JPH08306318A - Plasma display panel and its driving method - Google Patents

Plasma display panel and its driving method

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JPH08306318A
JPH08306318A JP13269195A JP13269195A JPH08306318A JP H08306318 A JPH08306318 A JP H08306318A JP 13269195 A JP13269195 A JP 13269195A JP 13269195 A JP13269195 A JP 13269195A JP H08306318 A JPH08306318 A JP H08306318A
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Atsuo Kamioka
充生 上岡
Toshiyuki Akiyama
利幸 秋山
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01JELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2211/00Plasma display panels with alternate current induction of the discharge, e.g. AC-PDPs
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To drive a high intensity and highly efficient plasma display panel in low voltage by transferring to surface discharge by writing in display data on the narrower surface discharge clearance side, and discharging the wider surface discharge clearance side by using its discharge. CONSTITUTION: A first surface discharge electrode 13 composed of a belt-like transparent electrode, a second surface discharge electrode 14 and a third surface discharge electrode are provided on an insulating base board 1. A surface discharge clearance 16 is set in 50μm, and a surface discharge clearance 17 is set in 200μm. A metallic electrode having a width of 50μm is printed as a thick film on the surface discharge electrode formed of the transparent electrode, and a resistance value of the surface discharge electrode is equivalently reduced. Next, the first to the third surface discharge electrodes 13, 14 and 15 are covered with a transparent glass film 7 by a thick film printing process. In addition to that, surfaces of the electrodes are covered with a magnesium oxide film of a discharge resistant substance, and it is formed as a protective film 8. A belt-like metallic electrode orthogonal to the discharge electrodes 13 to 15 is formed on the insulating base board 1, and is formed as a data electrode 5. A phosphor layer 9 is also formed as a thick film along the data electrode 5.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、面放電を利用したAC
型メモリプラズマディスプレイパネルとその駆動方法に
関し、特に高輝度、高効率のプラズマディスプレイを供
給するためのパネル構造とその駆動方法に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an AC using surface discharge.
Type memory plasma display panel and its driving method, and more particularly, to a panel structure and its driving method for supplying a plasma display with high brightness and high efficiency.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】図5に、従来用いられているメモリ機能
を有する面放電を利用したAC型プラズマディスプレイ
パネルの一例の断面を模式的に示す。
2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 schematically shows a cross section of an example of a conventional AC type plasma display panel utilizing surface discharge having a memory function.

【0003】図5を参照して、AC型プラズマディスプ
レイパネルは、絶縁基板1、2、走査電極3、維持電極
4、データ電極5、絶縁層6、7、保護層8、蛍光体
9、及び隔壁10から構成されている。図中の12は放
電セル(画素)を、19は放電空間をそれぞれ示してい
る。
Referring to FIG. 5, the AC type plasma display panel includes insulating substrates 1 and 2, scan electrodes 3, sustain electrodes 4, data electrodes 5, insulating layers 6 and 7, a protective layer 8, a phosphor 9, and It is composed of the partition wall 10. In the figure, 12 indicates a discharge cell (pixel), and 19 indicates a discharge space.

【0004】この従来のAC型プラズマディスプレイパ
ネルは、図6に示すように、発光輝度及び発光効率が走
査電極3と維持電極4との間の間隙として規定される面
放電間隙18(図5参照)に依存する。発光輝度は、面
放電間隙18が40μmから250μmに増加するに従
いほぼ比例して増加している。また、発光効率は面放電
間隙18が40μmから100μmまでは徐々に増加
し、100μmを超えた辺りからほぼ比例して増加して
いる。
As shown in FIG. 6, this conventional AC type plasma display panel has a surface discharge gap 18 (see FIG. 5) in which the luminous brightness and luminous efficiency are defined as the gap between the scan electrode 3 and the sustain electrode 4. ) Depends on. The emission brightness increases almost proportionally as the surface discharge gap 18 increases from 40 μm to 250 μm. In addition, the luminous efficiency gradually increases from the surface discharge gap 18 of 40 μm to 100 μm, and increases almost in proportion from the point where the surface discharge gap 18 exceeds 100 μm.

【0005】一方、図7に示すように、放電電圧も面放
電間隙18に依存する。放電電圧は、電極間隙40μm
辺りで最小値をとり、面放電間隙18の増加に伴い急激
に増加している。
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the discharge voltage also depends on the surface discharge gap 18. Discharge voltage is 40 μm between electrodes
It takes a minimum value in the vicinity, and sharply increases as the surface discharge gap 18 increases.

【0006】この従来のAC型プラズマディスプレイパ
ネルを後述の駆動方法で表示させる場合において、輝度
及び発光効率が高い値を有するように面放電間隙18を
広い構造にした場合、高い駆動電圧が必要とされること
になる。このため、プラズマディスプレイパネルの駆動
回路はIC化(半導体集積回路化)することが困難とさ
れ、また回路規模も大きくなり高コストとなるため、実
用化が困難であった。
In the case of displaying this conventional AC type plasma display panel by the driving method described later, when the surface discharge gap 18 is wide so that the brightness and the luminous efficiency are high, a high driving voltage is required. Will be done. For this reason, it is difficult to make the drive circuit of the plasma display panel into an IC (semiconductor integrated circuit), and the circuit scale becomes large and high in cost, which makes it difficult to put it into practical use.

【0007】この従来のAC型プラズマディスプレイの
駆動方法を以下に説明する。
A method of driving this conventional AC type plasma display will be described below.

【0008】走査電極3に負極性の電圧パルスを印加し
て順次走査し、これと同期して所望の表示データに対応
する正極性の電圧パルスをデータ電極5に印加する。こ
れにより生じた書き込み放電を、走査電極3と維持電極
4に印加する負極性で互いに逆位相の電圧パルスにて放
電を維持させることにより表示が行われる。
A negative voltage pulse is applied to the scan electrode 3 for sequential scanning, and in synchronization with this, a positive voltage pulse corresponding to desired display data is applied to the data electrode 5. Display is performed by maintaining the discharge generated by the writing by the voltage pulses applied to the scan electrode 3 and the sustain electrode 4 and having negative polarities and opposite phases.

【0009】表示色は、データ電極5上に形成した蛍光
体9を放電による紫外光で励起して得ている。
The display color is obtained by exciting the phosphor 9 formed on the data electrode 5 with ultraviolet light generated by discharge.

【0010】図8に従来のAC型プラズマディスプレイ
の駆動波形の一例に示す。図8(a)は維持電極4に印
加する電圧パルスを示し、図8(b)、図8(c)、図
8(d)は走査電極3に、図8(e)はデータ電極5に
印加する電圧パルスをそれぞれ示している。
FIG. 8 shows an example of drive waveforms of a conventional AC type plasma display. 8A shows a voltage pulse applied to the sustain electrode 4, FIG. 8B, FIG. 8C and FIG. 8D show the scan electrode 3, and FIG. 8E shows the data electrode 5. Each of the applied voltage pulses is shown.

