Plasma display panel structure with a high open ratio

A method for driving a plasma display panel, the plasma display panel comprising:

• a front plate and a rear plate faced the front plate;
• n first sustaining electrodes X including X(1) to X(n), and n second sustaining electrodes Y including Y(1) to Y(n), the first sustaining electrodes X and second sustaining electrodes Y being formed in parallel on the front plate along a first direction and spaced equally apart from each other, wherein the n first sustaining electrodes X are divided into odd-numbered first sustaining electrodes X(odd) and even-numbered first sustaining electrodes X(even);
• a first discharge region being defined by the odd-numbered first sustaining electrodes X(odd) and the second sustaining electrodes Y, and a second discharge region being defined by the even-numbered first sustaining electrodes X(even) and the second sustaining electrodes Y;
• a plurality of address electrodes formed on the rear plate along a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction;
• a plurality of ribs formed on the rear plate along the first direction;
• and
• a plurality of fluorescent layers formed between every two adjacent ribs;
• the method comprising steps of:
• (a) inputting a reset pulse to each of the second sustaining electrodes Y(1) to Y(n) simultaneously;
• (b) sequentially inputting a negative pulse to the second sustaining electrodes Y(1) to Y(n) and then selectively inputting a positive pulse to the address electrodes according to an image data;
• maintaining the odd-numbered first sustaining electrodes X(odd) in a high level voltage when the first discharge region being selected, and maintaining the even-numbered first sustaining electrodes X(even) in the high level voltage when the second discharge region being selected;
• (c) inputting a first signal to the second sustaining electrodes Y, inputting a second signal to the odd-numbered first sustaining electrodes X(odd), and inputting a third signal to the even-numbered first sustaining electrodes X(even), wherein when the first discharge region is selected for discharging, the first signal is out of phase with the second signal and is in phase with the third signal, and when the second discharge region is selected for discharging, the first signal is in phase with the second signal and is out of phase with the third signal.

A method for driving a plasma display panel, the plasma display panel comprising:

• a front plate and a rear plate faced the front plate;
• n first sustaining electrodes X including X(1) to X(n), and n second sustaining electrodes Y including Y(1) to Y(n) formed in parallel on the front plate along a first direction and spaced equally apart from each other, wherein the n first sustaining electrodes X are divided into three groups of first sustaining electrodes X(3k+1), X(3k+2), and X(3k+3), and the n second sustaining electrodes are divided into three groups of second sustaining electrodes Y(3k+1), Y(3k+2), and Y(3k+3);
• a first discharge region being defined by the first sustaining electrode X(3k+1) and the second sustaining electrode Y(3k+1), a second discharge region being defined by the second sustaining electrode Y(3k+1) and the first sustaining electrode X(3k+2), and a third discharge region being defined by the first sustaining electrode X(3k+2) and the second sustaining electrode Y(3k+2);
• a plurality of address electrodes formed on the rear plate along a second direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction;
• a plurality of ribs formed on the rear plate along the first direction;
• and
• a plurality of fluorescent layers formed between every two adjacent ribs;
• the method comprising steps of:
• (a) simultaneously inputting a reset pulse to each of the n second sustaining electrodes Y(1) to Y(n);
• (b) sequentially inputting a negative pulse to the n second sustaining electrodes Y(1) to Y(n), and selectively inputting a positive pulse to the address electrodes according to an image data;
• (c) providing two out-of-phase signals to the first sustaining electrode X(3k+1) and the second sustaining electrode Y(3k+1), and providing two out-of-phase signals to the second sustaining electrode Y(3k+2) and the first sustaining electrode X(3k+3) when the first discharge region being selected for discharging;
• (d) simultaneously inputting a reset pulse to each of the n second sustaining electrodes Y(1) to Y(n);
• (e) sequentially inputting a negative pulse to the n second sustaining electrodes Y(1) to Y(n) and selectively inputting a positive pulse to the address electrodes according to the image data;
• (f) applying two out-of-phase signals to the first sustaining electrode X(3k+2) and the second sustaining electrode Y(3k+1), and applying two out-of-phase signals to the second sustaining electrode Y(3k+3) and the first sustaining electrode X(3k+3) when the second discharge region being selected for discharging;
• (g) simultaneously inputting a reset pulse to each of the n second sustaining electrodes Y(1) to Y(n);
• (h) sequentially inputting a negative pulse to the n second sustaining electrodes Y(1) to Y(n) and selectively inputting a positive pulse to the address electrodes according to the image data;
• and
• (i) applying two out-of phase signals to the first sustaining electrode X(3k+2) and the second sustaining electrode Y(3k+2), and applying two out-of-phase signals to the second sustaining electrode Y(3k+3) and the first sustaining electrode X(3k′+1) respectively when the third discharge region being selected for discharging, wherein k is a non-negative integer, n is a positive integer, and 3k′+1 is equal to 3k+4 and is not greater than n.