JPH09245627A - Gas discharge display device, manufacture thereof and drive method of panel thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make capable an efficient priming effect and stable writing action and reduce power consumption, by covering a display electrode and a priming electrode with a dielectric substance, and covering the priming electrode with a light shield layer. SOLUTION: A front substrate 1 of a transparent glass plate and a back substrate 2 are arranged to be opposed by interposing a gas discharge space 13 provided with a partition 12. Display electrodes 3, 4 are arranged in the inside upward of the front substrate 1, to be respectively connected to a mother electrode 11, an electrode pair is constituted, a priming electrode 6 is arranged parallelly therebetween. On the other hand, in the inside upward of the back substrate 2, a plurality of address electrodes 5 are arranged orthogonal to the display electrodes 3, 4. Further, the display electrodes 3, 4 and the priming electrode 6 are covered with a dielectric substance 7, the priming electrode 6 is covered with a light shield layer 9, a black stripe is constituted. In this way, an efficient priming effect and stable writing action can be attained. Decreasing of priming discharge voltage is made capable, power consumption is reduced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gas discharge display device (plasma display device), a manufacturing method thereof and a driving method thereof.

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2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional gas discharge display device of this type, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-307935, display electrodes (X) (X) which are parallel to each other are formed on the inner surface of one of a pair of substrates sandwiching a discharge space. Y) having a plurality of electrode pairs and a dielectric pair layer covering these to the discharge space, and a plurality of address electrodes intersecting the display electrodes (X) (Y) on the inner surface of the other substrate, and these address electrodes. AC with phosphor coating
Type matrix display system is generally described, a discharge sustaining pulse is applied to one display electrode (X) at the time of displaying one line, and in parallel with this, for writing to each address electrode. The drive system for applying the selective discharge pulse of is also described.

On the other hand, regarding the priming discharge in this type of gas discharge display device, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 60-1 is used.
In JP 21648, a plurality of priming anodes are provided on the inner surface of a front plate, a plurality of display electrodes and dielectric layers are provided on these display electrodes on the inner surface of a back plate, and a cathode is provided on the dielectric layers. A configuration is described, in which direct-current discharge is performed for priming discharge, a direct-current priming effect is efficiently applied, discharge occurrence of each display cell is accelerated, and light emission efficiency of the entire panel is improved.

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However, since the conventional gas discharge display device is constructed as described above, it is necessary to perform uniform priming discharge in all display cells regardless of the display pattern prior to the address operation. However, if the wall charges on the priming electrode are not erased by this priming discharge, there is a problem that unnecessary discharge easily occurs in the priming electrode itself and the subsequent write operation and sustain operation become unstable. .

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a priming electrode is used to cause a priming discharge, so that a high contrast ratio can be maintained and a later writing operation can be performed. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a gas discharge display device for stably performing an operation and a sustain operation, and further to provide a manufacturing method and a panel driving method thereof suitable for this device.

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According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gas discharge display device comprising: a front substrate; a rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate; and a plurality of displays on an inner surface of the front substrate. It is composed of a pair of display electrodes which are arranged in parallel with each other, and a plurality of address electrodes which are arranged in parallel with each other on the inner surface of the rear substrate so as to be orthogonal to the pair of display electrodes. An address electrode group, a phosphor provided on the address electrode, and a priming electrode that causes a priming discharge in a discharge space between the front substrate and the back substrate are the counter display electrodes on the inner surface of the front substrate. A priming electrode group, which is arranged between the priming electrodes, and a dielectric that covers the priming electrode group and the counter display electrode group are provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gas discharge display device comprising: a front substrate; a rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate; and a pair of display electrodes formed on the inner surface of the front substrate. A pair of display electrodes arranged in parallel to each other, an address electrode group consisting of a plurality of address electrodes arranged in parallel to each other on the inner surface of the back substrate and orthogonal to the pair of display electrodes, and A priming electrode that causes a priming discharge in a discharge space between the front substrate and the back substrate is disposed between the pair of display electrodes on the inner surface of the front substrate, and a priming electrode group including a plurality of the priming electrodes, A pair of dielectrics covering the priming electrode group and the counter display electrode group and the counter display electrode except for a portion on the address electrode facing the priming electrode. Provided in a portion is provided with a phosphor.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gas discharge display device, a front substrate, a rear substrate facing the front substrate, and a pair of parallel substrates disposed on the inner surface of the front substrate. First and second display electrodes, address electrodes arranged on the inner surface of the rear substrate in parallel to each other and orthogonal to the first and second display electrodes, and fluorescent light provided on the address electrodes. A body and on the inner surface of the front substrate on both sides of the first and second display electrodes,
A priming electrode that causes a priming discharge in a discharge space between the front substrate and the rear substrate by varying the distance from the first and second display electrodes, the priming electrode group, and the first and second priming electrodes. And a dielectric covering the display electrode of.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gas discharge display device in which the surface of the priming electrode is covered with a light shielding layer.

In the gas discharge display device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the priming electrodes are arranged intermittently between the pair of display electrodes.

According to a sixth aspect of the gas discharge display device of the present invention, the distance between the first display electrode and one priming electrode adjacent to the first display electrode is the distance between the second display electrode and the other priming electrode adjacent to the second display electrode. It is shorter than the distance from the priming electrode, and the distance between the first display electrode and the one priming electrode is substantially equal to the distance between the first and second display electrodes.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a gas discharge display device, which comprises patterning a plurality of parallel thin film electrodes on an inner surface of a front substrate, and forming a thin film electrode on the pair of thin film electrodes. A step of forming a mother electrode, a step of patterning a priming electrode by printing or photolithography on the inner surface of the front substrate between a pair of adjacent thin film electrodes, and a step of forming a light shielding film on the priming electrode. A step of patterning a large number of address electrodes on the inner surface of the back substrate in a stripe pattern, a step of forming a partition between adjacent address electrodes, the front substrate and the back substrate being the pair of thin film electrodes and the above After the address electrodes are arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other, the steps of sealing, exhausting, and filling gas are provided.

In a method for manufacturing a gas discharge display device according to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the priming electrode is formed with a transparent electrode material at the same time as the pair of thin film electrodes, and a metal film is formed on the underlying film. It is a thing.

In the method for manufacturing a gas discharge display device according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the priming electrode is formed by a printing paste in which powder of a black material is mixed.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gas discharge display device comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate which are parallel to each other on an inner surface of a front substrate.
A plurality of paired display electrodes composed of display electrodes, a plurality of priming electrodes provided on the inner surface of the front substrate between adjacent paired display electrodes, and an inner surface of a rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate. A gas having a plurality of parallel address electrodes provided orthogonal to the counter display electrode and the priming electrode, a dielectric covering the counter display electrode and the priming electrode, and a phosphor covering the address electrode. A discharge display panel, first and second drive circuits for driving the first and second display electrodes, a write drive circuit for applying a write pulse to the address electrodes, and a plurality of the plurality of drive circuits prior to application of the write pulse. A priming pulse is applied to the priming electrode to cause a priming discharge between the plurality of priming electrodes and the plurality of address electrodes. It is provided with a priming driving circuit to cause.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gas discharge display device comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate which are parallel to each other on an inner surface of a front substrate.
A plurality of paired display electrodes composed of the display electrodes, a plurality of priming electrodes provided on the inner surface of the front substrate between adjacent paired display electrodes, the priming electrodes being commonly connected in blocks for each desired plurality, and the front surface. A plurality of parallel address electrodes provided orthogonal to the counter display electrode and the priming electrode on the inner surface of the back substrate arranged to face the substrate, and a dielectric covering the counter display electrode and the priming electrode, A gas discharge display panel having a phosphor covering the address electrodes, first and second drive circuits for driving the first and second display electrodes, and a write drive circuit for applying a write pulse to the address electrodes. , The priming pulse is applied to each of the blocked priming electrodes prior to the application of the write pulse. And it is provided with a priming driving circuit to cause a priming discharge in the discharge space between the address electrodes.

In the gas discharge display device according to the twelfth aspect of the invention, the priming drive circuit has a reactive power recovery circuit utilizing LC resonance.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of driving a gas discharge display panel, wherein the inner surface of the front substrate is parallel to each other,
Further, a first and second display electrode group in which a large number of first and second display electrodes are alternately arranged and an inner surface of the front substrate are provided, and the first and second display electrodes are arranged in an electrode pair. And a priming electrode group in which a priming electrode is arranged between these electrode pairs, a dielectric covering the priming electrode group, the first and second display electrode groups, and the front substrate. The first and second layers are formed on the inner surface of the back substrate.
In a method of driving a gas discharge display panel having an address electrode group in which a large number of address electrodes are arranged orthogonally to the display electrode group, a priming pulse is applied to the priming electrode group and a write timing pulse is applied to the address electrode group at the same time. The voltage is applied to cause priming discharge, and immediately after that, the write pulse is applied to the address electrode group.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in a method for driving a gas discharge display panel, a priming pulse is applied to the priming electrode group after applying an erasing pulse to the first and second display electrode groups. It is the one.

A method of driving a gas discharge display panel according to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention is to sequentially apply the priming pulse to a plurality of priming electrodes in the priming electrode group.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the method for driving a gas discharge display panel, the voltage of the priming pulse causes priming discharge between the priming electrode and the address electrode, and then the dielectric. The wall charges on the top and the address electrodes cause self-erasing discharge to erase the wall charges.

In the gas discharge display panel driving method according to the seventeenth aspect of the present invention, the width of the priming pulse is narrower than the write timing pulse width.