【0011】図8を参照して、表示データの書き込み
は、図8(b)、図8(c)、図8(d)に示すように
走査電極3に順次走査パルスを重畳して走査し、これと
同期してデータパルスを表示データに従って印加するこ
とにより、走査電極3とデータ電極5との間で放電させ
て行なう。
Referring to FIG. 8, when writing display data, as shown in FIGS. 8 (b), 8 (c), and 8 (d), scanning electrodes 3 are sequentially superposed with scanning pulses and scanned. By synchronizing with this, a data pulse is applied according to the display data to cause discharge between the scan electrode 3 and the data electrode 5.

【0012】続いて、走査電極3と維持電極4との間に
印加した維持パルスAと維持パルスBとの間で書き込ま
れた表示データに対応する放電を維持発光させている。
Subsequently, the discharge corresponding to the display data written between the sustain pulse A and the sustain pulse B applied between the scan electrode 3 and the sustain electrode 4 is sustain-emitted.

【0013】[0013]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】この従来の駆動方法に
おいては、表示データの書込みは対向するデータ電極5
と走査電極3との間で放電させることにより行われるた
め、面放電特性とはほぼ独立して行われる。
In this conventional driving method, writing of display data is performed by the opposing data electrodes 5.
Since the discharge is performed between the scanning electrode 3 and the scanning electrode 3, the discharge is performed almost independently of the surface discharge characteristics.

【0014】ところが、表示は面放電を維持することに
より行われるため、面放電電圧が直接的に駆動電圧に影
響する。このため、面放電電圧を駆動ドライバICの耐
電圧以下にすることが必要とされる。これに起因して、
広い面放電間隙18(図5参照)を備えた高輝度、高効
率のプラズマディスプレイパネル(放電電圧が高い)の
駆動回路の実用化を阻止していた。より詳細には、従
来、面放電間隙18を高々90μm程度とする構造のプ
ラズマディスプレイパネルしか実用に供することができ
ず、かかる従来のパネルは輝度及び発光効率が高いとは
いえない。
However, since the display is performed by maintaining the surface discharge, the surface discharge voltage directly affects the drive voltage. Therefore, the surface discharge voltage needs to be equal to or lower than the withstand voltage of the drive driver IC. Due to this,
This has prevented the practical application of a drive circuit for a high-luminance, high-efficiency plasma display panel (high discharge voltage) having a wide surface discharge gap 18 (see FIG. 5). More specifically, conventionally, only a plasma display panel having a structure in which the surface discharge gap 18 is at most about 90 μm can be put to practical use, and it cannot be said that such a conventional panel has high brightness and high luminous efficiency.

【0015】従って、本発明の目的は、上記問題点を解
消し、広い面放電間隙を有する高輝度、高発光効率特性
を利用したプラズマディスプレイ装置及びその駆動方法
を提供することにある。
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a plasma display device having a wide surface discharge gap and utilizing high luminance and high luminous efficiency characteristics, and a driving method thereof.

【0016】[0016]

【課題を解決するための手段】前記目的を達成するた
め、本発明は、同一面上に並置された複数の電極からな
る面放電電極群と、前記面放電電極群に直交するように
配設されたデータ電極と、を備え、前記面放電電極群と
前記データ電極との交差部に形成される放電セル(画
素)にガスを充填してなるAC放電メモリ型プラズマデ
ィスプレイパネルであって、前記面放電電極群が前記放
電セル内に互いに間隙幅の異なる少なくとも2つの面放
電間隙を有するように形成されてなることを特徴とする
プラズマディスプレイパネルを提供する。
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a surface discharge electrode group composed of a plurality of electrodes juxtaposed on the same surface, and a surface discharge electrode group arranged so as to be orthogonal to the surface discharge electrode group. An AC discharge memory type plasma display panel comprising: a discharge cell (pixel) formed at an intersection of the surface discharge electrode group and the data electrode, the discharge cell (pixel) being filled with gas. There is provided a plasma display panel, wherein a surface discharge electrode group is formed in the discharge cell so as to have at least two surface discharge gaps having different gap widths.

【0017】本発明は、好ましくは、前記面放電電極群
が、前記放電セル内において互いに並行する少なくとも
3つの電極を含み、且つ互いに間隙幅の異なる少なくと
も2つの面放電間隙を有することを特徴とする。
The present invention is preferably characterized in that the surface discharge electrode group includes at least three electrodes parallel to each other in the discharge cell and has at least two surface discharge gaps having different gap widths. To do.

【0018】本発明は、好ましくは、前記面放電電極群
が、前記放電セル内において互いに並行する3本の電極
を含み、中央に配置された第1の面放電電極の両側に互
いに間隙幅が相違する面放電間隙を有するように第2、
第3の面放電電極をそれぞれ配設したことを特徴とす
る。
In the present invention, preferably, the surface discharge electrode group includes three electrodes which are parallel to each other in the discharge cell, and a gap width is provided on both sides of the first surface discharge electrode arranged at the center. Second, to have different surface discharge gaps,
The third surface discharge electrodes are respectively provided.

【0019】本発明は、好ましくは、前記第1の面放電
電極と前記第2の面放電電極で形成される第1の面放電
間隙が前記第1の面放電電極と前記第3の面放電電極で
形成される第2の面放電間隙より狭く形成されると共
に、前記第1及び第2の面放電電極の幅と前記第1の面
放電間隙との和を前記第3の面放電電極の幅と略同一と
したことを特徴とする。
In the present invention, preferably, the first surface discharge gap formed by the first surface discharge electrode and the second surface discharge electrode is the first surface discharge electrode and the third surface discharge. It is formed narrower than the second surface discharge gap formed by the electrodes, and the sum of the widths of the first and second surface discharge electrodes and the first surface discharge gap is set to the third surface discharge electrode. It is characterized in that it is substantially the same as the width.

【0020】本発明は、好ましくは、前記放電セルが、
少なくとも前記面放電電極と平行に形成された隔壁にて
区画され、且つ互いに異なる前記面放電電極を備えた相
隣る前記放電セルの前記第1の面放電電極と前記第2の
面放電電極で形成される第1の面放電間隙と、前記第1
の面放電電極と前記第3の面放電電極で形成される第2
の面放電間隙とが、相隣る前記放電セル毎に交互に反転
して配置されてなることを特徴とする。
In the present invention, preferably, the discharge cell is
At least the first surface discharge electrode and the second surface discharge electrode of the adjacent discharge cells, which are partitioned by the barrier ribs formed in parallel with the surface discharge electrode and have different surface discharge electrodes from each other. The first surface discharge gap formed and the first surface discharge gap;
Second surface discharge electrode and the third surface discharge electrode
And the surface discharge gaps are alternately inverted and arranged for each adjacent discharge cell.

