Patent ID: 6514111
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A method of fabricating a plasma display panel of first and second substrates having corresponding surfaces in opposing relationship and defining a discharge space therebetween, a display region emitting light in a center of the panel and a peripheral region emitting no light in a periphery of the panel, the method comprising:forming an array of discharge electrodes on the opposing surface of the first substrate; forming a first dielectric layer on the opposing surface of the first substrate having the array of discharge electrodes thereon, the first dielectric layer comprising a central portion covering the array of discharge electrodes and a peripheral portion extending about the central portion, the peripheral portion being thinner than the central portion and defining a corresponding sealing portion on the opposing surface of the second substrate; forming a sealing member on, and adhering the sealing member to, the sealing portion on the opposing surface of the second substrate; juxtaposing said substrates with the sealing member therebetween so as to position a free edge of the sealing member in contact with the peripheral portion of the first dielectric layer; and heating the sealing member so as to melt and consequently adhere same to the peripheral portion of the first dielectric layer, sealing the discharge space therebetween.