Patent ID: 6703782
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A plasma display panel including,a front substrate, a plurality of row electrode pairs regularly arranged in a column direction on a back surface of the front substrate, and each extending in a row direction to form a display line and constituted by first and second row electrodes, a back substrate placed opposite the front substrate with a discharge space intervening between; and a plurality of column electrodes regularly arranged in the row direction on a surface of the back substrate facing toward the front substrate, and each extending in the column direction to intersect the row electrode pairs and form unit light-emitting areas in the discharge space at the respective intersections, said plasma display panel comprising: a first discharge area provided in each of the unit light-emitting area and facing opposed parts of the first and second row electrodes to provide for a discharge between the first and second row electrodes; and a second discharge area provided in each of the unit light-emitting area and facing a part of the first row electrode, positioned opposite to a part thereof opposing the second row electrode and creating a discharge in association with the column electrode, to provide for a discharge between the part of the first row electrode and the column electrode, said first discharge areas and said second discharge areas in the individual unit light-emitting areas being arranged in alternate positions in the column direction so that the second discharge areas of the respective unit light-emitting areas adjacent to each other are arranged in a back-to-back position in the column direction.