JP2004102301A - Display apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stable image by surely address discharging at an appropriate voltage corresponding to the kind of a phosphor. <P>SOLUTION: By setting a voltage applying to address electrodes at a value corresponding to discharge characteristics of each address electrode containing the phosphor (a light emitting medium), the kind of the phosphor can be selected without restriction, address discharging is surely performed at an appropriate voltage corresponding to the kind of the phosphor, to provide the stable image. Since the individual address electrode can be discharged in a broad control voltage range, the address discharge can be surely and easily performed, to realize high definition images while eliminating mis-discharge. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for driving a display device such as a display device such as a personal computer or a workstation, a flat wall-mounted television, and a plasma display panel for displaying advertisements and information.

For example, in a conventional AC plasma display of the address display separation type, an address discharge for defining a pixel (cell) that emits light is performed in one horizontal line (each of R, G, and B colors) at the same time, and is applied to an address electrode. The voltage was constant regardless of the color. Further, prior to the address discharge, the voltage applied to the address electrode during the reset period for initializing the charge state of each cell was constant regardless of R, G, and B.

However, the proper voltage of the address discharge differs depending on the type of the light emitting medium such as a phosphor provided in the address electrode portion, or the discharge characteristics of each address electrode including the difference due to the difference in the light emitting medium. When the voltage applied to the electrodes is kept constant, there are disadvantages that the voltage range for performing stable display is narrowed, and the types of luminescent media such as phosphors that can be selected are limited.

An object of the present invention is to provide a display technique capable of improving the disadvantages of the conventional technique, eliminating discharge mistakes of the address electrodes, and obtaining a display image with stable image quality.

In the present invention, the voltage applied to the address electrodes is set to a value corresponding to the discharge characteristics of each address electrode including the phosphor (light emitting medium), so that the selection of the phosphor type is not restricted, and the phosphor type is not restricted. Address discharge is reliably performed at an appropriate voltage corresponding to the type of the image, and a stable image is obtained.

According to the present invention, since the individual address electrodes can be discharged in a wide control voltage range, reliable address discharge can be easily performed, and a discharge error can be eliminated and a high-quality image can be realized.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

実 施 Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the structure of the plasma display panel of the present invention. On the lower surface of the front glass substrate 21, a transparent X electrode 22 and a transparent Y electrode 23 are provided. An X bus electrode 24 and a Y bus electrode 25 are stacked on each electrode. Further, a dielectric 26 and a protective layer 27 such as MgO are provided on the lower surface. On the other hand, an address A electrode 29 is provided on the upper surface of the rear glass substrate 28 in a direction perpendicular to the X electrode 22 and the Y electrode 23 of the front glass substrate 21. A dielectric 30 covers the address A electrode 29, and a partition wall 31 is provided thereon in parallel with the address A electrode 29. Further, a phosphor 32 is applied as a light emitting medium (light emitting medium) to the dielectric 30 on the partition wall 31 and the address A electrode 29.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of three cells of the plasma display panel viewed from the direction of arrow A in FIG. The address A electrode 29 is located in the middle of the partition wall 31, and one address A electrode 29 is provided for each color of the phosphor. In this example, three types of phosphors are applied in the order of R, G, and B. The space 33 between the front glass substrate 21 and the rear glass substrate 28 is filled with a discharge gas such as Ne or Xe.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of three cells of the plasma display panel as viewed from the direction of arrow B in FIG. The boundary of one cell is a position indicated by a substantially dotted line, and X electrodes 22 and Y electrodes 23 are alternately arranged. In the AC-type plasma display panel, positive and negative charges are separately collected on the dielectric near the X electrode 22 and the Y electrode 23, and an electric field for discharging is formed using the charges.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the wiring and circuit configuration of the X electrode 22, the Y electrode 23, and the address A electrode 29. The X drive circuit 34 generates a drive pulse applied to the X electrode 22. The Y drive circuit 35 is connected to each of the Y electrodes 23 and generates a drive pulse to be applied to the Y electrodes 23. The A drive circuit 36 is connected to each address A electrode 29 and generates a drive pulse applied to the address A electrode 29.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the wiring of the address A electrode 29 and the circuit configuration. In this embodiment, the phosphors are arranged in the order of R, G, and B from the left side of FIG. The address A electrodes 29 are alternately drawn out alternately in the vertical direction of the panel, and connected to the R address driver 37, the G address driver 38, and the B address driver 39 for each phosphor color. ing.

