Patent ID: 7009583
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
1. A flat-panel display apparatus, comprising: plasma discharge cells forming pixels arranged in a matrix of M rows and N columns, wherein N is larger than M, sustain electrodes and scan electrodes extending in a first direction and data electrodes extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction, crossings between the data electrode on the one side and sustain and scan electrodes on the other side corresponding to the plasma discharge cells, a drive circuit coupled to the sustain and scan electrodes for supplying driving pulses to the sustain and scan electrodes, and a data drive circuit coupled to the data electrodes for supplying data signals to the discharge cells in response to video information, wherein the data electrodes are arranged to constitute the M rows and the sustain and scan electrodes are arranged to constitute the N columns, and the data driver circuit is adapted to supply data signals to a column of selected pixels.