Patent ID: 7768480

Claim:
A plasma display device, comprising; a first display electrode; a second display electrode adapted to cause a discharge to occur between the first display electrode; a first display electrode drive circuit to apply a discharge voltage to the first display electrode; and a second display electrode drive circuit to apply a discharge voltage to the second display electrode, wherein the first display electrode drive circuit comprising; a first modulation circuit to modulate and output a signal to be inputted from a first input terminal, a first transformer which has a primary winding and a secondary winding, the primary winding being connected to the output of the first modulation circuit, a first demodulation circuit to demodulate and output a signal to be inputted from the secondary winding of the first transformer, and a first output element for supplying a high level electric potential as a first electric potential to the first display electrode in accordance with the output signal from the first demodulation circuit; and a second modulation circuit to modulate and output a signal to be inputted from a second input terminal; a second transformer which has a primary winding and a secondary winding, the primary winding being connected to the output of the second modulation circuit; a second demodulation circuit to demodulate and output a signal to be inputted from the secondary winding of the second transformer; a second output element for supplying a low level electric potential to the first display electrode in accordance with the output signal from the second demodulation circuit; a first coil connected to the first display electrode; a third output element which inputs a signal from a third input terminal by using a transformer and connects a second electric potential to the first display electrode through the first coil in accordance with the input signal; a first diode to make a forward current flow from the second electric potential to the first display electrode through the third output element; a second coil connected to the first display electrode; a fourth output element which inputs a signal from a fourth input terminal by using a transformer and connects the second electric potential to the first display electrode through the second coil in accordance with the input signal; and a second diode to make a forward current flow from the first display electrode to the second electric potential through the fourth output element and the second coil.