Display panel with sustain electrodes
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsAntonius Hendricus Maria Holtslag, Harm Tolner, Petrus Antonius Johannes Maria Verscharen
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Abstract
A flat-panel display apparatus having plasma discharge cells forming pixels arranged in a matrix of M row and N columns, wherein N is larger than M. The flat display panel has sustain electrodes and scan electrodes arranged in one direction and data electrodes in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A data driver circuit is coupled to the data electrodes for supplying data signals to the discharge cells in response to video information, wherein the data electrodes are arranged to constitute the M rows, the sustain and scan electrodes are arranged to constitute the N columns and the data driver circuit is adapted to supply data signals to a column of selected pixels.
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A flat-panel display apparatus, comprising:
- plasma discharge cells forming pixels arranged in a matrix of M rows and N columns, wherein N is larger than M,
- sustain electrodes and scan electrodes extending in a first direction and data electrodes extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction, crossings between the data electrode on the one side and sustain and scan electrodes on the other side corresponding to the plasma discharge cells,
- a drive circuit coupled to the sustain and scan electrodes for supplying driving pulses to the sustain and scan electrodes, and
- a data drive circuit coupled to the data electrodes for supplying data signals to the discharge cells in response to video information,
- wherein the data electrodes are arranged to constitute the M rows and the sustain and scan electrodes are arranged to constitute the N columns, and the data driver circuit is adapted to supply data signals to a column of selected pixels.
A flat-panel display apparatus, comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a second substrate;
- a plurality of electrode pairs extending lengthwise in a first direction, each said electrode pair comprising a sustain electrode and a scan electrode spaced apart from each other;
- partitions between the first and second substrates at locations which, when viewed from above the first substrate, are disposed between adjacent ones of the electrode pairs, each said partition extending lengthwise in the first direction;
- a plurality of data electrodes formed on the second substrate and extending lengthwise in a second direction transverse to the first direction;
- a plurality of plasma discharge cells forming pixels arranged in a matrix of M rows and N columns, each said plasma discharge cell corresponding to a crossing between one of the data electrodes and one of said electrode pairs comprising a sustain electrode and a scan electrode;
- a drive circuit coupled to the sustain and scan electrodes for supplying driving pulses to the sustain and scan electrodes;
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- a data drive circuit coupled to the data electrodes for supplying data signals to the discharge cells in response to video information,
- wherein the data electrodes are arranged to constitute the M rows, and the electrode pairs comprising the sustain and scan electrodes are arranged to constitute the N columns,
- wherein the data driver circuit is adapted to supply data signals to a column of selected pixels, and
- wherein N>M.
A flat-panel display apparatus, comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a second substrate;
- N sustain electrodes and N scan electrodes spaced apart from each other and extending lengthwise in a first direction, said N sustain electrodes and N scan electrodes forming N electrode pairs;
- 3M data electrodes formed on the second substrate and extending lengthwise in a second direction transverse to the first direction;
- a plurality plasma discharge cells arranged in a matrix of 3M rows and N columns, each said plasma discharge cell corresponding to a crossing between one of said 3M data electrodes and one of said N electrode pairs;
- a drive circuit coupled to the sustain and scan electrodes for supplying driving pulses to the sustain and scan electrodes;
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- a data drive circuit coupled to the data electrodes for supplying data signals to the discharge cells in response to video information,
- wherein the data electrodes are arranged to constitute the 3M rows, and the electrode pairs comprising the sustain and scan electrodes are arranged to constitute the N columns,
- wherein the data driver circuit is adapted to supply data signals to a column of selected pixels, and wherein N>M.
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