribs to surround the discharge cells and separated from the first discharge electrodes; phosphor layers arranged closer to the first barrier ribs and arranged inside the discharge cells; and a discharge gas contained within the discharge cells.

Plasma display panel (PDP)

A plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other and having a plurality of discharge spaces therebetween forming a display region for implementing images. Display electrodes are provided in lateral sides of the discharge spaces and extend in a first direction. Address electrodes extend in a second direction crossing the display electrodes. A dummy cell region and a frit region are provided outside of the display region. The frit region includes a first frit formed on a periphery of the first substrate, a second frit formed on a periphery of the second substrate, a dielectric layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and covering the display electrodes, and electrode terminals drawn out from the display electrodes to an edge of the first substrate and the second substrate.

A plasma display panel capable of being fast driven with low voltage by reducing a distance between an address electrode and a Y electrode. The plasma display panel includes a pair of substrates, discharge electrodes, and an address electrode. The substrates are arranged at a predetermined interval to face each other and form a plurality of discharge spaces between facing surfaces of the substrates. The discharge electrodes are arranged at predetermined intervals between the substrates. The address electrode is arranged a predetermined distance apart from the discharge electrodes in a direction where the substrates are arranged, and defines each of the discharge spaces in cooperation with the discharge electrodes.

A plasma display panel (PDP) that has a front substrate, a rear substrate arranged opposite to the front substrate, closed-type front barrier ribs arranged between the front substrate and the rear substrate and formed of a dielectric material, the front barrier ribs defining discharge cells together with the front and rear substrates, front and rear discharge electrodes arranged within the front barrier ribs and surrounding the discharge cells and spaced apart from each other, phosphor layers arranged within the discharge cells and a discharge gas injected into discharge cells.

A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) has a high aperture ratio of a discharge cell, a high light transmittance, and a high luminous efficiency and a stable and efficient discharge occurs uniformly at a low driving voltage on inner sidewalls of the discharge cell and concentrates in the center of the discharge cell. The PDP includes: a front substrate and a rear substrate facing each other and separated from each other; barrier ribs of a dielectric material arranged between the front substrate and the rear substrate to define discharge cells together with the front substrate and the rear substrate; discharge electrodes arranged within the barrier ribs, the discharge electrodes being separated from each other and surrounding the discharge cells and having at least one corner portion for surrounding the discharge cells; fluorescent layers arranged in the discharge cells; a discharge gas contained within the discharge cells; and an attenuator adapted to reduce a strength of an electric field generated between at least one pair of corner portions of the discharge electrodes, the corner portions facing each other, to be less than a strength of an electric field generated between portions of the discharge electrodes facing each other, other than the corner portions, in the discharge cells.

A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; first barrier ribs, formed of a dielectric material and arranged between the first and second substrates, the first barrier ribs defining discharge cells with the first and second substrates; a phosphor layer arranged in the discharge cells; upper discharge electrodes arranged in the first barrier ribs and extending to surround the discharge cells; and lower discharge electrodes arranged in the first barrier ribs to be separated from the upper discharge electrodes, and extending to surround the discharge cells; wherein at least one of the upper and lower discharge electrodes includes discharge units that are respectively divided into plural pieces separated from each other to surround the discharge cells, and connection units electrically connecting the discharge units that respectively surround the neighboring discharge cells.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Won-Ju Yi