The driving method of the gas discharge display panel according to the eighteenth aspect of the present invention is such that a narrow pulse having a polarity opposite to that of the priming pulse is applied immediately after the application of the priming pulse.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, in a method for driving a gas discharge display panel, the voltage applied to the first and second display electrodes during the priming discharge is the voltage applied to the priming electrode and the address electrode. Is the average voltage of the applied voltage.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of driving a gas discharge display panel, wherein a scanning pulse is applied to the first display electrode and a writing voltage is applied to the second display electrode. During the priming discharge, a voltage having a polarity opposite to that of the scanning pulse is applied to the first display electrode, and a voltage having a polarity opposite to the writing voltage is applied to the second display electrode.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of driving a gas discharge display panel, wherein the inner surface of the front substrate is parallel to each other,
Further, a first and second display electrode group in which a large number of first and second display electrodes are alternately arranged and an inner surface of the front substrate are provided, and the first and second display electrodes are arranged in an electrode pair. And a priming electrode group in which a priming electrode is arranged between these electrode pairs, a dielectric covering the priming electrode group, the first and second display electrode groups, and the front substrate. The first and second layers are formed on the inner surface of the back substrate.
In a method of driving a gas discharge display panel having an address electrode group in which a large number of address electrodes are arranged orthogonally to the display electrode group, a priming pulse is applied to the priming electrode group and a write timing pulse is applied to the address electrode group at the same time. Applied to cause priming discharge,
In the method for driving a gas discharge display panel, which is characterized in that an address pulse is applied to the address electrode group immediately after that, a priming pulse is applied to the priming electrode to cause a priming discharge, and then the address is applied. During the period in which the writing voltage is applied to the electrodes, the voltage applied to the priming electrode is an intermediate voltage between the writing voltage and the first display electrode applying the scanning pulse.

According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of driving a gas discharge display panel, wherein a half of the sustain pulse voltage is applied during a sustain period in which sustain pulses are alternately applied to the first and second display electrodes. Is applied to the priming electrode in synchronization with the sustain pulse.

In the method for driving a gas discharge display panel according to the twenty-third aspect of the present invention, the priming electrodes are set to high impedance during a sustain period in which sustain pulses are alternately applied to the first and second display electrodes. It is a thing.

According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of driving a gas discharge display panel, wherein the first and the first electrodes are applied after applying a priming pulse to the priming electrode group and before applying an address pulse to the address electrode group. The residual charge inversion pulse is applied to the second display electrode group, and then the auxiliary erase pulse having the opposite polarity to this residual charge inversion pulse is applied.

According to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of driving a gas discharge display panel, wherein the inner surface of the front substrate is parallel to each other,
Further, a first and second display electrode group in which a large number of first and second display electrodes are alternately arranged and an inner surface of the front substrate are provided, and the first and second display electrodes are arranged in an electrode pair. And a priming electrode group in which a priming electrode is arranged between these electrode pairs, a dielectric covering the priming electrode group, the first and second display electrode groups, and the front substrate. The first and second layers are formed on the inner surface of the back substrate.
In a method for driving a gas discharge display panel having an address electrode group in which a large number of address electrodes are arranged orthogonally to the display electrode group, the address electrodes are applied to the address electrodes immediately after applying a priming pulse to the priming electrodes sequentially line by line. An address pulse is applied to cause address discharge.

According to a twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of driving a gas discharge display panel, wherein the priming discharge is caused in the m-th line (m is an integer), and the n-th line (n> m) after a predetermined time has elapsed. ) (N is an integer), the address discharge is generated in the m-th line immediately after the priming discharge.

The driving method of the gas discharge display panel according to the twenty-seventh aspect of the invention is to apply the write pulse to all the lines and then simultaneously apply the sustain pulse to all the lines to perform the sustain discharge.

According to a twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of driving a gas discharge display panel, comprising: first and second display electrodes arranged in parallel with each other on an inner surface of a front substrate; and the first display electrode. Adjacent to the priming electrode on the inner surface of the front substrate, and the first and second display electrodes on the inner surface of the rear substrate opposed to the front substrate and orthogonal to the priming electrode. In a method of driving a gas discharge display panel having disposed address electrodes, a dielectric covering the first and second display electrodes and the priming electrode, the priming electrode is positively charged when a write pulse is applied to the address electrodes. Of the wall charge having a voltage value higher than the sustain pulse applied to the first and second display electrodes by maintaining a positive potential, discharging between the priming electrode and the first display electrode. Luz a is obtained so as to form a wall charge in the first during application to the display electrodes up a voltage value of said second display electrodes above the first and second display electrodes.

According to a twenty-ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of driving a gas discharge display panel, comprising: first and second display electrodes arranged in parallel with each other on an inner surface of a front substrate; and the first display electrode. Adjacent to the priming electrode on the inner surface of the front substrate, and the first and second display electrodes on the inner surface of the rear substrate opposed to the front substrate and orthogonal to the priming electrode. In a method of driving a gas discharge display panel having an address electrode provided, a dielectric covering the first and second display electrodes and the priming electrode, a write pulse is applied to the address electrode to generate a write discharge. After that, a negative pulse is applied to the priming electrode, and a negative sustain pulse is alternately applied to the first and second display electrodes.

According to a thirtieth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of driving a gas discharge display panel, wherein first and second display electrodes are arranged in parallel with each other on an inner surface of a front substrate, and the first and second display electrodes are provided. Of the priming electrode disposed on the inner surface of the front substrate in parallel with the display electrodes of the first and second display electrodes and the priming electrode on the inner surface of the rear substrate disposed opposite to the front substrate. A method of driving a gas discharge display panel, comprising: an address electrode arranged in an array, a dielectric covering the first and second display electrodes, and a priming electrode, the priming electrode and the first or second
A voltage pulse of opposite polarity is applied to the display electrode to generate a priming discharge in the discharge space between the front substrate and the rear substrate, and then a write pulse is applied to the address electrode. .

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BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Embodiment. 1 Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1A is a sectional view of a gas discharge display panel according to the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a sectional view taken along the line AA ′ in FIG. 1A. In FIGS. 1A and 1B, 1 and 2 are a front substrate and a rear substrate, respectively, which are made of a transparent glass plate. Reference numerals 3 and 4 denote display electrodes (sustain electrodes) arranged on the inner surface of the front substrate 1, and the two sustain electrodes 3 and 4 form an electrode pair. Here, the sustain electrodes 3 are called Y electrodes, and the sustain electrodes 4 are called X electrodes. Reference numeral 5 denotes a plurality of address electrodes (writing electrodes: hereinafter referred to as W electrodes) arranged on the inner surface of the rear substrate 2 so as to be orthogonal to the X and Y electrodes 3 and 4, and 6 denotes a priming electrode (hereinafter referred to as T electrode). And the X and Y electrodes 3, which form an electrode pair,
Between the four electrode pairs, on the inner surface of the front substrate 1 and in parallel with the X and Y electrodes 3 and 4, respectively. 7 is a dielectric covering the X and Y electrodes 3 and 4 and the T electrode 6,
Reference numeral 8 is a phosphor that covers the W electrode 5, and 9 is a light-shielding layer that covers the T electrode 6, forming a black stripe. Reference numeral 11 is a mother electrode provided on each of the X and Y electrodes 3, 4, 12 is a partition wall for forming a discharge cell, and 13 is a discharge space.

Embodiment. 2 Here, a method of manufacturing the gas discharge display panel of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 will be described. Soda lime glass or high strain point glass was used for the front substrate 1 and the rear substrate 2, and a thin film of a transparent conductive material such as ITO (indium / tin mixed oxide) or tin oxide was patterned as the X and Y electrodes 3 and 4. Later, aluminum, copper, silver, to reduce the resistance
A metal such as gold or chrome is thinly formed on the pattern of the transparent conductive material by printing or photolithography to form the mother electrode 11. The T electrode 6 is formed simultaneously with the X and Y electrodes 3 and 4 by printing or photolithography, and the mother electrode on the T electrode 6 is also formed simultaneously with the mother electrodes of the X and Y electrodes 3 and 4. The T electrode 6 may be composed of only a metal electrode,
Further, a multi-layer structure using a transparent conductive material as a base may be used.
In this case, when a metal film of chromium or the like is formed on the tin oxide film, a hue close to black is obtained, so that the effect of reducing the reflectance of the screen can be provided.

When the T electrode 6 is formed by printing, the same effect can be obtained by mixing a powder of a black material such as barium titanate with a printing paste such as tin. The black matrix needs to be a thermally stable insulator having a black color or a dark color tone of low lightness, but may have a relatively high specific resistance at room temperature to about 100 ° C. For example, an oxide of copper or chromium can be used. Needless to say, the patterning may use either printing or lithography. The layer of the dielectric 7 is usually formed by screen-printing low melting point glass, but vapor deposition may be used. Although not shown, a magnesium oxide film is formed on the surface of the dielectric 7 to improve discharge characteristics. On the rear substrate 2, a printed film of a metal such as silver is formed in a stripe shape as the W electrode 5, and an inorganic material containing low melting point glass is formed as the partition wall 8 therebetween. As the forming method, any one of a sandblasting method, a dry film resist method, and a method using a photosensitive paste may be selected in addition to the multilayer printing method which has been used for a long time. The phosphor between the partition walls is usually formed by a screen printing method in many cases, but may be applied by a dispenser using a thin needle. The front substrate and the rear substrate 1 and 2 are coated with low melting point glass on the periphery and heat-sealed,
After evacuation, a discharge gas, for example, a mixed gas of neon and xenon is filled.

