# US 2010/0164846 A1 · Plasma display panel device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0164846 A1 - Document ID: US20100164846A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/600,520 - Filed: 2008-12-01 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2007-12-03 - Inventors: Ki Eon Eom - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100164846A1 ## CPC - H01R 12/61: connecting to flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures - H05K 3/361: {Assembling flexible printed circuits with other printed circuits} - H01J 2211/46: Connecting or feeding means, e.g. leading-in conductors - H05K 3/28: Applying non-metallic protective coatings {(H05K3/0091 takes precedence; methods for intermediate insulating layers for build-up multilayer circuits H05K3/4673)} - H05K 3/323: {by applying an anisotropic conductive adhesive layer over an array of pads} - H05K 2201/0195: Dielectric or adhesive layers comprising a plurality of layers, e.g. in a multilayer structure - H05K 2201/0989: Coating free areas, e.g. areas other than pads or lands free of solder resist - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - H01J: ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS (spark-gaps H01T; electric arc lamps H05B31/00; particle accelerators H05H) ## Abstract A plasma display panel (PDP) device includes: a PDP including a plurality of panel electrodes; a driving circuit to generate a drive signal to drive the panel; and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) positioned between the panel and a driving board with the driving circuit implemented thereon and transferring the drive signal to the plurality of panel electrodes, wherein the FPC includes a plurality of FPC electrodes formed on a base film and compressed with the plurality of panel electrodes and a cover lay film stacked on the plurality of FPC electrodes and the base film, and a virtual extension line connecting end portions of two adjacent electrodes among the plurality of panel electrodes and the cover lay film are separated by a certain distance. Accordingly, a short phenomenon between adjacent electrodes among the plurality of panel electrodes can be prevented. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A plasma display panel device comprising: a plasma display panel comprising a plurality of panel electrodes; a driving circuit to generate a drive signal to drive the panel; and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) positioned between the panel and a driving board with the driving circuit implemented thereon and transferring the drive signal to the plurality of panel electrodes, wherein the FPC comprises a plurality of FPC electrodes formed on a base film and compressed with the plurality of panel electrodes and a cover lay film stacked on the plurality of FPC electrodes and the base film, and a virtual extension line connecting end portions of two adjacent electrodes among the plurality of panel electrodes and the cover lay film are separated by a certain distance. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the end portions of the two adjacent electrodes among the plurality of panel electrodes are also separated by the certain distance from the cover lay film. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising: a conductive material containing conductive balls allowing the plurality of panel electrodes and the plurality of FPC electrodes to be in contact electrically with each other by thermo-compressing the plurality of panel electrodes and the plurality of FPC electrodes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the certain distance is within the range of 1.5 mm to 4 mm. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The device of claim 3, wherein the size of the conductive balls is within the range of 2 μm to 5 μm. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of panel electrodes are one of scan electrodes, sustain electrodes, and address electrodes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of panel electrodes comprise at least one of a transparent electrode and a bus electrode. ### Claim 8 A plasma display panel device including: a plasma display panel comprising a plurality of panel electrodes; a driving circuit to generate a drive signal to drive the panel; and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) positioned between the panel and a driving board with the driving circuit implemented thereon and transferring the drive signal to the plurality of panel electrodes, wherein the FPC comprises a plurality of FPC electrodes formed on a base film and compressed with the plurality of panel electrodes and a cover lay film stacked on the plurality of FPC electrodes and the base film, the cover lay film comprises convex portions facing the plurality of panel electrodes and concave portions formed between the convex portions, and a virtual extension line connecting end portions of two adjacent electrodes among the plurality of panel electrodes and the concave portions of the cover lay film are separated by a certain distance. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, further comprising: a conductive material containing conductive balls allowing the plurality of panel electrodes and the plurality of FPC electrodes to be in contact electrically with each other by thermo-compressing the plurality of panel electrodes and the plurality of FPC electrodes. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the certain distance is within the range of 1.5 mm to 4 mm. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The device of claim 9, wherein the size of the conductive balls is within the range of 2 μm to 5 μm. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the plurality of panel electrodes are one of scan electrodes, sustain electrodes, and address electrodes. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the plurality of panel electrodes comprise at least one of a transparent electrode and a bus electrode. ### Claim 14 A plasma display panel device comprising: a plasma display panel comprising a plurality of panel electrodes; a driving circuit to generate a drive signal to drive the panel; and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) positioned between the panel and a driving board with the driving circuit implemented thereon and transferring the drive signal to the plurality of panel electrodes, wherein the FPC comprises a plurality of FPC electrodes formed on a base film and compressed with the plurality of panel electrodes and a cover lay film stacked on the plurality of FPC electrodes and the base film, the cover lay film comprises a first layer having at least one step with a first height and a second layer formed with a second height on the first layer, the second layer comprises convex portions facing the plurality of panel electrodes and concave portions formed between the convex portions, and a virtual extension line connecting end portions of two adjacent electrodes among the plurality of panel electrodes and the concave portions of the cover lay film are separated by a certain distance. ### Claim 15 (depends on 16) The device of claim 16, further comprising: a conductive material containing conductive balls allowing the plurality of panel electrodes and the plurality of FPC electrodes to be in contact electrically with each other by thermo-compressing the plurality of panel electrodes and the plurality of FPC electrodes. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein the certain distance is within the range of 1.5 mm to 4 mm. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The device of claim 15, wherein the size of the conductive balls is within the range of 2 μm to 5 μm. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein the first height is lower than the second height. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein the plurality of panel electrodes are one of scan electrodes, sustain electrodes, and address electrodes. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein the plurality of panel electrodes comprise at least one of a transparent electrode and a bus electrode.