Patent ID: 6747615
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
A method of driving a plasma display panel having front and rear substrates disposed opposite each other, X electrode lines and Y electrode lines arranged parallel to each other on the front substrate between the front and rear substrates, and address electrode lines arranged in a direction orthogonal to a direction of the X and Y electrode lines to define discharge cells at intersections thereof, the discharge cells being further defined as being an odd discharge cell if between each Y electrode line and an adjacent X electrode line above and an even discharge cell for each Y electrode line and an adjacent X electrode below, the method comprising:wiring the electrode lines by dividing the X electrode lines into X groups including odd X groups and even X groups, dividing the Y electrode lines into Y groups, separately setting pairs of X and Y groups including pairs of adjacent X and Y electrode lines, respectively to define the odd and even discharge cells, commonly connecting the X and Y electrode lines to one another in units of the odd X groups, the even X groups, and the Y groups; driving the Y groups, the X groups, and the address electrode lines in an odd field to drive the odd discharge cells in a vertical direction; and driving the Y groups, the X groups, and the address electrode lines in an even field to drive the even discharge cells in a vertical directions, wherein: a single Y electrode line is formed between adjacent X electrode lines in the plasma display panel so that a total number of the X electrode lines is â€œn â€  and a total number of the Y electrode lines is nâˆ’1.