Patent ID: 7626335

Claim:
A plasma display apparatus comprising: a first electrode and a second electrode formed on an upper substrate, the second electrode being arranged in parallel with the first electrode, each of the first and second electrodes including a plurality of electrode layers, each electrode layer of the first electrode including a first sub electrode protruded from a first main electrode in a first direction toward the second electrode, and each electrode layer of the second electrode including a second sub electrode protruded from a second main electrode in a second direction toward the first electrode; first dielectric layers formed between respective ones of the plurality of electrode layers of the first and second electrodes; a third electrode formed on a lower substrate opposite to the upper substrate; and a barrier rib formed on the lower substrate to divide a discharge space, wherein the first main electrodes and the first sub electrodes of the first electrode are laminated together in a third direction, and the second main electrodes and the second sub electrodes of the second electrode are laminated together in the third direction, and wherein the third direction protrudes towards the discharge space and the lower substrate.