Patent ID: 8159418

Claim:
A plasma display comprising: electrodes to produce a discharge; a selection circuit connected between a first power source to supply a first voltage, and the electrodes; a first switch comprising a drain connected to the electrodes, via the selection circuit, a source connected to a second power source to supply a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage, and a gate connected to a signal input terminal; a second switch comprising a drain connected to the electrodes, via the selection circuit, and a gate electrically connected to the signal input terminal, via a level shift unit; a first capacitor comprising a first terminal connected to the second power source, and a second terminal connected to a first node between the first power source, the level shift unit, and a source of the second switch; and a first resistor coupled between the source of the second switch and the second terminal of the first capacitor, and configured to reduce a current flow through the second switch to below a predetermined current level that would result in damage to the first switch, wherein the first and second switches are simultaneously turned on, during at least a part of a reset period, to gradually decrease a voltage of the electrodes, and wherein a current flow of less than the predetermined current level is produced when the second switch is turned on.