Ac-type plasma display panel and its driving method

Abstract

In an AC-type PDP including first and second sustain electrodes extending along a line direction via a discharge slit; a discharge space; a dielectric layer coated on the first and second sustain electrodes, and an address electrode orthogonal to the first and second sustain electrodes via the dielectric layer, wherein the first and second sustain electrodes comprise first and second belt-like first and second metal electrodes thereon, respectively, where the first and second metal electrodes are narrower than the first and second transparent electrodes, respectively, wherein the first metal electrode is located on an edge apart from the discharge slit; and the second metal electrode is located on another edge near to the discharge slit. Moreover, then, a distance between the second sustain electrode and said address electrode may be smaller than a distance between said first sustain electrode and said address electrode. A gap between the second sustain electrode and the address electrode may be smaller than a clearance between the first sustain electrode and the address electrode. A rise time of a first sustain pulse which makes the second sustain electrodes negative with respect to the first sustain electrode is preferably slower than a second rise time of a second sustain pulse which makes the second sustain electrodes positive with respect to the first sustain electrode.