【0021】本発明は、好ましくは、前記第2の面放電
電極同士及び/又は前記第3の面放電電極同士が、相隣
る前記放電セル間で共通接続されてなることを特徴とす
る。
[0021] The present invention is preferably characterized in that the second surface discharge electrodes and / or the third surface discharge electrodes are commonly connected between adjacent discharge cells.

【0022】本発明は、同一面上に並置された複数の電
極からなる面放電電極群と、前記面放電電極群に直交す
るように配設されたデータ電極と、を備え、前記面放電
電極群と前記データ電極との交差部に形成される放電セ
ル(画素)にガスが充填され、前記面放電電極群が前記
放電セル内に互いに間隙幅の異なる少なくとも2つの面
放電間隙を有するように形成されてなるAC放電メモリ
型プラズマディスプレイパネルの駆動方法であって、前
記データ電極と前記面放電電極とに逆位相の電圧パルス
を印加して放電を生ぜしめることにより所望の表示情報
を書込み、前記面放電間隙のうち狭い面放電間隙を構成
する面放電電極に逆位相の電圧パルスを印加して先に面
放電させた後に、広い面放電間隙を構成する面放電電極
に逆位相の電圧パルスを印加して面放電させ、該面放電
を維持するようにしたことを特徴とするプラズマディス
プレイパネルの駆動方法を提供する。
The present invention comprises a surface discharge electrode group consisting of a plurality of electrodes juxtaposed on the same surface, and a data electrode arranged so as to be orthogonal to the surface discharge electrode group. A discharge cell (pixel) formed at the intersection of the group and the data electrode is filled with gas so that the surface discharge electrode group has at least two surface discharge gaps having different gap widths in the discharge cell. A method for driving an AC discharge memory type plasma display panel formed, wherein desired display information is written by applying a voltage pulse of opposite phase to the data electrode and the surface discharge electrode to generate discharge, Of the surface discharge gaps, voltage pulses of opposite phase are applied to the surface discharge electrodes forming the narrow surface discharge gap to cause the surface discharge first, and then the voltage discharges of the opposite phase are formed on the surface discharge electrodes forming the wide surface discharge gap. Applying a scan by surface discharge, to provide a driving method of a plasma display panel, characterized in that in order to maintain the said surface discharge.

【0023】また、本発明は、同一面上に並置された複
数の電極からなる面放電電極群と、前記面放電電極群に
直交するように配設されたデータ電極と、を備え、前記
面放電電極群と前記データ電極との交差部に形成される
放電セル(画素)にガスが充填され、前記面放電電極群
が中央に配置された第1の面放電電極の両側に互いに間
隙幅の異なる面放電間隙を備えるように少なくとも第
2、第3の面放電電極が配置され、前記第1の面放電電
極と前記第2の面放電電極で形成される第1の面放電間
隙が前記第1の面放電電極と第3の面放電電極で形成さ
れる第2の面放電間隙より狭く形成されてなるAC放電
メモリ型プラズマディスプレイパネルの駆動方法であっ
て、前記第1の面放電電極と前記データ電極で放電させ
て表示情報を書込む際に、前記第1の面放電電極に走査
パルスを印加し、前記走査パルスと同期して逆極性のデ
ータパルスを前記データ電極に印加し、且つ前記第2の
面放電電極と前記第3の面放電電極を同電位にすること
を特徴とするプラズマディスプレイパネルの駆動方法を
提供する。
The present invention further comprises a surface discharge electrode group consisting of a plurality of electrodes juxtaposed on the same surface, and a data electrode arranged so as to be orthogonal to the surface discharge electrode group. The discharge cells (pixels) formed at the intersections of the discharge electrode groups and the data electrodes are filled with a gas, and the surface discharge electrode groups have a gap width on both sides of the first surface discharge electrode arranged at the center. At least second and third surface discharge electrodes are arranged so as to have different surface discharge gaps, and the first surface discharge gap formed by the first surface discharge electrode and the second surface discharge electrode is the first surface discharge gap. A method for driving an AC discharge memory type plasma display panel, which is formed so as to be narrower than a second surface discharge gap formed by a first surface discharge electrode and a third surface discharge electrode. Write display information by discharging at the data electrodes A scan pulse is applied to the first surface discharge electrode, a data pulse having a reverse polarity is applied to the data electrode in synchronization with the scan pulse, and the second surface discharge electrode and the third surface are Provided is a method for driving a plasma display panel, which is characterized in that the discharge electrodes have the same potential.

【0024】本発明は、好ましくは、前記第1の面放電
電極と第3の面放電電極で形成する前記第2の放電間隙
で放電を発生させ、放電を維持して所望の情報を表示す
る際に、書き込まれた表示データに基づき前記第1の面
放電電極と前記第2の面放電電極で放電させた直後に前
記第1の面放電電極と前記第2の面放電電極を同電位と
し、且つ前記第2の面放電電極と前記第3の面放電電極
を逆位相にして放電を発生維持して表示することを特徴
とする。
In the present invention, preferably, a discharge is generated in the second discharge gap formed by the first surface discharge electrode and the third surface discharge electrode, and the discharge is maintained to display desired information. At this time, immediately after the first surface discharge electrode and the second surface discharge electrode are discharged based on the written display data, the first surface discharge electrode and the second surface discharge electrode are set to the same potential. Further, the second surface discharge electrode and the third surface discharge electrode are set to have opposite phases, and discharge is generated and maintained for display.

【0025】[0025]

【作用】上記構成のもと、本発明は、異なる面放電間隙
を同一放電セル内に設け、狭い面放電間隙の放電電圧が
広い面放電間隙の放電電圧よりも低いことを利用して、
高輝度、高発光効率の広い面放電間隙を低電圧で駆動す
ることができる。
With the above structure, the present invention provides that different surface discharge gaps are provided in the same discharge cell, and that the discharge voltage of the narrow surface discharge gap is lower than the discharge voltage of the wide surface discharge gap.
It is possible to drive a wide surface discharge gap with high brightness and high luminous efficiency at a low voltage.

【0026】その結果、従来の駆動回路規模及びコスト
と同程度以下で、従来例と比べて遥かに高輝度、高発光
効率のプラズマディスプレイを提供することができた。
As a result, it was possible to provide a plasma display having a much higher luminance and a higher luminous efficiency than the conventional example, with the scale and cost of the conventional drive circuit being the same level or less.

