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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
May. 14, 2003
Jung-pil Park, Cheonan, KR;
Jung-Pil Park, Cheonan, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., , KR;
Abstract
The present invention provides a drive apparatus and method for a plasma display panel, in which the drive apparatus and method improve contrast and prevent mis-discharge. According to the drive method, in a reset interval of a first sub-field, a voltage having an increasing ramp waveform is applied to scan electrodes during a first interval, and common electrodes are floated during a portion of the first interval such that a voltage of the common electrodes is increased to an initial voltage, which corresponds to a voltage applied to the scan electrodes and to a voltage applied to both sides of panel capacitors. Further, in a reset interval of a second sub-field, which exhibits a higher gray than the first sub-field, a voltage having an increasing ramp waveform is applied to the scan electrodes during a second interval, and floating the common electrodes during a portion of the second interval such that the voltage of the common electrodes is increased to another voltage, which is less than the initial voltage.