Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Yoshihito Tahara

Koji Aoto

Kazunori Hirao

Koichi Wani

Taichi Shino

Kenji Kiriyama

Driving method of AC type plasma display panel

A plasma display panel has spaced apart and parallel first and second substrates. A base glass layer is provided on one surface of the second substrate confronting the first substrate. A plurality of spaced apart parallel ribs are positioned on the base glass layer and between the first and second substrates. Each rib defines a channel with a neighboring rib. A plurality of phosphors capable of emitting light are provided, each of which is positioned a corresponding channel. In particular, the base glass layer and/or ribs are made of material substantially impermeable to and non-reflective of light.

Plasma display panel having a non-reflective glass layer

An AC type plasma display panel is designed so as to have the relationships of Wb>Wg>Wr and Db>Dg>Dr, where Wb, Wg and Wr denote the widths of blue, green and red discharge cells and Db, Dg and Dr denote the widths of address electrodes ( and ) corresponding to respective colors. As a result, it is possible to adjust the electric charge stored in the discharge cells due to a write discharge according to colors, thereby making complete lighting write voltages of the discharge cells uniform. This achieves the AC type plasma display panel with an excellent display quality that has less occurrence of erroneous discharge and discharge flicker and an improved white display quality.

AC type plasma display panel

A front substrate and a back substrate are placed opposing each other separated by a discharge space. The front substrate is made of a semitransparent material such as a dark color glass with a mean transmittance for visible light of 60 to 80%. On the front substrate, a group of electrodes including pairs of scanning electrodes and sustaining electrodes covered with a dielectric layer and a protective coating are provided. Data electrodes and spacers are formed on the back substrate, and phosphors are provided on the data electrodes towards the side of the spacers. A front filter, which is made of a semitransparent glass sheet with a mean transmittance for visible light of 60 to 80%, is disposed on the front side of the front substrate. The present invention realizes a display with less halation and high contrast. Also, a detection rate of a defect in electrodes, which are formed on the front substrate, improves.

Plasma display panel with semitransparent front substrate and filter

AC plasma display panel

A gas discharge display panel has front and rear plates. The plates are spaced apart from each other, thereby forming a chamber in which a discharge gas is contained. Also, both the front and rear plates are dark in color. Preferably, both the front and rear plates have a darkness of about 20% or more or a transparency of about 80% or less. This decreases halation of light, thereby preventing the mixing of colors. Also, the gas discharge display panel provides a high contrast and clear images to viewers.

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Yoshihito Tahara