Patent ID: 7626334

Claim:
A plasma display panel, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed facing each other and at least partially defining a plurality of discharge cells in a space therebetween; a phosphor layer formed within each of the discharge cells; an address electrode formed on a first side of the first substrate facing the second substrate and extending along a first direction; a dielectric layer formed on the address electrode; a first electrode extending along a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a second electrode extending along the second direction intersecting the first direction, the first electrode and the second electrode being electrically insulated from the address electrode, and at least a portion of each of the first electrode and the second electrode being associated with each of the discharge cells, at least one of the address electrode and the dielectric layer associated with each of the discharge cells including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extending in a space between the first electrode and the second electrode associated with one of the discharge cells, the first portion extending only in a space defined between a first sidewall of the first electrode and a first sidewall of the second electrode, and the first sidewalls of the first and second electrodes facing each other, and at least a portion of the first portion having a first thickness along a third direction and the second portion having a second thickness along the third direction, at least one of the first thickness being different from the second thickness, wherein the third direction intersects the first direction and the second direction.