Full color surface discharge type plasma display device

A plasma display panel of a surface discharge type and having an array, of plural columns in the first direction and plural rows in a second direction transverse to the first direction, of plural image elements, each image element comprising a respective set of unit luminescent areas, each set of unit luminescent areas comprising a set of discharge cells, wherein each discharge cell comprises:

• a cavity bounded by respective opposing and spaced sidewalls of a pair of barriers formed on a first substrate, the cavity extending commonly with the pair of barriers in a first direction;
• an address electrode on the first substrate, extending in the first direction,
• a pair of display electrodes formed on a surface of a second substrate covered by an insulating layer and positioned in opposed relationship with the address electrode, the pair of display electrodes extending in a second direction, and defining the discharge cell, and
• a phosphor layer disposed within the cavity on the first substrate;
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• each set of discharge cells has respective, first and second combined dimensions in the first and second direction which are substantially the same and comprises a common number of discharge cells in successively spaced adjacent positions in the second direction, the respective phosphor layers of each set of the discharge cells being in a common sequence of respective, different colors, and the plural rows of the array having respective, common numbers of sets of discharge cells, aligned in the columns of the array.

A discharge cell of a surface discharge type plasma display panel, comprising:

• a cavity bounded by respective opposing and spaced sidewalls of a pair of barriers superposed on a first substrate, the cavity extending commonly with the pair of barriers in a first direction;
• an address electrode superposed on the first substrate, adjacent a bottom of the cavity and extending in the first direction;
• a pair of display electrodes superposed on a surface of a second substrate, covered by an insulating layer and positioned in opposed relationship with respect to the address electrode, the pair of display electrodes extending in a second direction and defining the discharge cell, wherein a width of each cell, in the second direction, is approximately one-third a length thereof, in the first direction;
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• a phosphor layer disposed within the cavity and superposed on one of the first and second substrates, the phosphor layer having a thickness in a range of from 10 μm to 50 μm.

A plasma display panel of a surface discharge type and having an array, of plural columns in the first direction and plural rows in a second direction transverse to the first direction, of plural image elements, each image element comprising a respective set of unit luminescent areas, each set of unit luminescent areas comprising a set of discharge cells, wherein each discharge cell comprises:

• a cavity bounded by respective opposing and spaced sidewalls of a pair of parallel barriers superposed on a first substrate, the cavity extending commonly with the pair of barriers in a first direction;
• an address electrode superposed on the first substrate, adjacent a bottom of the cavity and extending in the first direction,
• a pair of display electrodes superposed on a second substrate covered by an insulating layer and positioned in opposed relationship with respect to the address electrode, the pair of display electrodes extending in a second direction, transversely to and crossing the pair of barriers and the cavity therebetween, and defining the discharge cell, and
• a phosphor layer disposed within the cavity and superposed on and covering the address electrode;
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• each set of discharge cells has respective, first and second combined dimensions in the first and second directions which are substantially the same and comprises a common number of discharge cells in successively spaced adjacent positions in the second direction, the respective phosphor layers of each set of the discharge cells being in a common sequence of respective, different colors, and the plural rows of the array having respective, common numbers of sets of discharge cells, aligned in the columns of the array.

A discharge cell of a surface discharge type plasma display panel, comprising:

• a cavity bounded at least in part by a respective cavity sidewall supported by a back substrate;
• an address electrode supported by the back substrate, aligned with the cavity and extending in a first direction;
• a pair of display electrodes supported by a front substrate, covered by an insulating layer and positioned in opposed, spaced relationship with respect to a portion of the aligned address electrode and defining the discharge cell therebetween, said pair of display electrodes extending in a second direction;
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• a phosphor layer disposed within the cavity and supported on the cavity sidewall and the portion of the aligned address electrode, wherein a width of each discharge cell, in the second direction, is approximately one-third a length thereof, in the first direction.

A plasma display panel of a surface discharge type and having an array, of plural columns in the first direction and plural rows in a second direction transverse to the first direction, of plural image elements, each image element comprising a respective set of unit luminescent areas, each set of unit luminescent areas comprising a set of discharge cells, wherein each discharge cell comprises:

• a cavity bounded at least in part by a respective cavity sidewall supported by a back substrate;
• an address electrode supported by the back substrate, aligned with the cavity and extending in a first direction;
• a pair of display electrodes supported by a front substrate, covered by an insulating layer and positioned in opposed, spaced relationship with respect to, and extending in a second direction and crossing, a portion of the aligned address electrode and defining the discharge cell therebetween;
• a phosphor layer disposed within the cavity and supported on the cavity sidewall and the portion of the aligned address electrode;
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• each set of discharge cells has respective, first and second combined dimensions in the first and second directions which are substantially the same comprises a common number of discharge cells in successively spaced adjacent positions in the second direction, the respective phosphor layers of each set of the discharge cells being in a common sequence of respective, different colors, and the plural rows of the array having respective, common numbers of sets of discharge cells, aligned in the columns of the array.