Patent ID: 7102285

Claim:
A plasma display panel comprising: a panel unit containing a large number of discharge cells; a heat sink unit which includes a substrate and a plurality of fins extending from the substrate, the substrate of the heat sink unit being bonded along a back substrate of the panel unit for dissipating heat generated by the panel unit, the fins being made of aluminum material; and a thermal interface interposed between the back substrate of the panel unit and the substrate of the heat sink unit for connecting the panel unit and the heat sink unit; wherein the substrate of the heat sink unit is formed of an anisotropic material for transferring the heat from the panel unit directly through the heat sink unit substrate to the fins of the heat sink unit, and the thermal interface comprises carbon nanotubes, which form heat conduction channels perpendicular to surfaces of the thermal interface which contact the back substrate of the panel unit and the substrate of the heat sink unit.