Patent ID: 7535177
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
1. A plasma display panel (PDP), comprising: a front panel; a back panel arranged parallel to and separated from the front panel; a plurality first barrier ribs arranged between the front panel and the back panel, the first barrier ribs defining discharge cells together with the front panel and the back panel, the first barrier ribs being of a dielectric material, the first barrier ribs extending in a first direction and in a second direction that crosses the first direction; a plurality of front discharge electrodes surrounding the discharge cells; a plurality of back discharge electrodes surrounding the discharge cells, the back discharge electrodes being separated from the front discharge electrodes, wherein at least one of said first barrier ribs that extend in said first direction includes more than one of said front discharge electrodes and at least one of said back discharge electrodes; phosphor layers arranged within the discharge cells, respectively; and a discharge gas arranged within the discharge cells, the PDP further comprising a plurality of pixels, each of said pixels includes at least three sub-pixels, each sub-pixel includes at least two discharge cells.