Patent ID: 7652641

Claim:
A driving apparatus of a plasma display panel for applying a rising waveform to a panel capacitor, comprising: a transistor having a drain coupled to a power source, and a source coupled to a first end of the panel capacitor; a first capacitor coupled between the drain and a gate of the transistor; a second capacitor coupled between the drain and the gate of the transistor, and coupled in parallel with the first capacitor; a first resistor and a first diode coupled in parallel to each other between a first end of the first capacitor and the gate or between a second end of the first capacitor and the drain; a second resistor and a second diode coupled in parallel to each other between a first end of the second capacitor and the gate or between a second end of the second capacitor and the drain; a first Zener diode coupled in a path in which the first capacitor is charged; and a second Zener diode coupled in a path in which the second capacitor is charged.