Embodiment. 3 Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of an electric circuit for arraying and driving the electrodes of the gas discharge display panel. The electric circuit system is mainly composed of X electrodes for applying a voltage waveform required for discharge to each electrode,
A driver circuit corresponding to each electrode group of the Y electrode and the W electrode, a sequence control circuit for giving a timing signal to each driver circuit, a converter for converting a video signal into a digital signal, and a W electrode driver drive for a digitally converted image signal And a display data sequence conversion circuit for converting into a control signal for use with the display data. As shown in FIG. 2, a frame memory for storing image data is usually provided in the display data order conversion circuit, and a read-only memory in which a driving sequence of each driver is written is used in the sequence control circuit. . In FIG. 2, it is possible to use a method of driving every other W electrode 5 by separate upper and lower driver circuit blocks, or a method of driving the W electrodes 5 cut in the middle of the screen by two driver circuit blocks on both sides. .
Further, in FIG. 2, the T electrode group and the Y electrode group are connected to each other and the same voltage waveform is applied at the same time. However, all the electrodes are independently wired according to the driving sequence, It is also possible to use a driver circuit that drives each electrode separately.

Embodiment. 4 Next, a method of driving the gas discharge display panel according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 shows an example of drive waveforms when driving the plasma display panel shown in FIGS. In the figure, 20 is a narrow erase pulse applied to the Y electrode 3,
Reference numeral 21 is a priming pulse applied to the T electrode 6, 22 is a write pulse applied to the W electrode 5, 23 is a scanning pulse applied to each of the plurality of X electrodes 4, that is, X ₁ , X ₂ , ..., Xn electrodes, Reference numeral 24 is a sustain pulse that is alternately applied to the X electrode 4 and the Y electrode 3.

Next, the operation will be described. First, by applying the narrow erase pulse 20 to the Y electrode 3, the wall charge of the cell discharged in the previous cycle is erased. next,
At the same time as applying the negative priming pulse 21 to the T electrode 6, a positive pulse V _WT is applied to the W electrode 5 to generate a priming discharge between the W electrode 5 and the T electrode 6. The potential difference between the W electrode 5 and the T electrode 6 at this time is, for example, 300 V to 500 V so that stable discharge is generated in almost all cells.
A sufficiently high voltage of V is applied. The charged particles generated at this time spread into the main discharge space on the XY electrodes 3 and 4, and remain as space charges or wall charges. Next, by sequentially applying the scanning pulse 23 to the X electrode 4 and simultaneously applying the writing pulse 22 corresponding to the display data to the W electrode 5, a discharge is generated in the cell that emits the display light, and the wall charge is accumulated. , So-called address discharge is performed. At this time, due to the effect of the charged particles generated by the priming discharge, the address discharge has a relatively low voltage, for example, 50 V to 1 V on the W electrode 5.
It is performed stably at about 00V. Next, the sustaining pulse 24 is alternately applied to the X electrode 4 and the Y electrode 3 to repeat the sustaining discharge in the cell where the addressing discharge has been performed.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the light emission state in the cell during the priming discharge in the above operation, and FIG. 5 is a light emission intensity distribution diagram showing the light emission intensity distribution in the cell during the priming discharge shown in FIG. Further, FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the light emission state in the cell during sustain discharge, and FIG. 7 is a light emission intensity distribution diagram showing the light emission intensity distribution in the cell during sustain discharge shown in FIG. The ultraviolet rays generated by the discharge excite the phosphor 8 to generate visible light, which is extracted to the outside through the front substrate 1. However, since the priming discharge is performed between the T electrode 6 and the W electrode 5 covered with the black stripe 9, most of the generated visible light is blocked by the black stripe 9, and only a small amount is extracted to the outside. Not done.

On the other hand, since the sustain discharge is performed between the XY electrodes 3 and 4, the center of emission of visible light is between the XY electrodes 3 and 4, and the black stripe 9 hardly interrupts it.
Therefore, the light emission in the priming discharge can be suppressed to a low level, and the high contrast ratio can be maintained with almost no effect on the display light emission. As described above, by performing the priming discharge using the priming electrode 6, it is possible to obtain a so-called priming effect in which the subsequent operation, particularly the writing operation, is stably performed at a relatively low voltage while maintaining a high contrast ratio. You can Although the erase pulse applied at the beginning of the driving cycle is a narrow erase pulse here, it may be a wide erase pulse, an erase pulse using a dull waveform, or a combination thereof.

Embodiment. 5 Above embodiment. In No. 4, after the priming discharge, the wall charges remaining on the priming electrode 6 and the W electrode 5 were left without being erased. The presence of this wall charge may easily cause unnecessary discharge between the T electrode 6 and the W electrode 5 during the writing operation or the sustaining operation, and the operation may become unstable. Here, the purpose is to erase the wall charges by self-erasing discharge and to perform the operation stably. The drive waveform used is that shown in FIG. However, the priming voltage V
_T is the embodiment. Higher than the case of 1 (for example, 350V ~
After applying the priming pulse 21, the self-erasing discharge is generated between the priming electrode 6 and the W electrode 5 to erase the wall charges. FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of this operation. The space charge generated by the priming discharge is attracted to the T electrode 6 and the W electrode 5 (see FIG. 8A), and positive wall charge is generated on the dielectric 7 layer on the T electrode 6 by W.
Negative wall charges are accumulated on the phosphor 8 covering the electrode 5 (see FIG. 8B). The amount of this wall charge increases or decreases depending on the potential difference between the priming voltage V _T and the potential V _WT of the W electrode 5 during priming.

Next, the potentials of the T electrode 6 and the W electrode 5 are returned to zero. At this time, if the wall charge amount is sufficiently large and the potential difference (wall voltage) caused by the wall charge is larger than the discharge start voltage of the discharge space, the discharge is restarted (see FIG. 8C). After the discharge is completed, the remaining wall charges are also neutralized by the space charges generated by the discharge, and the wall charges disappear (Fig. 8).
(D)). As described above, when the wall charges generated by the priming discharge are erased, subsequent writing / writing
The T electrode 6 is less likely to cause unnecessary discharge during maintenance,
Stable operation is performed.

Embodiment. 6 Above embodiment. In No. 5, the wall charges generated by the priming discharge are erased by the self-erasing discharge, but the wall charges can also be erased by so-called narrow erasing in which a pulse having a narrow width is applied. FIG. 9 shows the waveforms of the W electrode 5 and the T electrode 6 in the priming discharge. The waveforms of the parts other than the priming discharge are the same as those in FIG. Here, the width of the priming pulse is 200 ns.
The width was set to be about 1.5 μs. By stopping the pulse application while the space charge generated by the priming discharge does not disappear, the wall charge is neutralized and disappears. Since the priming voltage V _{T at} this time can be erased at a voltage lower than that in the case of causing self-erasing discharge, the above embodiment.
5 is less likely to cause defects such as dielectric breakdown. However, since the optimum value of the pulse width of the narrow pulse depends on the discharge characteristics of the cells, wall charges may remain in some cells when driving a panel with a large variation in each cell.

Embodiment. 7 FIG. 10 shows that a narrow pulse having a polarity opposite to that of the priming pulse (e.g.
s-1.5 μs). The voltage for starting the erase discharge is the sum of the wall voltage due to the wall charges formed by the priming discharge and the voltage of the narrow pulse voltage V _TH . The narrow pulse voltage V _{TH at} this time is the same as in the embodiment. It can be made lower than the narrow pulse width V _{TH in} FIG.
High-speed switching is required to apply the narrow pulse, which makes driving difficult. However, by lowering the voltage of the narrow pulse, the driving circuit can be easily realized. However, although the influence of the variation in each cell cannot be ignored, the above-mentioned embodiment. Which of 5 and 6 is most suitable may be determined by the characteristics of the panel.

Embodiment. 8 FIG. 11 shows a driving waveform which is another driving method of the present invention.
The above embodiment. 4, the wall charges on the XY electrodes 3 and 4 formed in the previous drive cycle were erased by applying the erase pulse 20, but here, the erase pulse 2 is used.
0 is omitted and erasing operation is also performed by priming discharge. FIG. 12 shows a schematic diagram for explaining the operation. The space charge generated by the priming discharge also diffuses onto the X and Y electrodes 3 and 4, and the XY electrodes 3 and 4
The upper wall charges are neutralized (see FIG. 12 (a)). At this time, a wall charge is newly formed on the XY electrodes 3 and 4 due to the difference between the priming pulse voltage V _T and the potentials of the X and Y electrodes 3 and 4 (see FIG. 12B). Since the wall charges are formed on the X electrode 4 and the Y electrode 3 in the same polarity and in substantially equal amounts, if only the XY electrodes 3 and 4 are focused on, the wall potential difference does not occur, and the erasing is completed. .

However, since a wall potential difference remains between the T electrode 6 and the W electrode 5, unnecessary discharge may occur due to this potential difference. Therefore, in the embodiment. If self-erasing discharge is generated as shown in 5, X electrode 4,
Wall charges can be erased on all the electrodes on the Y electrode 3, the W electrode 5, and the T electrode 6 (see FIGS. 12C and 12D).

Embodiment. 9 This embodiment. In No. 9, after priming discharge, that is, W
By applying a write timing pulse to the electrode 5 and a priming pulse 21 to the T electrode 6 at the same time, and then applying an auxiliary erase pulse to be described later, the above embodiment. The purpose is to perform more complete erasure than 4 to 8. In a large-screen plasma display, the variation between cells is large, and the drive waveform may be disturbed due to propagation delay or reflection. In the driving methods shown in 4 to 8, the erase margin may still be incomplete. Further, since the above-mentioned priming discharge is performed by the priming electrode 6, unnecessary discharge easily occurs in the priming electrode 6 itself during the writing operation after the priming discharge, and the wall charge on the priming electrode 6 needs to be particularly erased. .