FIG. 7 shows an example of measurement results of the discharge voltage at the Y electrode 23 and the address A electrode 29 in each phosphor. In the composition of the phosphor used in this measurement, R is (Y, Gd) BO3: Eu, G is Zn2SiO4: Mn, and B is BaMgAl10O17: Eu, but this is only an example. Among these measured phosphors, the G phosphor has a higher discharge voltage than the other phosphors. However, some of the other G phosphors have a low discharge voltage. The same applies to the R and B phosphors.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a field configuration in the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 40 denotes one field period, the horizontal axis represents time t (one field period), and the vertical axis represents cell row y. In this case, one field is divided into first to eighth eight subfields 41 to 48, and the first subfield 41 is allocated as the subfield having the least number of discharges, and the subfields are allocated in the order of the least number of discharges. The fields are ordered. Each of the subfields 41 to 48 initially has a reset period 41a to 48a. Subsequently, there are provided address periods 41b to 48b which define cells to be displayed. Subsequently, there are sustain discharge periods 41c to 48c in which only cells in which charges are formed by the address discharge are discharged. In the sustain discharge periods 43c to 48c, the number of discharges is assigned to each of the sustain discharge periods 43c to 48c. Although the number of discharges and the order of the subfields are arbitrary, there are subfields in which the discharge is continuously repeated many times.

FIG. 1 is a time chart showing a part of the driving waveform of one subfield in the present embodiment. (A) is a part of the drive waveform applied to the X electrode 22; (b) is a part of the drive waveform applied to, for example, the first row (Y1) of the Y electrode 23; ), (D) and (e) are applied to the electrodes (AR, AG, AB) of the address A electrode 29 corresponding to, for example, the red (R), green (G), and blue (B) phosphors. It is a part of the driving waveform.

{For example, in one subfield 41, the waveform applied to the X electrode 22 includes a reset pulse 1 in a reset period 41a, an X scan pulse 2 in an address period 41b, and an X sustain discharge pulse 3 in a sustain discharge period 41c. At this time, the reset pulse 1 is set to a voltage higher than the discharge start voltage.

Next, the waveform applied to, for example, the first row (Y1) of the Y electrode 23 includes the scan pulse 4 in the address period 41b, the first sustain discharge pulse 5 in the sustain discharge period 41c, and the Y sustain discharge pulse 6, respectively. .

Next, a waveform applied to, for example, an electrode corresponding to a red phosphor of the address A electrode 29 includes an address pulse (pulse for performing an address discharge) 7 and a sustain discharge in an address period 41b corresponding to a cell to emit light. A pulse (hereinafter, referred to as a whole-surface pulse) 10 corresponding to the pulse (pulse for performing the sustain discharge). When there is no cell to emit light, there is no address pulse 7 either. Further, the address pulse 7 and the entire surface pulse 10 are set to substantially the same voltage Vr. The waveforms applied to the electrodes corresponding to the other phosphors, green (G) and blue (B), are the same as in the case of red, and the entire pulses corresponding to the address pulses 8 and 9 in the address period 41b and the sustain discharge pulse. 11 and 12, the address pulse 8 and the full pulse 11, and the address pulse 9 and the full pulse 12 are set to substantially the same voltage Vg and Vb, respectively. Note that this voltage is set in the order of Vg, Vr, and Vb from the higher one corresponding to each discharge voltage, and the power supply voltage supplied to the address drivers 37, 38, and 39 in the A drive circuit 36 is changed. Obviously, when the magnitude relationship between the discharge voltages differs depending on the type of the phosphor, the magnitude relationship among Vg, Vr, and Vb also differs.

Next, the operation will be described. An address discharge occurs in the cells to which the address pulses 7, 8, and 9 are applied to the scan pulse 4, and positively charged particles are placed on the dielectric 26 near the Y electrode 23 and on the dielectric 26 near the X electrode 22. Accumulates negatively charged particles. Only in the cells in which the charged particles are accumulated, continuous discharge occurs in the following first sustain discharge pulse 5, Y sustain discharge pulse 6, and X sustain discharge pulse 3. At this time, since the voltage of the discharge generated between the address electrode 29 and the Y electrode 23 differs depending on the type (color) of the phosphor, if an appropriate voltage is applied to each color according to the discharge voltage, the address discharge is performed. , A stable discharge can be obtained in a cell in which address discharge is not performed, and a stable operation can be obtained without discharging in a cell in which address discharge is not performed.

放電 By changing the voltage applied to the address electrode 29 according to the type of the phosphor as described above, the discharge operation can be stabilized.

Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a time chart showing a part of the driving waveform of one subfield in the present embodiment. (A) is a part of the drive waveform applied to the X electrode 22, (b) is a part of the drive waveform applied to, for example, the first row (Y1) of the Y electrode 23, and (c). , (D) and (e) show driving applied to the electrodes (AR, AG, AB) of the address A electrode 29 corresponding to, for example, the red (R), green (G), and blue (B) phosphors. Part of a waveform. Note that the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 denote the same drive pulses as in FIG. 1, and a description thereof will be omitted. 7, the waveform applied to the X electrode 22 and the waveform applied to the Y electrode 23 are the same as the waveform shown in FIG.