【0027】[0027]

【実施例】図面を参照して、本発明の実施例を以下に説
明する。
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

【0028】[0028]

【実施例1】図1を参照して、本発明の第1の実施例を
説明する。本実施例では、画素(放電セル)12(図5
参照)のピッチが1.05mmのプラズマディスプレイ
を例として説明する。以下の説明で示される電極幅等の
ディメンションは、封入ガスの種類や、画素の大きさ及
びピッチ等その他の構造ディメンション、更には構成材
料により最適値が異なる。このため、本実施例に記載さ
れるディメンション等は単に説明のためのものであっ
て、本発明を限定するためのものではない。
First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the pixel (discharge cell) 12 (see FIG.
A plasma display having a pitch of 1.05 mm) will be described as an example. The dimensions such as the electrode width shown in the following description have different optimum values depending on the type of the enclosed gas, other structural dimensions such as the size and pitch of the pixel, and the constituent materials. Therefore, the dimensions and the like described in the present embodiment are merely for the purpose of explanation, and are not for limiting the present invention.

【0029】図1を参照して、絶縁(ガラス)基板1上
に、帯状の透明電極からなる第1の面放電電極13と、
第2の面放電電極14と、第3の面放電電極15を形成
する。
Referring to FIG. 1, on an insulating (glass) substrate 1, a first surface discharge electrode 13 made of a band-shaped transparent electrode,
The second surface discharge electrode 14 and the third surface discharge electrode 15 are formed.

【0030】透明電極は、ITO(Indium-Tin-Oxide)
またはネサを面状に形成した後フォトエッチング法を用
いてパターン化した。
The transparent electrode is ITO (Indium-Tin-Oxide)
Alternatively, the nesa was formed into a plane and then patterned by using a photo-etching method.

【0031】第1の面放電電極13は幅100μm、第
2の面放電電極14は幅100μm、第3の面放電電極
15は幅250μmとした。
The width of the first surface discharge electrode 13 was 100 μm, the width of the second surface discharge electrode 14 was 100 μm, and the width of the third surface discharge electrode 15 was 250 μm.

【0032】そして、第1の面放電電極13と第2の面
放電電極14との間の第1の面放電間隙16は50μm
とし、第1の面放電電極13と第3の面放電電極15と
の間の第2の面放電間隙17は200μmとした。
The first surface discharge gap 16 between the first surface discharge electrode 13 and the second surface discharge electrode 14 is 50 μm.
The second surface discharge gap 17 between the first surface discharge electrode 13 and the third surface discharge electrode 15 was 200 μm.

【0033】透明電極で形成された面放電電極上に、幅
50μmの不図示の金属電極(「トレース電極」ともい
う)を厚膜印刷で形成し、等価的に面放電電極の抵抗値
を下げている。この金属電極は、例えば銀ペーストのよ
うな低抵抗のペーストを用いている。
On the surface discharge electrode formed by the transparent electrode, a metal electrode (also called "trace electrode") having a width of 50 μm is formed by thick film printing, and the resistance value of the surface discharge electrode is equivalently reduced. ing. For this metal electrode, a low resistance paste such as a silver paste is used.

【0034】続いて、第1〜第3面放電電極13、1
4、15を厚膜印刷プロセスによる透明ガラス膜(絶縁
層)7で20μm程度被覆した。
Subsequently, the first to third surface discharge electrodes 13, 1
4 and 15 were coated with a transparent glass film (insulating layer) 7 by a thick film printing process to a thickness of about 20 μm.

【0035】その上で電極上を耐放電物質である酸化マ
グネシウム膜で被覆して保護層8とした。酸化マグネシ
ウム膜は真空蒸着にて1μm程度の膜厚で形成した。
Then, the electrode was covered with a magnesium oxide film as a discharge resistant material to form a protective layer 8. The magnesium oxide film was formed by vacuum vapor deposition to have a film thickness of about 1 μm.

【0036】もう一方の絶縁(ガラス)基板2には第1
〜第3面放電電極13、14、15と直交する帯状の金
属電極を形成し、データ電極5とした。データ電極5
は、銀等の金属ペーストを用いて厚膜印刷工程により形
成されている。
The other insulating (glass) substrate 2 has a first
A band-shaped metal electrode orthogonal to the third surface discharge electrodes 13, 14 and 15 was formed as the data electrode 5. Data electrode 5
Is formed by a thick film printing process using a metal paste such as silver.

【0037】続いて、白色の無機顔料を混合したガラス
ペーストを厚膜工程で形成した絶縁膜の反射層11で被
覆した(反射層11は放電セルの放電発光を図中上側に
反射し、発光は透明絶縁層7を透過して出力される)。
Subsequently, a glass paste mixed with a white inorganic pigment was coated with a reflective layer 11 of an insulating film formed in a thick film process (the reflective layer 11 reflects the discharge light emission of the discharge cell to the upper side in the figure, and emits light). Is transmitted through the transparent insulating layer 7 and output).

【0038】さらに、データ電極5に沿って蛍光体層9
を厚膜プロセスにて形成した。
Further, the phosphor layer 9 is provided along the data electrode 5.
Was formed by a thick film process.

【0039】以上のようにして形成した2種類の基板を
隔壁10を介して150μmの間隙を保持するように対
向させて、放電により紫外光を発光するXe等のガスを
注入して周囲を気密封止した。
The two types of substrates formed as described above are opposed to each other with the partition wall 10 interposed therebetween so as to maintain a gap of 150 μm, and a gas such as Xe which emits ultraviolet light by discharge is injected to seal the surrounding area. It was tightly sealed.

【0040】隔壁10は酸化アルミニウム粉末とガラス
粉末とを混合したペーストを用いて厚膜プロセスにて形
成した。この隔壁10は、図1に示すように面放電電極
を分離するように電極に沿った方向と、データ電極5の
間にも形成し(不図示)、画素(放電セル)12を囲う
ように設けている。
The partition wall 10 was formed by a thick film process using a paste obtained by mixing aluminum oxide powder and glass powder. As shown in FIG. 1, the barrier ribs 10 are formed between the data electrodes 5 and the direction along the electrodes so as to separate the surface discharge electrodes (not shown) so as to surround the pixels (discharge cells) 12. It is provided.

【0041】[0041]

【実施例2】次に、図2を参照して、本発明の第2の実
施例を説明する。
Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

【0042】図2を参照して、本実施例は、第1の面放
電電極13と第2の面放電電極14との間の第1の面放
電間隙16と、第1の面放電電極13と第3の面放電電
極15との間の第2の面放電間隙17とを交互に配置
し、更に、第1の面放電電極13をパネル内部で共通接
続し、第3の面放電電極15もパネル内部で共通接続し
た構成としている。
With reference to FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, the first surface discharge gap 16 between the first surface discharge electrode 13 and the second surface discharge electrode 14, and the first surface discharge electrode 13 are provided. And the second surface discharge gaps 17 between the third surface discharge electrodes 15 are alternately arranged, and the first surface discharge electrodes 13 are commonly connected inside the panel. Is also commonly connected inside the panel.