FIG. 13 shows drive waveforms in this embodiment. In FIG. 13, 25 is an X electrode (X ₁ , X ₂ , ..., X
A negative residual charge inversion pulse applied to the (n-electrode) 4 is followed by a dull positive auxiliary erase pulse as shown in FIG. 13 following this residual charge inversion pulse. Next, the operation will be described. The operation up to the priming discharge is
The above embodiment. This is the same as the case of No. 5. When the polarity of the priming pulse 21 is negative, the charges that are not erased by self-erasing after the application of the priming pulse 21 are considered to be positive charges. This electric charge is, for example, −150 V to −
It is inverted once by the residual charge inversion pulse 25 of 200V. Next, the auxiliary erase pulse 26 of, for example, + 150V to + 200V is applied to erase the charge collected by the residual charge inversion pulse 25. The write / maintenance operation thereafter is the same as in the above-described embodiment. It is similar to that shown in FIG.

During this sequence, the residual charge inversion pulse 2
The potential relationship at the time of applying 5 is equal to the potential relationship of the cell (non-display cell) in which the address discharge is not performed during the address operation, and the cell in which the unwanted address discharge may occur is selected in advance and erased again. Therefore, the possibility of causing unnecessary discharge is greatly reduced. The auxiliary erase pulse 26 is shown in FIG.
Although the erasing method using the blunt pulse is used in No. 3, the thin erasing pulse, the wide erasing pulse, or a combination thereof may be used.

Embodiment. 10 FIG. 14 is a drive waveform diagram of the gas discharge display device (plasma display) in this embodiment. In the plasma display with the T electrode 6, the potential distribution in the discharge space changes due to the addition of the T electrode 6 to the conventional three-electrode type plasma display, which may adversely affect the writing and sustaining operations. Here, T during writing and maintaining
By optimizing the potential of the electrode 6, the influence of the T electrode 6 on the discharge characteristics between other electrodes is reduced. In addition, in FIG. 14, the potential V _T a of the T electrode 6 during the writing period is
Is set to an intermediate potential between the scanning potential V _X applied to the X electrode 4 and the writing potential Va applied to the W electrode 5, thereby minimizing the influence on the writing discharge between the W electrode 5 and the X electrode 4. I have to. In addition, the potential V of the T electrode 6 during the sustain period
By setting ts to about 1/2 of the sustain pulse voltage Vs applied alternately to the Y electrode 3 and the X electrode 4, the sustain discharge is not affected so much.

Embodiment. 11 FIG. 15 is a drive waveform diagram in this embodiment. Here, in the above embodiment. 10 is further improved. By applying a pulse having a voltage of about ½ of the sustain pulse Vs to the T electrode 6 during the sustain period in synchronization with the sustain pulse Vs, the potential of the T electrode 6 is constantly maintained. The potential is kept at an intermediate potential between the potentials of 3 and 4. In this case, the potential distribution in the discharge space during the sustain discharge is almost the same as that when the T electrode 6 is not provided, and the influence of the T electrode 6 on the sustain discharge is minimized. In addition, power consumption due to charging / discharging of the stray capacitance between the X electrode 4, the T electrode 6, and the Y electrode 3 is minimized.

Embodiment. 12 Above embodiment. In No. 11, a voltage pulse of about 1/2 of the sustain pulse Vs was externally applied to the T electrode 6 during the sustain period, but the same effect can be obtained by setting the T electrode 6 to high impedance during the sustain period. Can also be obtained. For example,
When a normal totem pole type circuit is used for the T driver that drives the T electrode 6, the two FEs that configure this circuit
This is achieved by turning off T (amplifier) at the same time. Due to the stray capacitance between the X electrode 4, T electrode 6, and Y electrode 3 in the plasma display panel, the potential of the T electrode 6 is automatically set to the intermediate potential between the X electrode 4 and the Y electrode 3, and a separate drive circuit is prepared. Without the above embodiment. The same effect as 11 can be obtained.

Embodiment. 13 This embodiment is the same as the above embodiment. Contrary to 10 to 12, the effect of the XY electrodes 3 and 4 on the priming discharge is minimized. FIG. 16 is a drive waveform diagram of this embodiment. At the time of priming discharge, the XY electrodes 3 and 4 are set to a potential approximately midway between the priming voltage V _T and the voltage V _WT of the W electrode 5 at that time. For example, the priming voltage V _T is set to −200V to −400V, the voltage V _{WT of the} W electrode is set to + 50V to + 100V, and the Y electrode 3 and the X electrode 4 are set.
The voltages V _YQ and V _XQ are about -70V to -150V.
As a result, during the priming discharge, the XY electrodes 3 and 4 hinder the priming discharge, or the XY electrodes 3 and 4
4 is prevented from being discharged between the T electrode 6 and the like.

Embodiment. 14 In this embodiment, the potentials of the XY electrodes 3 and 4 at the time of priming discharge are set to those in the above embodiment. Although the same setting as in the case of 13, wall charges are intentionally accumulated on the XY electrodes 3 and 4,
The writing discharge is performed at a low voltage.
FIG. 17 is a drive waveform diagram in this embodiment. Priming discharge, Y electrode 3 is set to a negative potential V _YQ a voltage V _Y a polarity opposite at the time of writing, X electrode 4 is set to a positive potential V _XQ is opposite polarity to the scanning voltage Vx. By doing so, the Y electrode 3 is generated by the priming discharge.
Positive wall charges are accumulated on the upper side and negative wall charges are accumulated on the X electrode 4, and this is added to the voltage applied from the outside during the address discharge, so that the address discharge is surely performed. For example,
Voltage VYP is + 20V~ + 50V, voltage VY _Q is -20V
The voltage V _XQ is about + 20V to + 100V.

Embodiment. 15 Conventional address discharge has been performed by discharge between the W electrode 5 and the X electrode 4, or discharge between the W electrode 5 and the X electrode 4 and subsequent discharge between the Y electrode 3 and the X electrode 4. When the priming discharge is performed by the T electrode 6, the priming effect extends to all the electrodes, but the priming effect of the T electrode 6 itself is particularly high, and the T electrode 6 is most easily discharged during the address discharge. Here, by utilizing this fact, the discharge between the W electrode 5 and the X electrode 4 is followed by T
A discharge is generated between the electrode 6 and the X electrode 4, and then the wall charge is X
Sustaining discharge is performed after the electrodes 4 and Y electrodes 3 are transferred onto the electrodes.

FIG. 18 is a drive waveform diagram in this embodiment, and FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram showing the inside of the cell for explaining the operating principle thereof. The part before writing is the same as in the above embodiment. Same as 9. At the time of address discharge, the T electrode 6 is set to the positive voltage VTa. This voltage value is about 0 to Vs / 4. At this time, as shown in FIG. 20A, when a discharge occurs between the W electrode 5 and the X electrode 4, the space charge generated causes a continuous discharge between the T electrode 6 and the X electrode 4. After the discharge is stopped, positive wall charges are generated on the X electrode 4 and the T electrode 6 and W.
Negative wall charges remain on the electrode 5 (see FIG. 20 (b)).
Next, the wall charge stabilizing pulse 27 is applied to the X electrode 4 to cause discharge between the X electrode 4 and the Y electrode 3 (see FIG. 20C). At this time, since the wall charges are not accumulated on the Y electrode 3, the wall charge stabilization pulse 27 is the sustain pulse 24.
Higher voltage value. For example, the voltage VS of the sustain pulse 24 is + 150V to + 200V, and the voltage VR of the wall charge stabilizing pulse 27 is about + 200V to + 350V.
At this time, only the discharge between the X electrode 4 and the Y electrode 3 becomes a strong discharge, and the discharge between the X electrode 4 and the T electrode 6 and between the X electrode 4 and the W electrode 3 becomes strong.
The potential of the T electrode 6 and the potential of the W electrode 5 are set to a positive potential so that the discharge between the electrodes 5 does not become stronger than necessary. By this discharge, wall charges having a strong opposite polarity are formed on the XY electrodes 3 and 4 (see FIG. 20D).

Next, if the wall charge stabilizing pulse 27 is made to fall as it is, self-erasing discharge occurs due to the strong wall charges on the XY electrodes 3 and 4. Therefore, first, the Y electrode 3 is raised to the sustain voltage Vs (see FIG. 20 (e)), and then, when the wall charge stabilizing pulse 27 is lowered, discharge occurs again (see FIG. 20 (f)), and the XY electrode 3 is generated. 4, wall charges having an appropriate strength remain, and the sustain discharge between the X electrode 4 and the Y electrode 3 becomes possible (see FIG. 20 (g)). As mentioned above,
Writing discharge is generated by using the T electrode 6 which is easily discharged,
After that, by shifting to the sustain discharge between the XY electrodes 3 and 4, the probability of causing a writing error can be suppressed low.

Embodiment. 16 In this embodiment, the above embodiment. Similar to 15, a driving method in which a discharge between the W electrode 5 and the X electrode 4 is followed by a discharge between the T electrode 6 and the X electrode 4, and then wall charges are transferred onto the XY electrodes 3 and 4 and then a sustain discharge is performed. And the method of transferring the wall charges onto the XY electrodes 3 and 4 is the above embodiment. This is a driving method different from 15. FIG. 19 is a drive waveform diagram in this embodiment, and FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram showing the inside of a cell for explaining the operation principle thereof. The above embodiment is performed until writing discharge. The same as No. 15 (see FIG. 20B). next,
A negative charge inversion pulse is applied to the T electrode 6 to once invert the charges on the XT electrodes 4 and 6 and stabilize the wall charges (see FIGS. 21A and 21B). Next, negative discharge sustaining pulses are alternately applied to the XY electrodes 3 and 4 in order to move the wall charges to the XY electrodes 3 and 4 sequentially (FIG. 21).
(See (c), (d), (e), and (f)). Then XY
Negative sustain pulses are alternately applied to the electrodes 3 and 4 to perform sustain discharge. Also by this method, a good image with a low probability of causing a writing error can be obtained.

