Patent ID: 6693608
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
A driving method for a plasma display panel, the plasma display panel having a plurality of plasma display units and a driving circuit, each of the plasma display units including a first electrode and a second electrode for forming a capacitive load, and a passivation layer formed above the first and second electrodes, the plasma display unit filled with a dischargeable gas, the driving circuit including a resonant unit electrically connected to the first electrode of the plasma display unit, the driving method comprising:charging the resonant unit in a reset period to change the voltage level of the first electrode for generating a first potential difference between the first and the second electrodes of the plasma display unit, so as to create wall charges above the passivation layer; and resonating the capacitive load of the plasma display unit in the reset period using the resonant unit to generate a sinusoidal waveform for resetting the display units so as avoid abrupt discharge between the first and second electrodes.