【0043】第1、第2の面放電間隙16、17は前記
第1の実施例と同一幅とした。加えて、隔壁10を第2
の面放電電極14と第3の面放電電極15の端面中央部
に電極の長手方向に沿って形成し、かつ対向するデータ
電極5の長手方向に沿ってデータ電極5間にも形成し
た。隔壁10は、放電セル12の周囲を囲って隣接する
放電セルの影響により誤放電が発生したり、誤って放電
が消滅したりすることを防いでいる。
The first and second surface discharge gaps 16 and 17 have the same width as in the first embodiment. In addition, the partition wall 10
Of the surface discharge electrode 14 and the third surface discharge electrode 15 along the longitudinal direction of the electrodes, and also between the data electrodes 5 along the longitudinal direction of the opposing data electrodes 5. The partition wall 10 surrounds the discharge cell 12 and prevents an erroneous discharge from occurring due to the influence of an adjacent discharge cell or the discharge from being erroneously extinguished.

【0044】本実施例では、第1の面放電電極13は幅
100μm、第2の面放電電極14は幅550μm、第
3の面放電電極15は幅850μmとした。
In this embodiment, the first surface discharge electrode 13 has a width of 100 μm, the second surface discharge electrode 14 has a width of 550 μm, and the third surface discharge electrode 15 has a width of 850 μm.

【0045】この構造によると、放電セル12内の有効
電極幅が第2の面放電電極14で225μm、第3の面
放電電極15で375μmとなる。また、隔壁10は高
さ150μm、幅100μmとしてある。
According to this structure, the effective electrode width in the discharge cell 12 is 225 μm for the second surface discharge electrode 14 and 375 μm for the third surface discharge electrode 15. The partition wall 10 has a height of 150 μm and a width of 100 μm.

【0046】本実施例においては、第2、第3の面放電
電極14、15を隣り合う放電セル12同士で共有して
いるため、パネルの製造が簡易化している。
In this embodiment, since the second and third surface discharge electrodes 14 and 15 are shared by the adjacent discharge cells 12, the panel manufacturing is simplified.

【0047】更に、第2及び第3の面放電電極14、1
5のトレース電極を隔壁10の下に形成することができ
るため、放電セル12における発光をトレース電極が遮
蔽する割合が減少し、このため輝度、発光効率が見かけ
上増加する。
Furthermore, the second and third surface discharge electrodes 14, 1
Since the trace electrodes of No. 5 can be formed under the barrier ribs 10, the ratio of the trace electrodes blocking the light emission in the discharge cells 12 is reduced, and thus the brightness and the luminous efficiency are apparently increased.

【0048】以上、説明したパネル内部での共通接続の
方法は、本実施例における接続方法の一つの例である。
The common connection method inside the panel described above is one example of the connection method in this embodiment.

【0049】上記接続方法以外にも、表示領域以外(放
電セル12が形成されている領域の外側の領域)で接続
したり、データ電極5に沿って形成された隔壁10の下
のみで接続する方法等を用いてもよい。すなわち、画素
12の大きさやピッチ等表示領域の特質に適合した方法
を用いることができる。
In addition to the connection method described above, the connection is made in a region other than the display region (the region outside the region where the discharge cells 12 are formed) or only under the barrier ribs 10 formed along the data electrodes 5. A method or the like may be used. That is, a method suitable for the characteristics of the display area such as the size and pitch of the pixel 12 can be used.

【0050】[0050]

【実施例3】図3を参照して、本発明に係るプラズマデ
ィスプレイパネルの好ましい駆動方法の一実施例を以下
に説明する。
[Embodiment 3] With reference to FIG. 3, an embodiment of a preferable driving method of a plasma display panel according to the present invention will be described below.

【0051】第1の面放電電極13と、対向するデータ
電極5とで表示データに従って放電を生じさせ表示デー
タを書き込む。このため、第1の面放電電極13には電
圧波形Sを、データ電極5には電圧波形Dataを印加
する。
Discharge is generated between the first surface discharge electrode 13 and the opposing data electrode 5 according to the display data, and the display data is written. Therefore, the voltage waveform S is applied to the first surface discharge electrode 13 and the voltage waveform Data is applied to the data electrode 5.

【0052】本実施例では、電圧波形Sは、負極性の電
圧パルスであるプライミングパルスP1、走査パルスS
can、遷移パルスTrn2、維持パルスSus1の組
み合わせから成るパルス列である。
In this embodiment, the voltage waveform S has a priming pulse P1 and a scanning pulse S which are negative voltage pulses.
The pulse train is a combination of can, transition pulse Trn2, and sustain pulse Sus1.

【0053】このうち走査パルスScanは、第1の走
査電極13をパネルの全表示領域に亘って時間分割して
走査する。一方、プライミングパルスP1及び維持パル
スSus1は同時に印加される。但し、駆動ドライバの
電流容量等の他の理由から表示領域を複数のブロックに
分割して駆動する場合には、ブロック毎に印加してもよ
い。
Of these, the scan pulse Scan scans the first scan electrode 13 in the time division over the entire display area of the panel. On the other hand, the priming pulse P1 and the sustain pulse Sus1 are simultaneously applied. However, when the display area is divided into a plurality of blocks and driven for other reasons such as the current capacity of the drive driver, the voltage may be applied to each block.

【0054】また、電圧波形Dataは正極性のデータ
パルスDnの組み合わせから成るパルス列である。この
データパルスDnは前述の走査パルスScanに同期し
て、表示データの有無に基づいて印加される。そして、
表示データがある場合には第1の面放電電極13とデー
タ電極5の間に書込放電を発生させる。
The voltage waveform Data is a pulse train composed of a combination of positive polarity data pulses Dn. The data pulse Dn is applied in synchronization with the above-mentioned scan pulse Scan based on the presence / absence of display data. And
When there is display data, write discharge is generated between the first surface discharge electrode 13 and the data electrode 5.

【0055】以上のようにして書き込まれた表示データ
により、第1の面放電電極13と第2の面放電電極14
との間の選択された面放電を引き起こす。このために、
第2の面放電電極14に電圧波形Scを印加する。電圧
波形Scは、負極性の電圧パルスであるプライミングパ
ルスP2、遷移パルスTrn1、維持パルスSus1の
組み合わせから成るパルス列である。
According to the display data written as described above, the first surface discharge electrode 13 and the second surface discharge electrode 14 are formed.
Cause a selected surface discharge between and. For this,
The voltage waveform Sc is applied to the second surface discharge electrode 14. The voltage waveform Sc is a pulse train composed of a combination of a priming pulse P2, which is a negative voltage pulse, a transition pulse Trn1, and a sustain pulse Sus1.