Embodiment. 22. FIG. 22 shows the above embodiment. FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of a plasma display panel with a priming electrode improved so that a better operation is performed by the driving method shown in FIGS. The difference from the one shown in FIG. 1 is that the T electrode 6 is separated from the Y electrode 3 and brought closer to the X electrode 4. At this time,
The distance g2 between the T electrode 6 and the X electrode 4 is substantially the same as the distance g ₁ between the X electrode 4 and the Y electrode 3. With such a structure, the above-mentioned embodiment. W indicated by 1, 5 and 16
Following the write discharge between the electrode 5 and the X electrode 4, the discharge is more reliably generated between the T electrode 6 and the X electrode 4, and the probability of a write error is further reduced. Where the distances g ₁ and g ₂ are 5
0 μs to 100 μs, distance g ₃ is 200 μs to 300 μs
Degree.

Embodiment. 18 Up to now, it has been assumed that the priming discharge is simultaneously performed on the entire panel surface. However, the charged particles and metastable particles generated by the priming discharge decrease with time, and the priming effect also weakens accordingly. As a result, there is a problem in that the write voltage gradually increases toward the last row of sequential writing. This embodiment is for solving such a problem, and the panel is divided into a plurality of blocks, and the priming discharge and the sequential address discharge are performed for each block to shorten the time from the priming discharge to the address discharge. However, the address discharge can be performed with a lower address voltage of about several tens of volts.

FIG. 23 is a drive waveform diagram in this embodiment, and FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a block division method. As shown in FIG. 24, the n lines in the row direction of the panel are divided into m blocks. Therefore, if the number of lines for each block is 1, then the number of lines for the entire panel n
Is represented by the product of m and l. Next, the operation will be described.
First, the priming pulse 21 is applied to the T electrode T1 commonly connected to the first block in the m blocks.
Next, l X electrodes X ₁₁ , X ₁₂ , ... In the same block.
_.. and X _1l are sequentially applied with the scanning pulse 23, and at the same time, the writing pulse 22 is applied to the W electrode 5 in accordance with the display data to perform the writing discharge. Subsequently, the priming discharge and the address discharge are performed on the second block and the third block in the m blocks and the 1 line for each block in sequence. When the address discharge is completed on all the lines, the sustain pulse is applied simultaneously on all the lines to perform the sustain discharge. In this way, by dividing the panel into a plurality of blocks and performing the priming discharge and the sequential address discharge for each block, the time from the priming discharge to the address discharge can be shortened, and the address discharge can be performed at a lower address voltage. .

Embodiment. 19 The driving method in this embodiment is the same as in the above embodiment.
The method for performing the priming discharge for each block described in 18 is developed, and the priming discharge is performed for each line. FIG. 25 is a drive waveform diagram in this embodiment. Here, first, a priming pulse 21 is applied to the first row (T ₁ ) of the T electrodes (T ₁ , T ₂ , ..., Tn) to perform priming discharge. Immediately after that, ₁ of the X electrodes (X ₁ , X ₂ , ..., Xn)
The scan pulse 23 is applied to the row (X ₁ ), and at the same time, the write pulse 22 is applied to the W electrode 5 to perform the write discharge. Then, priming discharge and address discharge are performed for the second row. After that, the priming discharge and the address discharge are sequentially performed one row at a time, and after all the rows are completed, the sustain discharge is simultaneously performed on all the lines. According to this driving method, the address discharge is generated in the state where the space charge due to the priming discharge is almost left, so that the address voltage becomes the lowest and the address error is reduced. However, it cannot be denied that the probability that erroneous discharge will occur in cells to which the write pulse 22 is not applied is rather high.

Embodiment. 20. Embodiment described above. In FIG. 19, the address discharge was performed on the same line immediately after the priming discharge, but here, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, after the priming discharge, a certain time td, for example, about 2 μs to 10 μs has elapsed, and then the address discharge is performed on the line. By doing so, the address discharge can be performed at the time when the space charge amount in the cell is optimum, and the address error or the above embodiment. The probability of erroneous discharge mentioned in 19 is further reduced.

Embodiment. 21 Up to now, the priming discharge is performed between the T electrode 6 and the W electrode 5, but it is also possible to perform the priming discharge between the T electrode 6 and the X electrode 4 or the Y electrode 3. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a drive waveform diagram in this embodiment. A negative priming pulse 21 is applied to the T electrode 6 and at the same time a positive pulse is applied to the X electrode 4. At this time, a priming discharge is generated between the T electrode 6 and the X electrode 4. The subsequent write / maintenance operation is the same as in the above embodiment. It is the same as that shown in 4 etc. In the case of this driving method, the priming discharge cannot be completely hidden by the black stripes 9 so that the contrast is slightly lowered, but since the priming discharge is directly generated on the X electrode 4 for writing / sustaining discharge, the priming effect is more reliable. It will be Since the center of light emission of the discharge is in the vicinity of the cathode, the contrast becomes relatively higher in the priming discharge when the T electrode 6 is used as the cathode.

Embodiment. 22 FIG. 28 is a circuit diagram showing an example of the T electrode drive circuit,
It uses a reactive power recovery circuit using LC resonance. In FIG. 28, main switches Q ₁ and Q ₂ are connected in series between GND and −V _T power supply voltage, and these connection points are connected to the T electrode 6 of the panel, and the connection point is at one end of the coil. Connecting. On the other hand, two diodes are connected between the switch Q ₃ and the switch Q _4, and the other end of the coil is connected to the connection point of these diodes. Also,
The switches Q ₃ and Q ₄ are connected to the capacitor C as shown in FIG.

FIG. 29 is a timing chart showing the switching timing of this T electrode drive circuit. When the main switches Q ₁ and Q ₂ are off, the switch Q ₃ is off, and the switch Q ₄ is on, the voltage to the T electrode 6 changes from 0 (V) to −V _T (V). Main switches Q ₁ and Q ₂ are OF
When the switch Q ₃ is turned on at F, the voltage to the T electrode 6 rises from -V _T (V) to 0 (V). Before turning on the main switches Q ₁ and Q ₂ , the switch Q ₃ or Q ₄ of the resonance circuit is turned on to collect reactive power in the capacitor C. Since several 10% of the power supplied to the T electrode 6 is the reactive power generated by charging and discharging the stray capacitance, the reactive power recovery circuit using LC resonance as shown in FIG. Can be reduced.

Embodiment. 23 In FIG. 1, the T electrode is provided for each electrode pair of the X and Y electrodes, but the T electrode 6 has the X and Y electrodes 3, as shown in FIG.
Even if the T electrodes 6 are arranged for every two pairs of the four electrode pairs, the panel can be operated by using a substantially similar driving method.
In order to drive, the side closer to the T electrode of the electrode pair is the X for scanning.
As an electrode, as described above, the priming discharge generated at the same time on the front surface between the T electrode 6 and the W electrode 5 and line-sequentially for each block unit or every 6 lines of the T electrode is followed by a gap between the X electrode 4 and the W electrode 5. By writing discharge at
A discharge between the electrode 4 and the Y electrode 3 is selectively generated. At this time, a driving method may be used in which discharge is once generated between the T electrode 6 and the X electrode 4 and then discharge is generated between the X electrode 4 and the Y electrode 3. The advantage of using this method is that the area occupied by the T electrode 6 can be halved. Therefore, the luminance of the screen is improved by increasing the occupied area ratio of the display cell including the X and Y electrodes 3 and 4. be able to.

Embodiment. 24 The T electrode 6 shown in FIG. 1 uses a facing discharge with the W electrode 5 covered with a phosphor as a priming discharge, but this discharge is a relative discharge because the black stripe 9 functions as the dielectric 7. Requires a high discharge starting voltage. This may exceed 400 V in some cases, which makes the withstand voltage specifications of the drive element strict, increases power consumption, and increases the priming light emission luminance leaking from the outside of the black stripe 9. . In order to reduce this problem, as shown in FIG.
It is possible to use a method of removing the black stripe 9 that covers the T electrode 6 and the phosphor 8 that intersects through the discharge space with a width of approximately the same extent. The phosphor 8 is generally formed by applying powdery crystal particles in a stacked state, but since it is an insulator in many cases, it functions as a dielectric on the W electrode 5. Therefore, removing this increases the electric field strength of the discharge space between the T electrode 6 and the W electrode 5,
The priming discharge voltage between the T electrode 6 and the W electrode 5 can be lowered. When the panel is driven by the above-mentioned driving method, the writing voltage Va, the scanning voltage Vx,
It is necessary to optimally adjust the voltage values of the sub-scanning voltage V _Ya , the sustain voltage Vs, and the erase voltage V _E.

As a method of manufacturing the panel shown in FIG. 31, which has a structure in which the phosphor 8 on the W electrode 5 is partially absent,
A method of printing and forming a pattern corresponding to the width of the black stripe 9 in advance, and a method of once applying the phosphor 8 to the entire surface and then removing an unnecessary portion can be considered. Since the former method cannot be easily realized because the partition wall makes the contact between the printing surface and the screen plate difficult, the latter method is usually selected. To use the latter method, fine powder of ceramic is sprayed as an abrasive from a thin nozzle to linearly move the phosphor 8 in a direction orthogonal to the W electrode 5.
Although a method of peeling off is also conceivable, generally, a phosphor 8 containing a photosensitive resin is formed, and this is exposed using ultraviolet rays and a mask to selectively wash away unnecessary portions or remove by sandblasting. Any method can be used.

