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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2003
Gi-young Kim, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Hyoung-bin Park, Kyungki-do, KR;
Seung-hyun Son, Kyungki-do, KR;
Gi-young Kim, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Hyoung-bin Park, Kyungki-do, KR;
Seung-hyun Son, Kyungki-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A flat lamp and a method of driving the same are provided. The flat lamp includes a front panel and a rear panel, which are spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other and hermetically sealed, and a spacer, which is provided between the front panel and the rear panel to maintain the front and rear panels separated by the predetermined distance and secure a discharge space. A predetermined discharge gas exists in the discharge space, and a fluorescent layer is formed on an inner surface of at least one of the front and rear panels. In the flat lamp, a plurality of electrode groups, each of which includes at least three electrodes, are provided in the rear panel.