Flat type plasma discharge display device with discharge start parts
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsHiroshi Mori, Hironobu Abe
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Abstract
In a flat type plasma a discharge display device which includes a discharge sustaining electrode group (X) having first and second discharge sustaining electrodes and an address electrode group (Y) having address electrodes, a plurality of plasma discharge parts (P) are formed for one discharge start part thereof, and the plasma discharge parts relating to one discharge start part are driven sequentially or simultaneously to emit a light, whereby it become possible that plasma display of high definition and high luminance is performed in the flat type plasma a discharge display device.
Claims37
A flat type plasma discharge display device, wherein a discharge sustaining electrode group arranged as a plurality of discharge sustaining electrodes and an address electrode group arranged as a plurality of address electrodes are formed on a common substrate or on mutually different substrates,
- at least one discharge start part for each one of said address electrodes and electrically connected to respective ones of said address electrodes and between consecutive ones of the discharge sustaining electrodes to form two plasma discharge parts with one plasma discharge part associated with one of the consecutive ones of the discharge sustaining electrodes and the at least one discharge start part and a remaining one of the plasma discharge parts being associated with a remaining one of the consecutive ones of the discharge sustaining electrodes and the at least one discharge start part, and
- an interval between each pair of the discharge sustaining electrodes in discharge sustaining relationship to each respective plasma discharge start part is set at less than 50 μm, and a plasma discharge display mainly by a cathode glow discharge is realized.
A flat type plasma discharge display device, wherein a discharge sustaining electrode group arranged as a plurality of discharge sustaining electrodes and an address electrode group arranged as a plurality of address electrodes individually each having a discharge start address electrode are formed on a common substrate,
- said discharge sustaining electrodes and said address electrodes are disposed so as to intersect each other through an insulating layer, and
- a plurality of plasma discharge start parts are formed for each of said discharge start address electrode, each plasma discharge start part disposed between an adjacent pair of the discharge sustaining electrodes forming two plasma discharge parts with one plasma discharge part associated with one of the adjacent pair of the discharge sustaining electrodes and a remaining one of the plasma discharge parts associated with a remaining one of the adjacent pair of the discharge sustaining electrodes.
A flat type plasma discharge display device, wherein a first substrate and a second substrate are opposed to each other while keeping a specified interval therebetween,
- a discharge sustaining electrode group formed by a plurality of discharge sustaining electrodes is formed at said first substrate side,
- an address electrode group formed by a plurality of address electrodes is formed at said second substrate side,
- at least one discharge start part for each one of said address electrodes and electrically connected to respective ones of said address electrodes and between consecutive ones of the discharge sustaining electrodes to form two plasma discharge parts with one plasma discharge part associated with one of the consecutive ones of the discharge sustaining electrodes and the at least one discharge start part and a remaining one at the plasma discharge parts being associated with a remaining one of the consecutive ones of the discharge sustaining electrodes and the at least one discharge start part, and
- an interval between the discharge sustaining electrodes forming a pair in discharge sustaining relationship to said at least one plasma discharge start part is set at less than 50 μm, and a plasma discharge display mainly by a cathode glow discharge is realized.
A flat type plasma discharge display device, wherein a first substrate and a second substrate are opposed to each other while keeping a specified interval therebetween,
- a discharge sustaining electrode group formed by a plurality of discharge sustaining electrodes is formed at said first substrate side,
- a plurality of partition walls extended in a direction intersecting with a main extending direction of said discharge sustaining electrodes while keeping a specified interval therebetween and an address electrode group arranged as a plurality of address electrodes and formed on each one of said partition walls along the extending direction of said partition walls are formed at said second substrate side,
- at least one discharge start part for each one of said address electrodes and electrically connected to respective ones of said address electrodes and between consecutive ones of the discharge sustaining electrodes to form two plasma discharge parts with one plasma discharge part associated with one of the consecutive ones of the discharge sustaining electrodes and the at least one discharge start part and a remaining one at the plasma discharge parts being associated with a remaining one of the consecutive ones of the discharge sustaining electrodes and the at least one discharge start part, and
- an interval between the discharge sustaining electrodes forming a pair in discharge sustaining relationship to a respective of one said plasma discharge start parts is set at less than 50 μm, and a plasma discharge display mainly by a cathode glow discharge is realized.
A flat type plasma discharge display device, comprising:
- an assemblage of discharge regions arranged in a series of columns and rows, each discharge region having:
- a pair of first discharge sustaining electrodes spaced apart from and extending parallel to one another;
- a pair of second discharge electrodes extending parallel to one another and to the pair of first discharge sustaining electrodes with the pair of first discharge sustaining electrodes disposed between respective ones of the pair of second discharge sustaining electrodes;
- an address electrode extending perpendicularly to and being insulated from the pairs of the first and second discharge electrodes;
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- a discharge start address electrode electrically connected to the address electrode, the discharge start address electrode disposed apart from and between the pair of first discharge sustaining electrodes, thereby forming two plasma discharge parts with one plasma discharge part being associated with one of the pair of first discharge sustaining electrodes and the discharge start address electrode and a remaining one of the plasma discharge parts being associated with a remaining one of the pair of the first discharge sustaining electrodes and the discharge start address electrode.
A flat type plasma discharge display device, comprising:
- an assemblage of discharge regions arranged in a series of columns and rows, each discharge region having:
- a pair of first discharge sustaining electrodes spaced apart from and extending parallel to one another;
- a address electrode extending perpendicularly to and being insulated from the pair of the first discharge electrodes;
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- a discharge start address electrode electrically connected to the address electrode, the discharge start address electrode disposed apart from and between the pair of first discharge sustaining electrodes, thereby forming two plasma discharge parts with one plasma discharge part being associated with one of the pair of first discharge sustaining electrodes and the discharge start address electrode and a remaining one of the plasma discharge parts being associated with a remaining one of the pair of the first discharge sustaining electrodes and the discharge start address electrode;
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- a second discharge sustaining electrode disposed between consecutive ones of the rows of the discharge regions and operative as a common electrode to contiguous rows of the discharge regions.
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