Patent ID: 7068244
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
1. A plasma display apparatus comprising: a plasma display panel including a pair of substrates between which a pair of electrodes are formed, a plurality of discharge cells being formed along the pair of electrodes; and a driving circuit that drives the plasma display panel by selectively writing information onto the plurality of discharge cells, then causing cells, on which the information is written, to emit light by applying a sustain pulse to the pair of electrodes, wherein the sustain pulse applied by the driving circuit has (i) a first waveform portion where a first voltage, an absolute value of which is no smaller than a discharge start voltage, is applied and (ii) a second waveform portion where a second voltage, an absolute value of which is greater than the absolute value of the first voltage, is applied, the second waveform portion following the first waveform portion, and the second waveform portion starts before a discharge delay time elapses since a start of the first waveform portion.