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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2002
Nobuaki Nagao, Katano, JP;
Hidetaka Higashino, Kyoto, JP;
Toru Ando, Osaka, JP;
Yuusuke Takada, Katano, JP;
Masaki Nishimura, Tkatuki, JP;
Ryuichi Murai, Toyonaka, JP;
Koichi Wani, Toronto, CA;
Naoki Kosugi, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroyuki Tachibana, Osaka, JP;
Yoshio Watanabe, Ibaraki, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka-fu, JP;
Abstract
A gas discharge panel having (i) a plurality of cells arranged in a matrix between a pair of opposing substrates, the cells being filled with a discharge gas, and (ii) plural pairs of display electrodes arranged on a surface of one of the substrates so as to extend through the plurality of cells, each pair of display electrodes being composed of a sustain electrode and a scan electrode that define a main discharge gap therebetween. In such a gas discharge panel, each sustain electrode and scan electrode includes a plurality of line parts that extend in a row direction of the matrix. Furthermore, the main discharge gap and a line part gap between adjacent line parts are provided such that a discharge current waveform of the display electrodes has a single peak when the gas discharge panel is driven.