Patent ID: 6428377
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A method for making a DC plasma display panel comprising a plurality of display cells defined therein and organized in a matrix configuration, said DC plasma display panel comprising a first plate including a first substrate and a second plate including a second substrate, said method comprising the steps of:forming a plurality of rows of cathodes on said first substrate of said first plate; depositing a dielectric layer on said rows of cathodes and said first substrate so that said rows of cathodes and said substrate are covered; forming holes in said dielectric layer and said rows of cathodes, said holes being positioned in substantial spaced relation along said rows of cathodes; forming a plurality of rows of anodes on said second substrate of said second plate; forming a plurality of rows of barrier ribs on said second substrate substantially parallel with said rows of anodes, wherein any two adjacent rows of barrier ribs form channels on said second substrate, and wherein said barrier ribs are configured such that at least one of said rows of anodes is positioned in said channels; depositing a phosphor layer in said channels; and combining said first plate and said second plate so that said rows of anodes and said channels formed by said rows of barrier ribs on said second substrate run substantially orthogonal to said rows or cathodes on said first substrate, wherein display cells are formed in said DC plasma display panel at locations proximate where said channels and said rows of anodes cross said rows of cathodes, creating said matrix of display cells.