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As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the front substrate, the rear substrate facing the front substrate, and the plurality of display electrodes on the inner surface of the front substrate are provided. An address electrode group including a plurality of counter display electrode groups arranged in parallel with each other and a plurality of address electrodes arranged in parallel to each other on the inner surface of the rear substrate and orthogonal to the pair display electrode groups. A phosphor provided on the address electrode, and a priming electrode for generating a priming discharge in a discharge space between the front substrate and the rear substrate between the pair of display electrodes on the inner surface of the front substrate. Since the priming electrode group including the plurality of priming electrodes and the dielectric covering the priming electrode group and the counter display electrode group are provided, the priming effect can be efficiently obtained. Can, it is possible to stable write operation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the front substrate, the rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate, and the counter display electrodes composed of a plurality of display electrodes are mutually provided on the inner surface of the front substrate. A plurality of counter display electrode groups arranged in parallel, an address electrode group consisting of a plurality of address electrodes arranged in parallel to each other on the inner surface of the rear substrate and orthogonal to the counter display electrode group, and the front substrate. A priming electrode for priming discharge in the discharge space between the rear substrate and the rear substrate is disposed between the pair of display electrodes on the inner surface of the front substrate, and a priming electrode group including a plurality of the priming electrodes and the priming electrode group. A dielectric member covering the electrode group and the counter display electrode group, and a portion facing the counter display electrode except a portion facing the priming electrode on the address electrode. Since there is provided a provided a phosphor,
The priming discharge voltage can be lowered and the power consumption can be reduced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the front substrate, the back substrate arranged to face the front substrate, and the pair of first first substrates arranged in parallel with each other on the inner surface of the front substrate. And a second display electrode, an address electrode disposed on the inner surface of the back substrate in parallel to each other orthogonal to the first and second display electrodes, and a phosphor provided on the address electrode. Between the front substrate and the back substrate, which are respectively provided on both sides of the first and second display electrodes on the inner surface of the front substrate and have different distances from the first and second display electrodes. Since a priming electrode that causes a priming discharge and a dielectric that covers the priming electrode group and the first and second display electrodes are provided in the discharge space, the priming electrode and the first and the first electrodes closer to the priming electrode are provided. Table of 2 Discharge between the electrodes occurs reliably, the probability of causing a write miss is lowered.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, since the surface of the priming electrode is covered with the light-shielding layer, the memorization degree due to the priming discharge is reduced, and a gas discharge display device having a high dark room contrast can be obtained. it can.

Further, according to the invention of claim 5, the priming electrodes are intermittently arranged between the pair of display electrodes, so that an efficient priming effect is maintained,
A simple configuration can be provided.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6, the distance between the first display electrode and one of the priming electrodes adjacent thereto is the second display electrode and the other priming electrode adjacent thereto. And the distance between the first display electrode and the one priming electrode is substantially equal to the distance between the first and second display electrodes,
The same effect as that of the invention described in claim 3 can be obtained.

According to the invention of claim 7, a step of patterning a large number of parallel thin film electrodes on the inner surface of the front substrate, and a mother electrode formed on the pair of thin film electrodes. A step of patterning a priming electrode by printing or photolithography on the inner surface of the front substrate between a pair of adjacent thin film electrodes, a step of forming a light shielding film on the priming electrode, and a number of address electrodes Patterning on the inner surface of the back substrate in a stripe pattern, forming a partition between adjacent address electrodes, the front substrate and the back substrate, the pair of thin film electrodes and the address electrodes are orthogonal to each other. After the opposing arrangement, the steps of sealing, exhausting, and filling gas are provided, so that a gas discharge display device with an efficient priming effect can be easily obtained. It is possible.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, since the priming electrode is formed with a base of a transparent electrode material at the same time as the pair of thin film electrodes and a metal film is formed on the base, the display electrode is formed. Can be integrally formed.

Further, according to the invention of claim 9, the priming electrode is formed of a printing paste in which powder of a black material is mixed, so that the manufacturing becomes easier.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of paired display electrodes formed of the first and second display electrodes parallel to each other on the inner surface of the front substrate and between the paired display electrodes adjacent to each other are provided. A plurality of priming electrodes provided on the inner surface of the front substrate, and a plurality of parallel priming electrodes provided orthogonal to the pair of display electrodes and the priming electrodes on the inner surface of the rear substrate facing the front substrate. A gas discharge display panel having an address electrode, a dielectric covering the counter display electrode and the priming electrode, and a phosphor covering the address electrode, first and second driving electrodes for driving the first and second display electrodes, respectively. A second drive circuit, a write drive circuit for applying a write pulse to the address electrode, and priming to the plurality of priming electrodes prior to the application of the write pulse Since a priming drive circuit for applying a loose to cause a priming discharge between the plurality of priming electrodes and the plurality of address electrodes is provided, the priming discharge is surely performed, and a stable writing operation is possible. .

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, a plurality of paired display electrodes composed of the first and second display electrodes which are parallel to each other on the inner surface of the front substrate and between the paired display electrodes adjacent to each other are provided. A plurality of desired priming electrodes are provided on the inner surface of the front substrate and are commonly connected to each other, and the pair of display electrodes and the priming electrodes are provided on the inner surface of the rear substrate facing the front substrate. A plurality of parallel address electrodes provided orthogonal to each other, and a dielectric covering the counter display electrode and the priming electrode,
A gas discharge display panel having a phosphor covering the address electrodes, first and second drive circuits for driving the first and second display electrodes, and a write drive circuit for applying a write pulse to the address electrodes. Since a priming drive circuit for applying a priming pulse to each of the blocked priming electrodes to generate a priming discharge in the discharge space between the priming electrodes and the address electrodes prior to the application of the write pulse is provided, The time from the priming discharge to the address discharge can be shortened, and the address discharge can be performed with a low address voltage.

According to the twelfth aspect of the invention, since the priming drive circuit has a reactive power recovery circuit utilizing LC resonance, an efficient gas discharge display device can be obtained.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the first and second display electrodes in which a large number of first and second display electrodes are alternately arranged in parallel on the inner surface of the front substrate are provided. Group, a priming electrode group provided on the inner surface of the front substrate and having priming electrodes disposed between the first and second display electrodes as an electrode pair, and the priming electrode group. A large number of address electrodes are arranged on the dielectric covering the first and second display electrode groups and on the inner surface of the rear substrate facing the front substrate so as to be orthogonal to the first and second display electrode groups. In a method of driving a gas discharge display panel having an address electrode group provided, a priming pulse is applied to the priming electrode group and a write timing pulse is applied to the address electrode group at the same time. Caused thereby. Thus applying a write pulse to the address electrode group immediately thereafter, thereby reliably perform the priming discharge can be generated a stable address discharge at a low voltage.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the invention, the priming pulse is applied to the priming electrode group after the erase pulse is applied to the first and second display electrode groups. It is possible to erase the wall charges of the cells that have been discharged in the cycle, and to perform an accurate and stable write operation.

According to the fifteenth aspect of the invention, since the priming pulse is sequentially applied to the plurality of priming electrodes in the priming electrode group, a more reliable priming effect can be obtained.

According to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, the voltage of the priming pulse causes a priming discharge between the priming electrode and the address electrode, and then, on the dielectric and the address electrode. Since the wall charge has a size such that self-erasing discharge is caused by the wall charge to erase the wall charge, unnecessary discharge due to the priming electrode is less likely to occur, and stable operation is possible.

According to the seventeenth aspect of the present invention, since the width of the priming pulse is narrower than the write timing pulse width, the wall charge is neutralized when driving a panel having a small variation in each cell. It is possible.

According to the eighteenth aspect of the invention, since the narrow pulse having the opposite polarity to the priming pulse is applied immediately after the priming pulse is applied, a panel having a large variation in each cell can be provided. It can also be used effectively when driven.

According to the nineteenth aspect of the invention, the voltage applied to the first and second display electrodes during the priming discharge is an average of the voltage applied to the priming electrode and the voltage applied to the address electrode. Since the voltage is used, the influence of the display electrode on the priming discharge can be reduced.

According to the twentieth aspect of the invention, the scan pulse is applied to the first display electrode, the writing voltage is applied to the second display electrode, and at the time of the priming discharge. Since the voltage having the opposite polarity to the scanning pulse is applied to the first display electrode and the voltage having the opposite polarity to the writing voltage is applied to the second display electrode, the address discharge can be surely performed.

According to the twenty-first aspect of the present invention, the first and second display electrodes in which a large number of first and second display electrodes are alternately arranged in parallel on the inner surface of the front substrate are provided. Group, a priming electrode group provided on the inner surface of the front substrate and having priming electrodes disposed between the first and second display electrodes as an electrode pair, and the priming electrode group. A large number of address electrodes are arranged on the dielectric covering the first and second display electrode groups and on the inner surface of the rear substrate facing the front substrate so as to be orthogonal to the first and second display electrode groups. In a method of driving a gas discharge display panel having an address electrode group provided, a priming pulse is applied to the priming electrode group and a write timing pulse is applied to the address electrode group at the same time. In the method for driving a gas discharge display panel, the write pulse is applied to the address electrode group immediately after the priming pulse is applied to the priming electrode to cause a priming discharge. Since the voltage applied to the priming electrode during the period of applying the writing voltage to the address electrode is an intermediate voltage between the first display electrode applying the scanning pulse and the writing voltage, the influence on the writing discharge is affected. Can be minimized.

According to the twenty-second aspect of the present invention, during the sustain period in which the sustain pulse is alternately applied to the first and second display electrodes, the voltage of 1/2 of the sustain pulse voltage is maintained. Since it is applied to the priming electrode in synchronization with the pulse, the influence on the sustain discharge can be reduced.

According to the twenty-third aspect of the present invention, the priming electrodes are set to high impedance during the sustain period in which sustain pulses are alternately applied to the first and second display electrodes. Similarly to the invention described in (1), the influence on the sustain discharge can be reduced.

According to the invention of claim 24, after applying a priming pulse to the priming electrode group,
Before applying the write pulse to the address electrode group, the residual charge inversion pulse is applied to the first and second display electrode groups, and then the auxiliary erase pulse having the opposite polarity to the residual charge inversion pulse is applied. The possibility of causing unnecessary address discharge can be reduced.

