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Structure and driving method of a plasma display panel

Assignee: Samsung SDI Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-11-16
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Granted: 1994-07-26
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Expires: 2012-11-16
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Abstract

Abstract A plasma display panel includes stripe-like anodes and barrier ribs on an upper face plate, first sustaining electrodes over the inner surface of a lower rear plate, and stripe-like cathodes on the first sustaining electrodes insulated from the first sustaining electrodes by interposing layers. The stripe-like cathodes are respectively connected to external capacitors via a common node and serve as second sustaining electrodes. In a driving method of the panel, the first sustaining electrode is supplied with a pulse varying from ground potential to a first positive potential, from the positive potential back to ground potential, and then from ground potential to a first negative potential. The second sustaining electrode is supplied with a pulse varying from ground potential to the first negative potential, from the first negative potential back to ground potential, and then from ground potential to the first positive potential. The anode is supplied with a writing pulse varying from a third positive potential to a fourth positive potential for data writing when the pulses of the first and second sustaining electrodes are both at ground potential. The cathode is supplied with a negative scanning pulse varying from a third negative potential to a fourth negative potential. The cathode is supplied with a negative erasing pulse having an amplitude equal to the different between the third and fourth potentials for erasing the written data after a predetermined time has elapsed. Thus, the durability of the plasma display panel can be improved.

Inventors

  • 👤 Dae-Il Kim

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J11/00; H01J11/20; H01J11/34; G; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/22; G09G3/28; G09G3/282; G09F; G09F9/00; G09F9/30; G09F9/313; G09G3/288; G09G3/296

