Patent ID: 7456574

Claim:
A Plasma Display Panel (PDP), comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate arranged parallel to the first substrate; and a plurality of discharge electrodes arranged within each discharge cell arranged between the first and second substrates; wherein the first and second substrates are divided into a display region adapted to display an image, a connection region wherein the plurality of discharge electrodes are adapted to be electrically connected to an external terminal, and a buffer region arranged along edges of the connection region; wherein the plurality of discharge electrodes continuously extend over the display region, the connection region, and the buffer region, and wherein a cross-section of a portion of each of the plurality of discharge electrodes arranged in the buffer region is greater than that of a portion of each of the plurality of discharge electrodes arranged in the connection region; wherein a length of the portion of each of the plurality of discharge electrodes arranged in the connection area is greater than a length of the portion of each of the plurality of discharge electrodes arranged in the buffer region; and wherein a width of the portion of each of the plurality of discharge electrodes arranged in the display region is equal to a width of the portion of each of the plurality of discharge electrodes arranged in the connection region.