Patent ID: 7173581

Claim:
A plasma display apparatus comprising: a display panel having a plurality of first and second electrodes arranged alternately and extending in a first direction, and a plurality of third electrodes extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a first odd electrode drive circuit for outputting a sustain discharge pulse to be commonly applied to odd-numbered electrodes of the plurality of the first electrodes; a first even electrode drive circuit for outputting a sustain discharge pulse to be commonly applied to even-numbered electrodes of the plurality of the first electrodes; a second odd electrode drive circuit for outputting a sustain discharge voltage pulse to be commonly applied to odd-numbered electrodes of the plurality of the second electrodes; and a second even electrode drive circuit for outputting a sustain discharge pulse to be commonly applied to even-numbered electrodes of the plurality of the second electrodes, wherein a sustain discharge is caused to occur between the plurality of the first and second electrodes for a light emission display, and wherein the first odd electrode drive circuit and the first even electrode drive circuit, and the second odd electrode drive circuit and the second even electrode drive circuit, are arranged side by side in the second direction on the display panel, and the order of arrangement in the second direction of the first odd electrode drive circuit and the first even electrode drive circuit is opposite to that of arrangement in the second direction of the second odd electrode drive circuit and the second even electrode drive circuit.