Patent ID: 6362799
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: G09G,H01J

Abstract:
A plasma display comprising:a first substrate on which are sequentially formed a matrix of surface discharge electrodes arranged in rows and columns, a plurality of scanning trace electrodes, a plurality of maintaining trace electrodes and a first dielectric layer, each of said surface discharge electrodes comprising a scanning electrode and a maintaining electrode arranged with a predetermined gap in between and which cause a discharge upon a voltage application, each of said scanning trace electrodes connecting the scanning electrodes included in one of the rows of said matrix, said maintaining trace electrodes intersecting said scanning trace electrodes with insulators being provided between said scanning trace and maintaining trace electrodes, each of said maintaining trace electrodes connecting the maintaining electrodes included in one of the columns of said matrix, and said first dielectric layer having an insulation property and covering the scanning electrodes and maintaining electrodes of said surface discharge electrodes, said scanning trace electrodes and said maintaining trace electrodes; a second substrate facing said first substrate and on which are sequentially formed a second dielectric layer having an insulation property and a plurality of phosphor layers, said phosphor layers emitting predetermined visible light when they are excited by light generated due to the discharge caused between said scanning and maintaining electrodes; and a discharge gas filled between said first and second substrates and which generates light due to the discharge caused between said scanning and maintaining electrodes.