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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1999
Shigeo Ide, Yamanashi, JP;
Masahiro Suzuki, Yamanshi, JP;
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A plasma display panel driving apparatus for driving a plasma display panel having plural pairs of row electrodes and a plurality of column electrodes laid perpendicular to the pairs of row electrodes, forming discharge cells at respective intersections of the pairs of row electrodes and the column electrodes. The apparatus comprises a scan driver for supplying a scan pulse to one of each of the pairs of row electrodes to select a light-emitting discharge cell and a non-emitting discharge cell, and a discharge sustain driver for supplying a discharge sustain pulse to one of each of the pairs of row electrodes to maintain light emission of only the light-emitting discharge cell.