Patent ID: RE38819

Claim:
A surface-discharge type plasma display panel of a matrix display formation of lines and rows, the plasma display panel including: a plurality of main electrode pairs formed of first and second sustain electrodes arranged on a first substrate, each extending along a line direction, the first and second sustain electrodes being in parallel and adjacent to each other; a plurality of address electrodes arranged on a second substrate opposing the first substrate via a discharge space, each extending along a row direction, a matrix corresponding to a screen to be displayed being formed with said main electrodes and address electrodes, said address electrodes crossing over said main electrodes, each of said address electrodes being divided into at least two partial address electrodes separated from each other by a border line located between adjacent main electrode pairs, whereby said screen is divided into partial screens, a first clearance between said partial address electrodes being substantially larger than a second clearance between said main electrode pair adjacent to and across said border line, such that one of said address electrodes in said plurality of address electrodes is located on an opposite side of said partial screen, substantially distant from said second sustain electrode.