Plasma display panel and method for driving the same

An apparatus for driving a plasma display panel, which includes a plurality of first and second electrodes arranged in pairs, a plurality of data electrodes formed normal to the first and second electrodes, and a plurality of sub-fields for one TV field to display a multi-gradation, the apparatus comprising:

• a first driver for applying a voltage for sustain discharge to the first electrodes by periods, and applying a first voltage to the first electrodes of cells selected for erasure of the sustain discharge or removing the voltage for sustain discharge to erase the sustain discharge;
• a second driver for applying the voltage for sustain discharge to the second electrodes, and applying a second voltage to the second electrodes of cells selected for erasure of the sustain discharge;
• and
• a third driver for applying a third voltage to the data electrodes of cells selected for erasure of the sustain discharge.

A plasma display panel comprising:

• first and second substrates;
• a plurality of first and second electrodes arranged in pairs;
• a plurality of data electrodes arranged alternately with the first electrodes and the second electrodes;
• a first driver for applying a first voltage to the first electrodes by periods to cause a sustain discharge, and applying a second voltage to the first electrodes of cells selected for erasure of the sustain discharge or removing the first voltage to erase the sustain discharge;
• a second driver for applying a third voltage to the second electrodes of cells selected for erasure of the sustain discharge before applying the first voltage, after applying the second voltage to the first electrodes or removing the first voltage from the first electrodes;
• and
• a third driver for applying a fourth voltage to the data electrodes of cells selected for erasure of the sustain discharge before applying the first voltage, after applying the second voltage to the first electrodes or removing the first voltage from the first electrodes.

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for driving a plasma display panel, which includes a plurality of first and second electrodes arranged in pairs, a plurality of data electrodes formed normal to the first and second electrodes, and a plurality of sub-fields for one TV field to display a multi-gradation, the method, comprising:

• applying a reset pulse voltage to the first electrodes;
• applying a first voltage alternately to the first electrodes and the second electrodes to cause a sustain discharge;
• and
• applying third and fourth voltages to the second electrodes and the data electrodes, respectively, before applying the first voltage, to erase wall charges in cells defined by the first electrodes, the data electrodes, and the second electrodes.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure comprising:

• a first field containing data representing applying a reset pulse voltage to the first electrodes;
• a second field containing data representing applying a first voltage alternately to the first electrodes and the second electrodes to cause a sustain discharge;
• and
• a third field containing data representing applying third and fourth voltages to the second electrodes and the data electrodes, respectively, before applying the first voltage, to erase wall charges in cells defined by the first electrodes, the data electrodes, and the second electrodes.