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 92 words
A plasma display panel comprising: a first plate; stripe-like anodes and barrier ribs disposed on said first plate; a second plate having an inner surface; first sustaining electrodes disposed on the inner surface of said second plate for sustaining a discharge; dielectric layers respectively disposed on said first sustaining electrodes; p1 stripe-like cathodes respectively disposed on said dielectric layers and serving as second sustaining electrodes for sustaining the discharge; and external capacitors, each including first and second terminals, said strip-like cathodes being respectively connected to said first terminals at respective common nodes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 92 words
A plasma display panel comprising: a first plate; stripe-like anodes and barrier ribs disposed on said first plate; a second plate having an inner surface; first sustaining electrodes disposed on the inner surface of said second plate for sustaining a discharge; dielectric layers respectively disposed on said first sustaining electrodes; p1 stripe-like cathodes respectively disposed on said dielectric layers and serving as second sustaining electrodes for sustaining the discharge; and external capacitors, each including first and second terminals, said strip-like cathodes being respectively connected to said first terminals at respective common nodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
A plasma display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first sustaining electrodes are arranged as stripes in the same direction of said cathodes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
A plasma display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first sustaining electrodes are arranged as stripes in the same direction of said anodes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
A plasma display panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first sustaining electrodes are formed as one plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 244 words
A driving method of a plasma display panel comprising: stripe-like anodes and barrier ribs formed on an upper face plate; first sustaining electrodes formed over the whole inner surface of a lower rear plate; and stripe-like cathodes formed on said first sustaining electrodes and insulated from said first sustaining electrodes by dielectric layers interposed between said first sustaining electrodes and cathodes, and respectively connected to external capacitors via a common node, thereby serving as second sustaining electrodes, wherein said first sustaining electrode is supplied with a pulse varying from ground potential to a first positive potential, from said first positive potential back to ground potential, and then from ground potential to a first negative potential; said second sustaining electrode is supplied with a pulse varying from ground potential to said first negative potential, from said first negative potential back to zero potential, and then from ground potential to said first positive potential; said anode is supplied with a writing pulse varying from a third positive potential to a fourth positive potential for data writing, when said pulses of said first and second sustaining electrodes are both at ground potential and said cathode is supplied with a negative scanning pulse varying from a third negative potential to a fourth negative potential; and said cathode is supplied with a negative erasing pulse having an amplitude equal to the difference between said third and fourth potentials, for erasing said written data after a predetermined time has elapsed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 244 words
A driving method of a plasma display panel comprising: stripe-like anodes and barrier ribs formed on an upper face plate; first sustaining electrodes formed over the whole inner surface of a lower rear plate; and stripe-like cathodes formed on said first sustaining electrodes and insulated from said first sustaining electrodes by dielectric layers interposed between said first sustaining electrodes and cathodes, and respectively connected to external capacitors via a common node, thereby serving as second sustaining electrodes, wherein said first sustaining electrode is supplied with a pulse varying from ground potential to a first positive potential, from said first positive potential back to ground potential, and then from ground potential to a first negative potential; said second sustaining electrode is supplied with a pulse varying from ground potential to said first negative potential, from said first negative potential back to zero potential, and then from ground potential to said first positive potential; said anode is supplied with a writing pulse varying from a third positive potential to a fourth positive potential for data writing, when said pulses of said first and second sustaining electrodes are both at ground potential and said cathode is supplied with a negative scanning pulse varying from a third negative potential to a fourth negative potential; and said cathode is supplied with a negative erasing pulse having an amplitude equal to the difference between said third and fourth potentials, for erasing said written data after a predetermined time has elapsed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 32 words
A driving method of a plasma display panel as claimed in claim 5, wherein the duration of said erasing pulse is one tenth to one fifth the period of said writing pulse.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 226 words
A driving method of a plasma display panel comprising: stripe-like anodes and barrier ribs formed on an upper face plate; first sustaining electrodes formed over the whole inner surface of a lower rear plate; and cathodes formed on said first sustaining electrodes and insulated from said first sustaining electrodes by dielectric layers interposed between said first sustaining electrodes and cathodes, and respectively connected to external capacitors via a common node, thereby serving as second sustaining electrodes, wherein said first sustaining electrode is supplied with a pulse varying from ground potential to a first positive potential, then from said first positive potential back to ground potential; said second sustaining electrode is supplied with a pulse varying from ground potential to said first positive potential, then from said first positive potential back to ground potential; said anode is supplied with a writing pulse varying from a fourth positive potential to a fifth positive potential for data writing, when said pulses of said first and second sustaining electrodes are both at ground potential and said cathode is supplied with a negative scanning pulse varying from a third positive potential to a third negative potential; and said cathode is supplied with a negative erasing pulse having an amplitude equal to the difference between said fourth and fifth positive potentials, for erasing said written data after a predetermined time has elapsed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 226 words
A driving method of a plasma display panel comprising: stripe-like anodes and barrier ribs formed on an upper face plate; first sustaining electrodes formed over the whole inner surface of a lower rear plate; and cathodes formed on said first sustaining electrodes and insulated from said first sustaining electrodes by dielectric layers interposed between said first sustaining electrodes and cathodes, and respectively connected to external capacitors via a common node, thereby serving as second sustaining electrodes, wherein said first sustaining electrode is supplied with a pulse varying from ground potential to a first positive potential, then from said first positive potential back to ground potential; said second sustaining electrode is supplied with a pulse varying from ground potential to said first positive potential, then from said first positive potential back to ground potential; said anode is supplied with a writing pulse varying from a fourth positive potential to a fifth positive potential for data writing, when said pulses of said first and second sustaining electrodes are both at ground potential and said cathode is supplied with a negative scanning pulse varying from a third positive potential to a third negative potential; and said cathode is supplied with a negative erasing pulse having an amplitude equal to the difference between said fourth and fifth positive potentials, for erasing said written data after a predetermined time has elapsed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 32 words
A driving method of a plasma display panel as claimed in claim 7, wherein the duration of said erasing pulse is one tenth to one fifth the period of said writing pulse.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 22 words
The plasma display panel as recited in claim 1 including a first sustaining pulse supply circuit connected to said first sustaining electrodes.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 25 words
The plasma display panel as recited in claim 1 including a second sustaining pulse supply circuit connected to said second terminals of said external capacitors.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 29 words
The plasma display panel as recited in claim 1 including a gas disposed between said first and second plates wherein said first sustaining electrodes are exposed to said gas.

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