According to the twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, the first and second display electrodes in which a large number of first and second display electrodes are alternately arranged in parallel with each other on the inner surface of the front substrate. Group, a priming electrode group provided on the inner surface of the front substrate and having priming electrodes disposed between the first and second display electrodes as an electrode pair, and the priming electrode group. A large number of address electrodes are arranged on the dielectric covering the first and second display electrode groups and on the inner surface of the rear substrate facing the front substrate so as to be orthogonal to the first and second display electrode groups. In a method of driving a gas discharge display panel having a set of address electrodes, a write pulse is applied to the address electrodes immediately after applying a priming pulse to the priming electrodes sequentially for each line to generate a write discharge. Since thereby, the write voltage can be lowered, it is possible to reduce or write miss.

According to the twenty-sixth aspect of the invention, the priming discharge is generated in the m-th line (m is an integer), and the n-th line (n> m) after a predetermined time has elapsed.
Since the address discharge is generated in the m-th line immediately after the (n is an integer) priming discharge, the probability of causing the address error can be further reduced.

According to the twenty-seventh aspect of the present invention, after the write pulse is applied to all lines, the sustain pulse is applied simultaneously to all lines to perform the sustain discharge.
The probability of a write miss is even lower.

According to the twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, the first and second elements are arranged on the inner surface of the front substrate in parallel with each other.
Display electrode, a priming electrode disposed on the inner surface of the front substrate adjacent to the first display electrode, and the first and second priming electrodes disposed on the inner surface of a rear substrate facing the front substrate. In the method of driving a gas discharge display panel, comprising: the display electrode, an address electrode disposed orthogonally to the priming electrode, and a dielectric covering the first and second display electrodes and the priming electrode. It is higher than the sustain pulse applied to the first and second display electrodes by maintaining the priming electrode at a positive potential when applying a write pulse to the electrodes and causing discharge between the priming electrode and the first display electrode. While applying a wall charge stabilizing pulse having a voltage value to the first display electrode, the voltage value of the second display electrode is raised to form wall charges on the first and second display electrodes. Because it was Unishi, sustain discharge between said first and second display electrodes can be reliably performed.

According to a twenty-ninth aspect of the invention, the first and second electrodes are arranged in parallel with each other on the inner surface of the front substrate.
Display electrode, a priming electrode disposed on the inner surface of the front substrate adjacent to the first display electrode, and the first and second priming electrodes disposed on the inner surface of a rear substrate facing the front substrate. In the method of driving a gas discharge display panel, comprising: the display electrode, an address electrode disposed orthogonally to the priming electrode, and a dielectric covering the first and second display electrodes and the priming electrode. After the address pulse is applied to the electrodes to perform the address discharge, the negative pulse is applied to the priming electrode, and the negative sustain pulse is alternately applied to the first and second display electrodes. Therefore, the probability of causing a writing error is low, and a good image can be obtained.

According to the thirtieth aspect of the present invention, the first and second elements are arranged in parallel with each other on the inner surface of the front substrate.
And a priming electrode arranged on the inner surface of the front substrate in parallel with the first and second display electrodes,
The first and second display electrodes, the address electrodes disposed orthogonally to the priming electrodes, the first and second display electrodes, and the first and second display electrodes on the inner surface of the rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate. In a method of driving a gas discharge display panel having a dielectric covering a priming electrode, a voltage pulse of opposite polarity is applied to the priming electrode and the first or second display electrode to separate the front substrate and the rear substrate. Since the address pulse is applied to the address electrode after the priming discharge is generated in the discharge space between them, the priming discharge is surely generated between the priming electrode and the first or second display electrode. Can be
A stable write operation is possible.

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FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a sectional view showing the gas discharge display panel according to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an overall configuration of a gas discharge display device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a drive waveform diagram of the gas discharge display panel shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a light emitting state in a cell during priming discharge of the gas discharge display panel shown in FIG.

5 is a distribution diagram showing a light emission intensity distribution in a cell during the priming discharge shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a light emitting state in a cell during sustain discharge of the gas discharge display panel shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a distribution diagram showing a light emission intensity distribution in the cell at the time of sustain discharge shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of operations of self-erase discharge for erasing wall charges generated by priming discharge.

FIG. 9 is a waveform diagram showing an erase pulse applied to erase wall charges generated by priming discharge.

FIG. 10 is a waveform diagram showing another erase pulse applied to erase wall charges generated by priming discharge.

FIG. 11 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 9 is a drive waveform diagram of the gas discharge display panel according to FIG.

FIG. 12 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a series of operations of the gas discharge display panel according to FIG.

FIG. 13 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a drive waveform diagram of the gas discharge display panel according to FIG.

FIG. 14 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a drive waveform diagram of the gas discharge display panel according to FIG.

FIG. 15 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 13 is a drive waveform diagram of the gas discharge display panel according to FIG.

FIG. 16 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 13 is a drive waveform diagram of the gas discharge display panel according to FIG.

FIG. 17 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 15 is a drive waveform diagram of the gas discharge display panel according to FIG.

FIG. 18 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 16 is a drive waveform diagram of the gas discharge display panel according to FIG.

FIG. 19 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 16 is a drive waveform diagram of the gas discharge display panel according to FIG.

FIG. 20 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing the operating principle of the gas discharge display panel according to FIG.

FIG. 21 shows an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation principle of the gas discharge display panel by 16.

FIG. 22 shows an embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the gas discharge display panel of this invention driven by the drive waveform diagram shown in 15 or 16. FIG.

FIG. 23 is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 19 is a drive waveform diagram of the gas discharge display panel according to No. 18.

FIG. 24 is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 19 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the line of the gas discharge display panel according to 18 is divided into blocks.

FIG. 25 is an embodiment of the present invention. 20 is a drive waveform diagram of the gas discharge display panel according to FIG.

FIG. 26 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 20 is a drive waveform diagram of the gas discharge display panel according to No. 20.

FIG. 27 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 21 is a drive waveform diagram of the gas discharge display panel according to FIG.

FIG. 28 is an embodiment of the present invention. 22 is a circuit configuration diagram showing a T electrode drive circuit according to FIG.

FIG. 29 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a timing chart showing the switching timing of the T electrode drive circuit according to FIG.

FIG. 30 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 24 is a sectional view showing a gas discharge display panel according to No. 23.

FIG. 31. Embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view showing a gas discharge display panel according to 24.

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 1 Front Substrate 2 Back Substrate 3 Sustain Electrode (Y Electrode) 4 Sustain Electrode (X Electrode) 5 Write Electrode (Address Electrode: W Electrode) 6 Priming Electrode (T Electrode) 7 Dielectric 8 Phosphor 9 Light Shielding Layer 11 Mother Electrode 12 Partition wall 13 Discharge space 20 Narrow erase pulse 21 Priming pulse 22 Write pulse 23 Scan pulse 24 Sustain pulse 25 Remaining charge inversion pulse 26 Auxiliary erase pulse 27 Wall charge stabilizing pulse

Claims (30)

