Plasma display panel (pdp) having address electrodes with different thicknesses

Abstract

In an Alternating Current (AC) plasma display panel, a rear substrate and a front substrate are arranged to face each other. Discharge cells are formed between the rear and front substrates. A plurality of strip-shaped address electrodes are arranged on the rear substrate. A first dielectric layer is arranged on the rear substrate, and the address electrodes are buried in the first dielectric layer. A plurality of strip-shaped sustaining electrodes are arranged in pairs on the rear substrate to cross the address electrodes at right angles. A second dielectric layer is arranged on the rear substrate, and the sustaining electrodes are buried in the second dielectric layer. A protective layer is arranged on a bottom surface of the second dielectric layer. A plurality of barrier ribs are arranged between the front and rear substrates and define the discharge cells. The lateral sides of each of the barrier ribs are coated with a fluorescent layer. Each of the address electrodes includes thick portions disposed below the discharge cells and thin portions disposed between adjacent thick portions. The thick portions are thicker than the thin portions.