In the present embodiment, in the waveform applied to the address A electrode 29, the entire pulse 13 in the sustain discharge period is set to a voltage (Va) different from those of the address pulses 7, 8, and 9. This is because the discharge is not generated by the full-length pulse 13 in the sustain discharge period, and is appropriately set with respect to the voltage of the sustain discharge pulse regardless of the voltage of the discharge generated between the address electrode 29 and the Y electrode 23. This is because it is desirable. Note that the voltage Va of the entire surface pulse 13 and the address voltages Vr, Vg, Vb of the respective colors may be substantially equal. As a result, the remaining two voltages excluding one of the address voltages Vr, Vg, Vb are equal to In some cases, the voltage Va of the entire pulse 13 is substantially equal.

As described above, the voltage applied to the address electrode 29 is changed according to the type of the phosphor or according to the discharge characteristics of the address electrode 29 including the characteristic difference between the phosphors, and the voltage of the entire surface pulse 13 is further changed. By appropriately setting the voltage of the sustain discharge pulse, the discharge operation can be stabilized.

Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a time chart showing a part of the driving waveform of one subfield in the present embodiment. (A) is a part of the drive waveform applied to the X electrode 22, (b) is a part of the drive waveform applied to, for example, the first row (Y 1) of the Y electrode 23, (c), (d) and (e) are applied to the electrodes (AR, AG, AB) of the address A electrode 29 corresponding to, for example, red (R), green (G), and blue (B) phosphors. Of the driving waveform. Note that the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 denote the same drive pulses as those in FIG. 1, and a description thereof will be omitted. 8, the waveform applied to the X electrode 22 and the waveform applied to the Y electrode 23 are the same as the waveform shown in FIG.

In the present embodiment, in the waveform applied to the address A electrode 29, V1 with respect to the ground potential (0 V) of the circuit also during the period in which the address pulses 14, 15, 16 and the entire-surface pulses 17, 18, 19 are not applied. (Bias potential). Thus, the voltages Vr2, Vg2, Vb2 of the address pulses 14, 15, 16 can be made lower than the voltages Vr, Vg, Vb of the address pulse in the above-described embodiment, respectively. Circuit load can be reduced. Incidentally, the bias potential V1 is set lower than the discharge voltage between the Y electrode 23.

Next, a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a time chart showing a part of the driving waveform of one subfield in the present embodiment. (A) is a part of the drive waveform applied to the X electrode 22, (b) is a part of the drive waveform applied to the first row (Y1) of the Y electrode 23, for example, and (c) ( d) and (e) are part of the drive waveform applied to the electrodes (AR, AG, AB) corresponding to the red (R), green (G), and blue (B) phosphors of the address A electrode 29, for example. is there. It should be noted that the same drive pulses as those in FIG. 9, the waveform applied to the X electrode 22 and the waveform applied to the Y electrode 23 are the same as the waveform shown in FIG.

(4) Pulses (hereinafter, referred to as address reset pulses) 50, 51, and 52 for performing address reset in accordance with the reset pulse 1 during the reset period are applied to the address A electrode 29. The voltages Vr3, Vg3, Vb3 of the address reset pulses 50, 51, 52 are set so that the voltage difference from the voltage Vx of the reset pulse 1 exceeds the discharge voltage of each phosphor. When the discharge voltage of each phosphor is as shown in FIG. 11, the voltage of each address reset pulse 50, 51, 52 is set in the order of Vb3, Vr3, Vg3 from the higher voltage. Thus, at the rise of the reset pulse 1, a reset discharge is reliably generated between the X electrode 22 and the address A electrode 29, and the operation can be stabilized. When the voltage Vr3, Vg3, Vb3 of the address reset pulse and the voltage Vr, Vg, Vb of the address pulse are substantially equal in the same type of address electrode, there is an advantage that the power supply can be shared.

As described above, the discharge operation can be stabilized by applying a voltage to the address electrode 29 according to the type of the light emitting medium such as the phosphor or the discharge characteristic of the address electrode 29 including the same. it can.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a driving waveform of one subfield in the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the structure of the plasma display panel. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view as viewed from the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view as viewed from the direction of arrow B in FIG. 2. It is a schematic diagram which shows a panel electrode and a circuit structure. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a part of a wiring of an address electrode. It is a figure showing the measurement value of the discharge voltage of each fluorescent substance. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of one field. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a driving waveform of one subfield in the second embodiment. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a driving waveform of one subfield in the third embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a driving waveform of one subfield in the fourth embodiment.