【0056】遷移パルスTrn1は、表示データに従っ
て発生させた前述の書込放電によって第1の面放電電極
13上に形成された壁電荷やプライミング粒子を利用し
て、選択的に第1の面放電電極13と第2の面放電電極
14との間で面放電を起こさせる。このため、遷移パル
スTrn1は、表示領域の走査が完了し、第1の面放電
電極13の遷移パルスTrn2の直前に印加される。
The transition pulse Trn1 selectively uses the wall charges and priming particles formed on the first surface discharge electrode 13 by the above-described writing discharge generated according to the display data to selectively perform the first surface discharge. Surface discharge is caused between the electrode 13 and the second surface discharge electrode 14. Therefore, the transition pulse Trn1 is applied immediately before the transition pulse Trn2 of the first surface discharge electrode 13 after the scanning of the display area is completed.

【0057】面放電は、続いて前述の第1の面放電電極
13の遷移パルスTrn2により再度第1と第2の面放
電電極13、14との間で維持される。
The surface discharge is then maintained again between the first and second surface discharge electrodes 13 and 14 by the transition pulse Trn2 of the first surface discharge electrode 13 described above.

【0058】その後、面放電は第1と第3の面放電電極
13、15との間で一旦維持され、同電位とされた第
1、第2の面放電電極13、14と第3の面放電電極1
5との間で維持される。このため、第3の面放電電極1
5に電圧波形Cを印加する。
After that, the surface discharge is once maintained between the first and third surface discharge electrodes 13 and 15, and the first and second surface discharge electrodes 13 and 14 and the third surface are kept at the same potential. Discharge electrode 1
Maintained between 5 and 5. Therefore, the third surface discharge electrode 1
The voltage waveform C is applied to 5.

【0059】電圧波形Cは負極性の電圧パルスであるプ
ライミングパルスP2、遷移パルスTrn3、維持パル
スSus2の組み合わせから成るパルス列である。
The voltage waveform C is a pulse train composed of a combination of a priming pulse P2, which is a negative voltage pulse, a transition pulse Trn3, and a sustain pulse Sus2.

【0060】遷移パルスTrn3は、遷移パルスTrn
2と共に第1と第3の面放電電極13、15間で放電を
一時維持する。
The transition pulse Trn3 is the transition pulse Trn.
With 2, the discharge is temporarily maintained between the first and third surface discharge electrodes 13 and 15.

【0061】そして、この放電を維持パルスSus2は
維持パルスSus1と共に前述のように維持する。
Then, the sustain pulse Sus2 is maintained together with the sustain pulse Sus1 as described above.

【0062】本実施例では、上述のように遷移パルスT
rn1、Trn2、Trn3を順次印加したが、遷移パ
ルスTrn1を印加した後に同時に遷移パルスTrn
2、Trn3を印加してもよい。なお、プライミングパ
ルスP1、P2は、予め放電させることにより荷電粒子
や準安定粒子を放電セルに充満させ前述の書込放電を確
実に発生させるという作用を有する。
In this embodiment, as described above, the transition pulse T
rn1, Trn2, and Trn3 were sequentially applied, but the transition pulse Trn1 was applied at the same time after the transition pulse Trn1 was applied.
2, Trn3 may be applied. The priming pulses P1 and P2 have the effect of precharging the charged cells and metastable particles to the discharge cells to ensure the generation of the above-described write discharge.

【0063】以上の駆動方法にて図1等に示したパネル
を駆動し、所望のパターンを実現することができた。
A desired pattern could be realized by driving the panel shown in FIG. 1 and the like by the above driving method.

【0064】本実施例では、データパルスDnは波高値
60V、幅4μs、走査パルスScanは波高値160
V、パルス幅4μs、遷移パルスTrn1、2は波高値
150V、幅4μs、遷移パルスTrn3は波高値16
0V、幅4μs、プライミングパルスP1、P2は波高
値280V、幅10μsを用いた。
In this embodiment, the data pulse Dn has a peak value of 60 V, a width of 4 μs, and the scan pulse Scan has a peak value of 160.
V, pulse width 4 μs, transition pulse Trn1, 2 has a peak value 150 V, width 4 μs, transition pulse Trn3 has a peak value 16
0 V, width 4 μs, priming pulses P1 and P2 had a peak value of 280 V and width 10 μs.

【0065】また、維持パルスSus1、Sus2は波
高値160V、パルス幅4μs、100Khzの逆位相
のパルスを用いた。但し、これらのパルス波形は本実施
例のパネルに適用した一例を示したものである。
As the sustain pulses Sus1 and Sus2, pulses having a peak value of 160 V, a pulse width of 4 μs, and an opposite phase of 100 Khz were used. However, these pulse waveforms show an example applied to the panel of this embodiment.

【0066】[0066]

【実施例4】図4を参照して、本発明に係る駆動方法の
他の実施例について説明する。
Fourth Embodiment Another embodiment of the driving method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

【0067】本実施例は、書込放電の維持放電への遷移
を確実に行うためになされた駆動方法である。
The present embodiment is a driving method for surely performing the transition of the write discharge to the sustain discharge.

【0068】本実施例における駆動方法は、前述の遷移
パルスTrn1、Trn2、Trn3のパルス幅を4μ
sから10μsに広げたことを特徴としている。このよ
うに遷移パルスTrn1、Trn2、Trn3のパルス
幅を広げると、面放電の成長が確実となり大型のパネル
であっても駆動することが可能とされる。
In the driving method of this embodiment, the pulse width of the above-mentioned transition pulses Trn1, Trn2 and Trn3 is 4 μm.
It is characterized by being expanded from s to 10 μs. When the pulse widths of the transition pulses Trn1, Trn2, Trn3 are widened in this way, the surface discharge is surely grown, and even a large panel can be driven.

【0069】また、上記実施例では、負極性パルスを第
1〜第3の面放電電極13、14、15に、データ電極
5に正極性パルスを印加したが、本実施例のシーケンス
に従う駆動方法であればこの極性に限られるものではな
く、これ以外の極性パルスの組み合わせとしてもよい。
また、本実施例の駆動シーケンスを遵守することによ
り、3電極構造のAC型プラズマディスプレイの駆動方
法に適用されている、キャンセルパルス、ベースパルス
の重畳等の手法が適用できることは勿論である。
Further, in the above embodiment, the negative polarity pulse is applied to the first to third surface discharge electrodes 13, 14, 15 and the positive polarity pulse is applied to the data electrode 5. However, the driving method according to the sequence of this embodiment is used. However, the polarity is not limited to this, and a combination of other polarity pulses may be used.
Further, it is needless to say that the method such as the superposition of the cancel pulse and the base pulse, which is applied to the driving method of the AC plasma display having the three-electrode structure, can be applied by observing the driving sequence of this embodiment.

