Patent ID: 6133903
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
A method of driving a surface discharge Plasma Display Panel, comprising:placing a plurality of common electrodes, scanning electrodes and data electrodes between a first substrate and a second substrate, the common electrodes and the scanning electrodes being arranged in parallel with each other, the data electrodes being arranged orthogonal to the common electrodes and the scanning electrodes;forming a cell at an intersection where the common and scanning electrodes cross the data electrode, each cell being discharged when scanning and data pulses are applied at the same time; anddividing a screen into a plurality of upper bits subfields and lower bits subfields, setting discharge times of the subfields different from each other, and scanning each subfield without a recess for discharging by combining at least two subfields and determining a time to apply an erasing pulse to improve brightness and contrast of the panel.