[Claims] 1. A front display substrate, a rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate, and a pair of display electrodes formed on the inner surface of the front substrate in parallel with a plurality of display electrodes each including a plurality of display electrodes. An address electrode group composed of a plurality of address electrodes arranged on the inner surface of the rear substrate and orthogonal to the pair of display electrode groups in parallel with each other; a phosphor provided on the address electrodes; and the front surface. A priming electrode group, which is arranged between the pair of display electrodes on the inner surface of the front substrate and has a priming electrode that causes a priming discharge in a discharge space between the substrate and the back substrate, A gas discharge display device comprising: a priming electrode group and a dielectric covering the counter display electrode group. 2. A front display substrate, a rear display substrate opposed to the front display substrate, and a plurality of display electrode groups each having a plurality of display electrodes each including a plurality of display electrodes arranged in parallel on the inner surface of the front substrate. An address electrode group composed of a plurality of address electrodes arranged on the inner surface of the rear substrate and orthogonal to the pair of display electrode groups in parallel with each other, and in a discharge space between the front substrate and the rear substrate. A priming electrode for causing a priming discharge is provided between the pair of display electrodes on the inner surface of the front substrate, and a priming electrode group including a plurality of the priming electrodes, and a dielectric covering the priming electrode group and the pair of display electrode groups. And a phosphor provided on a portion of the address electrode facing the counter display electrode except a portion of the address electrode facing the priming electrode. Characteristic gas discharge display device. 3. A front substrate, a back substrate arranged to face the front substrate, a pair of first and second display electrodes arranged in parallel with each other on an inner surface of the front substrate, and the back substrate. Address electrodes arranged on the inner surface of the first and second display electrodes at right angles to each other and in parallel with each other, a phosphor provided on the address electrodes, and the first and second display electrodes. Priming electrodes provided on both sides of the inner surface of the front substrate, for differentiating the distances from the first and second display electrodes to generate priming discharge in the discharge space between the front substrate and the rear substrate. And a dielectric for covering the priming electrode group and the first and second display electrodes. 4. The gas discharge display device according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the priming electrode is covered with a light shielding layer. 5. The gas discharge display device according to claim 1, wherein the priming electrode is intermittently arranged between the pair of display electrodes. 6. The distance between the first display electrode and one priming electrode adjacent to the first display electrode is shorter than the distance between the second display electrode and the other priming electrode adjacent to the second display electrode, and the first priming electrode is adjacent to the second priming electrode. The gas discharge display device according to claim 3, wherein a distance between one display electrode and the one priming electrode is substantially equal to a distance between the first and second display electrodes. 7. A step of pattern-forming a plurality of parallel thin film electrodes on the inner surface of a front substrate, a step of forming a mother electrode on the pair of thin film electrodes, and a step of forming a pair of adjacent thin film electrodes. Of forming a priming electrode on the inner surface of the front substrate by printing or photolithography, forming a light-shielding film on the priming electrode, and patterning a number of address electrodes on a stripe on the inner surface of the back substrate. Forming step, forming a partition wall between adjacent address electrodes, and arranging the front substrate and the rear substrate so that the pair of thin film electrodes and the address electrodes are opposed to each other, and then sealing and exhausting And a step of filling gas, the method for manufacturing a gas discharge display device. 8. The gas discharge display according to claim 7, wherein the priming electrode has a base formed of a transparent electrode material simultaneously with the pair of thin film electrodes, and a metal film is formed on the base. Device manufacturing method. 9. The method of manufacturing a gas discharge display device according to claim 7, wherein the priming electrode is formed of a printing paste in which powder of a black material is mixed. 10. The first parallel to each other on the inner surface of the front substrate.
And a plurality of counter display electrodes each including a second display electrode, a plurality of priming electrodes provided on the inner surface of the front substrate between adjacent counter display electrodes, and a back substrate disposed opposite to the front substrate. A plurality of parallel address electrodes provided on the inner surface at right angles to the counter display electrodes and the priming electrodes, a dielectric covering the counter display electrodes and the priming electrodes, and a phosphor covering the address electrodes. A gas discharge display panel, first and second drive circuits for respectively driving the first and second display electrodes, a write drive circuit for applying a write pulse to the address electrodes, and prior to application of the write pulse. A priming pulse is applied to the plurality of priming electrodes to apply a priming pulse between the plurality of priming electrodes and the plurality of address electrodes. Gas discharge display device characterized by comprising a priming driving circuit to cause the ring discharge. 11. The first parallel to each other on the inner surface of the front substrate.
And a plurality of counter display electrodes each including a second display electrode, and a plurality of desired priming electrodes provided on the inner surface of the front substrate between adjacent counter display electrodes and commonly connected to each other as desired. A plurality of parallel address electrodes provided orthogonally to the counter display electrode and the priming electrode on an inner surface of a back substrate arranged to face the front substrate, and a dielectric covering the counter display electrode and the priming electrode. A gas discharge display panel having a body and a phosphor covering the address electrodes, first and second drive circuits respectively driving the first and second display electrodes, and applying write pulses to the address electrodes The write drive circuit applies a priming pulse to each of the blocked priming electrodes prior to applying the write pulse to apply the priming pulse. Grayed electrode and a gas discharge display device characterized by having a priming driving circuit to cause a priming discharge in the discharge space between the address electrodes. 12. The gas discharge display device according to claim 10, wherein the priming drive circuit has a reactive power recovery circuit utilizing LC resonance. 13. A first electrode in which a large number of first and second display electrodes are alternately arranged on the inner surface of a front substrate in parallel with each other.
And a second display electrode group, and a priming electrode group which is provided on the inner surface of the front substrate and has a priming electrode disposed between these electrode pairs with the first and second display electrodes as an electrode pair. , The dielectric covering the priming electrode group, the first and second display electrode groups, and the first and second display electrode groups orthogonal to each other on the inner surface of the rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate. In a method of driving a gas discharge display panel having an address electrode group having a large number of address electrodes, a priming pulse is applied to the priming electrode group and at the same time a write timing pulse is applied to the address electrode group to generate a priming discharge. Then, immediately after that, a write pulse is applied to the address electrode group, and the gas discharge display panel driving method is characterized. 14. The gas according to claim 13, wherein the priming pulse is applied to the priming electrode group after the erasing pulse is applied to the first and second display electrode groups. Driving method for discharge display panel. 15. The method of driving a gas discharge display panel according to claim 13, wherein the priming pulse is sequentially applied to a plurality of priming electrodes in the priming electrode group. 16. The voltage of the priming pulse causes a priming discharge between the priming electrode and the address electrode, and then causes a self-erase discharge due to wall charges on the dielectric and the address electrode. 16. The method for driving a gas discharge display panel according to claim 13, wherein the size is such that the wall charges are erased. 17. The method of driving a gas discharge display panel according to claim 13, wherein the width of the priming pulse is narrower than the write timing pulse width. 18. The gas according to claim 13, wherein the narrow pulse having a polarity opposite to that of the priming pulse is applied immediately after the application of the priming pulse. Driving method for discharge display panel. 19. The voltage applied to the first and second display electrodes during the priming discharge is an average voltage of the applied voltage of the priming electrode and the applied voltage of the address electrode. Item 19. A method for driving a gas discharge display panel according to any one of items 13 to 18. 20. A scan pulse is applied to the first display electrode, a write voltage is applied to the second display electrode, and the scan is applied to the first display electrode during the priming discharge. Apply a voltage of the opposite polarity to the pulse,
The voltage having a polarity opposite to the write voltage is applied to the second display electrode.
A method of driving a gas discharge display panel according to any one of items. 21. A first display electrode in which a plurality of first and second display electrodes are arranged in parallel and alternately on the inner surface of a front substrate.
And a second display electrode group, and a priming electrode group which is provided on the inner surface of the front substrate and has a priming electrode disposed between these electrode pairs with the first and second display electrodes as an electrode pair. , The dielectric covering the priming electrode group, the first and second display electrode groups, and the first and second display electrode groups orthogonal to each other on the inner surface of the rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate. In a method of driving a gas discharge display panel having an address electrode group having a large number of address electrodes, a priming pulse is applied to the priming electrode group and at the same time a write timing pulse is applied to the address electrode group to generate a priming discharge. In the method for driving a gas discharge display panel, a write pulse is applied to the address electrode group immediately after that. After the priming pulse is applied to the priming electrode to cause priming discharge, the voltage applied to the priming electrode is applied to the first display electrode applying the scanning pulse during the period in which the address voltage is applied to the address electrode. A method of driving a gas discharge display panel, wherein the intermediate voltage is the write voltage. 22. During the sustain period in which a sustain pulse is alternately applied to the first and second display electrodes, a voltage that is ½ of the sustain pulse voltage is applied to the priming electrode in synchronization with the sustain pulse. 22. The method of driving a gas discharge display panel according to claim 21. 23. The gas discharge display according to claim 21, wherein the priming electrode has a high impedance during a sustain period in which sustain pulses are alternately applied to the first and second display electrodes. How to drive the panel. 24. A residual charge inversion pulse is applied to the first and second display electrode groups after applying a priming pulse to the priming electrode group and before applying a write pulse to the address electrode group, and 22. The method of driving a gas discharge display panel according to claim 13, wherein an auxiliary erasing pulse having a polarity opposite to that of the residual charge inversion pulse is applied. 25. A first electrode having a plurality of first and second display electrodes arranged in parallel and alternately on the inner surface of a front substrate.
And a second display electrode group, and a priming electrode group which is provided on the inner surface of the front substrate and has a priming electrode disposed between these electrode pairs with the first and second display electrodes as an electrode pair. , The dielectric covering the priming electrode group, the first and second display electrode groups, and the first and second display electrode groups orthogonal to each other on the inner surface of the rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate. In a method for driving a gas discharge display panel having an address electrode group in which a large number of address electrodes are arranged, a write pulse is applied to the address electrode immediately after a priming pulse is applied to the priming electrode for each line for writing. A method of driving a gas discharge display panel, which is characterized by causing discharge. 26. The priming discharge is generated in the m-th line (m is an integer), and the m-th line is immediately after the priming discharge of the n-th line (n> m) (n is an integer) after a predetermined time has elapsed. 26. The method for driving a gas discharge display panel according to claim 25, characterized in that writing discharge is caused in the above step. 27. The method according to claim 25, wherein after the write pulse is applied to all lines, a sustain pulse is applied simultaneously to all lines to carry out a sustain discharge.
7. The method for driving a gas discharge display panel according to item 6. 28. First and second display electrodes arranged in parallel with each other on the inner surface of the front substrate, and priming arranged on the inner surface of the front substrate adjacent to the first display electrodes. An electrode, an address electrode disposed orthogonal to the first and second display electrodes and the priming electrode on an inner surface of a rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate, and a first electrode.
And a method of driving a gas discharge display panel having a second display electrode and a dielectric covering the priming electrode,
When a write pulse is applied to the address electrode, the priming electrode is maintained at a positive potential, a discharge is generated between the priming electrode and the first display electrode, and a sustain pulse is applied to the first and second display electrodes. A wall charge stabilization pulse having a high voltage value is being applied to the first display electrode to raise the voltage value of the second display electrode to form wall charges on the first and second display electrodes. A method of driving a gas discharge display panel, characterized in that. 29. First and second display electrodes arranged in parallel with each other on the inner surface of the front substrate, and priming arranged on the inner surface of the front substrate adjacent to the first display electrodes. An electrode, an address electrode disposed orthogonal to the first and second display electrodes and the priming electrode on an inner surface of a rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate, and a first electrode.
And a method of driving a gas discharge display panel having a second display electrode and a dielectric covering the priming electrode,
After the address pulse is applied to the address electrode to perform the address discharge, a negative pulse is applied to the priming electrode, and a negative sustain pulse is alternately applied to the first and second display electrodes. A method for driving a gas discharge display panel, characterized in that 30. A first display electrode and a second display electrode which are arranged in parallel with each other on the inner surface of the front substrate, and a first display electrode and the second display electrode which are arranged in parallel on the inner surface of the front substrate. Priming electrodes, the first and second display electrodes on the inner surface of the rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate, the address electrodes arranged orthogonal to the priming electrodes, and the first and second electrodes. In the method for driving a gas discharge display panel having the display electrode and the dielectric covering the priming electrode, a voltage pulse of opposite polarity is applied to the priming electrode and the first or second display electrode to form the front substrate. A driving method of a gas discharge display panel, wherein a writing pulse is applied to the address electrode after priming discharge is generated in a discharge space between the back substrate and the rear substrate.