【0070】さらに、上記実施例では、データ電極5
は、第1〜第3の面放電電極が配設される面に対向する
面上に設けられているが、本発明はかかる構成以外に
も、同一面上に面放電電極を形成し面放電電極と絶縁膜
を介してデータ電極を形成するようにした構成にも適用
できることはいうまでもない。
Further, in the above embodiment, the data electrode 5
Is provided on the surface opposite to the surface on which the first to third surface discharge electrodes are arranged. However, in addition to this configuration, the present invention forms a surface discharge electrode on the same surface and forms a surface discharge. It goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to a configuration in which the data electrode is formed via the electrode and the insulating film.

【0071】以上、本発明を上記実施例に即して説明し
たが、本発明は上記態様にのみ限定されず、本発明の原
理に準ずる各種態様を含むことは勿論である。
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it goes without saying that the invention includes various embodiments according to the principles of the present invention.

【0072】[0072]

【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明によれば、
従来実用化が困難とされた、高輝度、高効率の比較的広
い面放電間隙を有するプラズマディスプレイパネルを駆
動する装置及び駆動方法を実用に供したものである。す
なわち、本発明によれば、狭い方の面放電間隙側で表示
データを書き込んで面放電に移行させ、狭い面放電間隙
の放電を利用して広い方の面放電間隙側を放電させるよ
うに構成したことにより、高輝度、高効率のプラズマデ
ィスプレイパネルを低電圧で駆動することができる。
As described above, according to the present invention,
The present invention provides a device and a driving method for driving a plasma display panel having a relatively wide surface discharge gap of high brightness and high efficiency, which has been difficult to put into practical use in the past. That is, according to the present invention, the display data is written on the narrower surface discharge gap side to shift to the surface discharge, and the discharge of the narrower surface discharge gap is utilized to discharge the wider surface discharge gap side. By doing so, it is possible to drive a plasma display panel with high brightness and high efficiency at a low voltage.

【0073】本発明によれば、パネル構造も比較的単純
で、駆動回路規模も従来とほぼ同程度とされ、このた
め、製造コストの増大を抑止し、輝度効率を特段に改善
することができるという利点を有する。特に、隣合う放
電セル同士で面放電電極を共有する構成とした場合パネ
ル構造を簡易化し、低コスト化を達成する。
According to the present invention, the panel structure is relatively simple and the scale of the drive circuit is almost the same as the conventional one. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in manufacturing cost and improve the luminance efficiency particularly. Has the advantage. In particular, when the surface discharge electrode is shared between adjacent discharge cells, the panel structure is simplified and the cost is reduced.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明の第1の実施例を説明するための図であ
る。
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a first embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】本発明の第2の実施例を説明するための図であ
る。
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a second embodiment of the present invention.

【図3】本発明の駆動方法の第1の実施例を説明するタ
イミングチャートである。
FIG. 3 is a timing chart illustrating a first embodiment of the driving method of the present invention.

【図4】本発明の駆動方法の第2の実施例を説明するタ
イミングチャートである。
FIG. 4 is a timing chart explaining a second embodiment of the driving method of the present invention.

【図5】従来のプラズマディスプレイパネルを説明する
図である。
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a conventional plasma display panel.

【図6】輝度と発光効率の面放電間隙依存性を示す図で
ある。
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the surface discharge gap dependence of luminance and luminous efficiency.

【図7】面放電電圧の面放電間隙依存性を示す図であ
る。
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a surface discharge gap dependency of a surface discharge voltage.

【図8】従来の駆動方法を説明するタイミングチャート
である。
FIG. 8 is a timing chart illustrating a conventional driving method.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 絶縁基板 2 絶縁基板 3 走査電極 4 維持電極 5 データ電極 6、7 絶縁層 8 保護層 9 蛍光体層 10 隔壁 11 反射層(絶縁膜) 12 画素(放電セル) 13 第1の面放電電極 14 第2の面放電電極 15 第3の面放電電極 16 第1の面放電間隙 17 第2の面放電間隙 18 面放電間隙 1 Insulating Substrate 2 Insulating Substrate 3 Scanning Electrode 4 Sustaining Electrode 5 Data Electrodes 6 and 7 Insulating Layer 8 Protective Layer 9 Phosphor Layer 10 Partition Wall 11 Reflective Layer (Insulating Film) 12 Pixel (Discharge Cell) 13 First Surface Discharge Electrode 14 Second surface discharge electrode 15 Third surface discharge electrode 16 First surface discharge gap 17 Second surface discharge gap 18 Surface discharge gap

