Patent ID: 7154221
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
1. A plasma display panel comprising: a front panel adapted to display an image, the front panel comprising a plurality of sustain electrodes, a plurality of bus electrodes, a first dielectric layer covering both the plurality of sustain electrodes and the bus electrodes, and a protective layer; a rear panel separated from the front panel and hermetically sealed to the front panel, the rear panel comprising a plurality of data lines, a second dielectric layer covering the plurality of data lines, a plurality of barrier ribs, and a fluorescent layer; and a plasma forming gas arranged between the front and rear panels, wherein a first sustain electrode selected from the plurality of sustain electrodes and a second sustain electrode facing the first sustain electrode have a double gap to allow a discharge voltage to be decreased without reducing a discharge efficiency, to allow a discharge to be started at a low voltage, and to allow the low voltage discharge to stop after the start of a sustaining discharge; wherein the first sustain electrode comprises: a first main electrode adapted to sustain the discharge after the discharge is started at the low voltage; and a first auxiliary electrode connected to the first main electrode and adapted to start the low voltage discharge, the first auxiliary electrode being a resistance element.