Patent ID: 7250925

Claim:
A method for driving a plasma display panel (POP) comprising a first electrode and a second electrode arranged respectively in parallel on a first substrate, an address electrode crossed with the first electrode and the second electrode and arranged on a second substrate, the method comprising: during a reset period, applying a first voltage level to the first electrode, while maintaining the second electrode at a second voltage level; applying a first voltage waveform to the second electrode, the first voltage waveform increasing with a first slope to a third voltage level, while maintaining the first electrode at a fourth voltage level; and applying a second voltage waveform to the second electrode, the second voltage waveform decreasing with a second slope to a fifth voltage level, while applying a sixth voltage level to the first electrode, wherein the fifth voltage level is a negative voltage, and after applying the first voltage waveform but before applying the second voltage waveform, the second electrode is maintained at a predetermined voltage level for a predetermined time, the predetermined voltage level being less than the third voltage level.