Explanation of reference numerals

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Reset pulse 2 ... X scan pulse 3 ... X sustain discharge pulse 4 ... Y scan pulse 5 ... First sustain discharge pulse 6 ... Y sustain discharge pulse 7, 8, 9 ... Address pulse 10, 11, 12 ... Full pulse 21 ... Front glass substrate 22 X electrode 23 Y electrode 28 Back glass substrate 29 Address A electrode 31 Partition wall 32 Phosphor 34 X drive circuit 35 Y drive circuit 36 A drive circuit 37 R address driver 38 ... G address driver 39 ... B address driver 40 ... 1 field 41-48 ... first to eighth sub-fields 41a-48a ... reset period 41b-48b ... address period 41c-48c ... sustain discharge period 50,51, 52: Address reset pulse

Claims (6)

A sustain discharge for display and a reset discharge for resetting all cells are generated. An address is generated by a discharge between an electrode group disposed in parallel and an address electrode opposed to the electrode group and disposed in a substantially orthogonal direction. In a display device including a display unit that performs an operation,
At least one of the three address electrodes, red (R), green (G), and blue (B), provided with a different light emitting medium for each electrode, is connected to another address electrode in accordance with the discharge characteristics of the electrode. Driving with different voltages, controlling a reset discharge corresponding to the discharge characteristics by a difference between a voltage for the reset and the voltage applied to the address electrode in accordance with the voltage for the reset, and A display device characterized in that in the address operation, a voltage different from that of the other address electrodes is applied in accordance with the discharge characteristics to control the address discharge. The display device according to claim 1,
At least one of the three address electrodes, red (R), green (G), and blue (B), provided with a different light emitting medium for each electrode, is connected to another address electrode in accordance with the discharge characteristics of the electrode. Driving at a different voltage, and setting a difference between the voltage for resetting and the voltage applied to the address electrode in accordance with the voltage for resetting to be higher than a discharge starting voltage corresponding to the discharge characteristics. Wherein the reset discharge is controlled by applying a voltage different from that of the other address electrodes in accordance with the discharge characteristic in the address operation to control the address discharge. A sustain discharge for display and a reset discharge for resetting all cells are generated. An address is generated by a discharge between an electrode group disposed in parallel and an address electrode opposed to the electrode group and disposed in a substantially orthogonal direction. In a display device including a display unit that performs an operation,
Each of the three address electrodes of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) provided with a different light emitting medium for each electrode is different from the other address electrodes in accordance with the discharge characteristics of each electrode. A voltage or at least two types of address electrodes are driven at substantially the same voltage, and the discharge characteristic corresponds to the difference between the voltage for resetting and the voltage applied to the address electrode in accordance with the voltage for resetting. In the address operation, a voltage different from the other address electrodes or a voltage substantially equal to at least two types of address electrodes is applied in response to the discharge characteristics in the address operation. A display device characterized by being controlled. The display device according to claim 3,
Each of the three address electrodes of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) provided with a different light emitting medium for each electrode is different from the other address electrodes in accordance with the discharge characteristics of each electrode. A voltage or at least two types of address electrodes are driven at substantially the same voltage, and the discharge characteristic corresponds to the difference between the voltage for resetting and the voltage applied to the address electrode in accordance with the voltage for resetting. The reset discharge is controlled by setting it higher than the discharge start voltage, and in the address operation, a voltage different from other address electrodes or at least two types of address electrodes are used in accordance with the discharge characteristics. A display device wherein substantially equal voltages are applied to control address discharge. A sustain discharge for display and a reset discharge for resetting all cells are generated. An address is generated by a discharge between an electrode group disposed in parallel and an address electrode opposed to the electrode group and disposed in a substantially orthogonal direction. In a display device including a display unit that performs an operation,
At least one of the three address electrodes, red (R), green (G), and blue (B), provided with a different light emitting medium for each electrode, is connected to another address electrode in accordance with the discharge characteristics of the electrode. It is driven at a different voltage to control the address discharge by applying a voltage different from that of the other address electrodes in accordance with the discharge characteristic in the address operation, and the address electrode is controlled during the sustain discharge period. A display device characterized in that a voltage is applied to the display device. A sustain discharge for display and a reset discharge for resetting all cells are generated. An address is generated by a discharge between an electrode group disposed in parallel and an address electrode opposed to the electrode group and disposed in a substantially orthogonal direction. In a display device including a display unit that performs an operation,
Each of the three address electrodes of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) provided with a different light emitting medium for each electrode is different from the other address electrodes in accordance with the discharge characteristics of each electrode. A voltage or at least two types of address electrodes are driven at substantially the same voltage, and the address operation is controlled by applying a voltage different from the other address electrodes in accordance with the discharge characteristic, and A display device, wherein the voltage is applied to the address electrode even during a sustain discharge period.

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