Claims (9)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】同一面上に並置された複数の電極からなる
面放電電極群と、 前記面放電電極群に直交するように配設されたデータ電
極と、 を備え、 前記面放電電極群と前記データ電極との交差部に形成さ
れる放電セル(画素)にガスを充填してなるAC放電メ
モリ型プラズマディスプレイパネルであって、 前記面放電電極群が、前記放電セル内に互いに間隙幅の
異なる少なくとも2つの面放電間隙を有するように形成
されてなることを特徴とするプラズマディスプレイパネ
ル。
1. A surface discharge electrode group composed of a plurality of electrodes juxtaposed on the same surface, and a data electrode arranged so as to be orthogonal to the surface discharge electrode group. An AC discharge memory type plasma display panel, wherein discharge cells (pixels) formed at intersections with the data electrodes are filled with gas, wherein the surface discharge electrode groups have a gap width within the discharge cells. A plasma display panel, which is formed so as to have at least two different surface discharge gaps.
【請求項2】前記面放電電極群が、前記放電セル内にお
いて互いに並行する少なくとも3つの電極を含み、且つ
互いに間隙幅の異なる少なくとも2つの面放電間隙を有
することを特徴とする請求項1記載のプラズマディスプ
レイパネル。
2. The surface discharge electrode group includes at least three electrodes that are parallel to each other in the discharge cell, and has at least two surface discharge gaps having different gap widths from each other. Plasma display panel.
【請求項3】前記面放電電極群が、前記放電セル内にお
いて互いに並行する3本の電極を含み、中央に配置され
た第1の面放電電極の両側に互いに間隙幅が相違する面
放電間隙を有するように第2、第3の面放電電極をそれ
ぞれ配設したことを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載のプ
ラズマディスプレイパネル。
3. A surface discharge gap in which the surface discharge electrode group includes three electrodes that are parallel to each other in the discharge cell, and the gap widths are different on both sides of the first surface discharge electrode arranged in the center. The plasma display panel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second and third surface discharge electrodes are provided so as to have the above-mentioned.
【請求項4】前記第1の面放電電極と前記第2の面放電
電極で形成される第1の面放電間隙が前記第1の面放電
電極と前記第3の面放電電極で形成される第2の面放電
間隙より狭く形成されると共に、 前記第1及び第2の面放電電極の幅と前記第1の面放電
間隙との和を前記第3の面放電電極の幅と略同一とした
ことを特徴とする請求項3記載のプラズマディスプレイ
パネル。
4. A first surface discharge gap formed by the first surface discharge electrode and the second surface discharge electrode is formed by the first surface discharge electrode and the third surface discharge electrode. The second surface discharge gap is formed to be narrower, and the sum of the widths of the first and second surface discharge electrodes and the first surface discharge gap is substantially equal to the width of the third surface discharge electrode. The plasma display panel according to claim 3, wherein the plasma display panel is formed.
【請求項5】前記放電セルが、少なくとも前記面放電電
極と平行に形成された隔壁にて区画され、且つ互いに異
なる前記面放電電極を備えた相隣る前記放電セルの前記
第1の面放電電極と前記第2の面放電電極で形成される
第1の面放電間隙と、前記第1の面放電電極と前記第3
の面放電電極で形成される第2の面放電間隙とが、相隣
る前記放電セル毎に交互に反転して配置されてなること
を特徴とする請求項3記載のプラズマディスプレイパネ
ル。
5. The first surface discharge of adjacent discharge cells, wherein the discharge cells are partitioned by partition walls formed at least in parallel with the surface discharge electrodes, and the surface discharge electrodes are different from each other. An electrode and a first surface discharge gap formed by the second surface discharge electrode, the first surface discharge electrode and the third surface discharge electrode.
4. The plasma display panel according to claim 3, wherein the second surface discharge gap formed by the surface discharge electrodes is alternately inverted for each adjacent discharge cell.
【請求項6】前記第2の面放電電極同士及び/又は前記
第3の面放電電極同士が、相隣る前記放電セル間で共通
接続されてなることを特徴とする請求項5記載のプラズ
マディスプレイパネル。
6. The plasma according to claim 5, wherein the second surface discharge electrodes and / or the third surface discharge electrodes are commonly connected between adjacent discharge cells. Display panel.
【請求項7】同一面上に並置された複数の電極からなる
面放電電極群と、 前記面放電電極群に直交するように配設されたデータ電
極と、 を備え、 前記面放電電極群と前記データ電極との交差部に形成さ
れる放電セル(画素)にガスが充填され、 前記面放電電極群が前記放電セル内に互いに間隙幅の異
なる少なくとも2つの面放電間隙を有するように形成さ
れてなるAC放電メモリ型プラズマディスプレイパネル
の駆動方法であって、 前記データ電極と前記面放電電極とに逆位相の電圧パル
スを印加して放電を生ぜしめることにより所望の表示情
報を書込み、 前記面放電間隙のうち狭い面放電間隙を構成する面放電
電極に逆位相の電圧パルスを印加して先に面放電させた
後に、 広い面放電間隙を構成する面放電電極に逆位相の電圧パ
ルスを印加して面放電させ、該面放電を維持するように
したことを特徴とするプラズマディスプレイパネルの駆
動方法。
7. A surface discharge electrode group comprising a plurality of electrodes juxtaposed on the same surface, and a data electrode arranged so as to be orthogonal to the surface discharge electrode group, wherein the surface discharge electrode group is provided. A discharge cell (pixel) formed at the intersection with the data electrode is filled with gas, and the surface discharge electrode group is formed in the discharge cell so as to have at least two surface discharge gaps having different gap widths. A method of driving an AC discharge memory type plasma display panel, comprising: writing desired display information by applying voltage pulses of opposite phases to the data electrodes and the surface discharge electrodes to cause discharge, Of the discharge gap, the opposite phase voltage pulse is applied to the surface discharge electrode that forms the narrower surface discharge gap to cause the surface discharge first, and then the opposite phase voltage pulse is applied to the surface discharge electrode that forms the wider surface discharge gap. A driving method of a plasma display panel, characterized in that a surface discharge is applied to maintain the surface discharge.
【請求項8】同一面上に並置された複数の電極からなる
面放電電極群と、 前記面放電電極群に直交するように配設されたデータ電
極と、 を備え、 前記面放電電極群と前記データ電極との交差部に形成さ
れる放電セル(画素)にガスが充填され、 前記面放電電極群が中央に配置された第1の面放電電極
の両側に互いに間隙幅の異なる面放電間隙を備えるよう
に少なくとも第2、第3の面放電電極が配置され、前記
第1の面放電電極と前記第2の面放電電極で形成される
第1の面放電間隙が前記第1の面放電電極と第3の面放
電電極で形成される第2の面放電間隙より狭く形成され
てなるAC放電メモリ型プラズマディスプレイパネルの
駆動方法であって、 前記第1の面放電電極と前記データ電極で放電させて表
示情報を書込む際に、前記第1の面放電電極に走査パル
スを印加し、 前記走査パルスと同期して逆極性のデータパルスを前記
データ電極に印加し、且つ前記第2の面放電電極と前記
第3の面放電電極を同電位にすることを特徴とするプラ
ズマディスプレイパネルの駆動方法。
8. A surface discharge electrode group comprising a plurality of electrodes juxtaposed on the same surface, and a data electrode arranged so as to be orthogonal to the surface discharge electrode group. The discharge cells (pixels) formed at the intersections with the data electrodes are filled with gas, and the surface discharge gaps having different gap widths are formed on both sides of the first surface discharge electrode having the surface discharge electrode group arranged at the center. At least second and third surface discharge electrodes are arranged so that a first surface discharge gap formed by the first surface discharge electrode and the second surface discharge electrode is the first surface discharge. A method for driving an AC discharge memory type plasma display panel, which is formed to be narrower than a second surface discharge gap formed by an electrode and a third surface discharge electrode, wherein the first surface discharge electrode and the data electrode are When writing the display information by discharging, A scanning pulse is applied to the surface discharge electrode, a data pulse having a reverse polarity is applied to the data electrode in synchronization with the scanning pulse, and the second surface discharge electrode and the third surface discharge electrode have the same potential. A method for driving a plasma display panel, comprising:
【請求項9】前記第1の面放電電極と前記第3の面放電
電極で形成する前記第2の放電間隙で放電を発生させ、
放電を維持して所望の情報を表示する際に、 書き込まれた表示データに基づき前記第1の面放電電極
と前記第2の面放電電極で放電させた直後に前記第1の
面放電電極と前記第2の面放電電極を同電位とし、且つ
前記第2の面放電電極と前記第3の面放電電極を逆位相
にして放電を発生維持して表示することを特徴とする請
求項8記載のプラズマディスプレイパネルの駆動方法。
9. A discharge is generated in the second discharge gap formed by the first surface discharge electrode and the third surface discharge electrode,
When the desired information is displayed by maintaining the discharge, the first surface discharge electrode and the second surface discharge electrode are immediately 9. The display is performed by maintaining the second surface discharge electrode at the same potential, and setting the second surface discharge electrode and the third surface discharge electrode in opposite phases to generate and maintain a discharge. Driving method for plasma display panel of.
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