Patent ID: 7012581

Claim:
A plasma display panel comprising: (a) a first substrate; (b) a second substrate spaced away from and facing said first substrate; (c) at least one scanning electrode formed on a surface of said first substrate which surface faces said second substrate, and extending in a first direction; (d) at least one sustaining electrode formed on said surface of said first substrate and extending in parallel with said scanning electrode; (e) a dielectric layer formed on said first substrate, covering said scanning and sustaining electrodes therewith; and (f) at least one data electrode formed on a surface of said second substrate which surface faces said first substrate, and extending in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction, display cells being arranged at intersections of said scanning and sustaining electrodes and said data electrode, each of said scanning and sustaining electrodes being comprised of a transparent electrode, said dielectric layer being comprised of a transparent dielectric layer, said dielectric layer having a high-capacity portion having a capacity higher than that of the rest of said dielectric layer, said high-capacity portion being spaced away from a discharge gap and extending in said first direction, each of said scanning and sustaining electrodes being formed with an opening between said discharge gap and said high-capacity portion.