Plasma display apparatus

A plasma display apparatus comprising:

• a plasma display panel in which a first substrate and a second substrate are disposed with a gap there between, a plurality of pairs of first and second electrodes being disposed on the first substrate, a plurality of third electrodes being disposed on the second substrate, a plurality of discharge cells being formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the first, the second and the third electrodes being included in the discharge cells;
• and
• a driving circuit that drives the plasma display panel in such a manner that one field includes a set-up period, a write period, a discharge sustain period and an erase period, wherein
• in the discharge sustain step, the driving circuit applies pulses such that an initial pulse applied in the discharge sustain period has a pulse width larger than other pulses applied in the discharge sustain period,
• in the set-up period, the driving circuit applies a pulse including a portion having a waveform that falls from positive to negative on a trailing edge, and
• in the erase period, the driving circuit applies a pulse gradually rising on a leading edge.

A plasma display apparatus comprising:

• a plasma display panel in which a first substrate and a second substrate are disposed with a gap there between, a plurality of pairs of first and second electrodes being disposed on the first substrate, a plurality of third electrodes being disposed on the second substrate, a plurality of discharge cells being formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the first, the second and the third electrodes being included in the discharge cells;
• and
• a driving circuit that drives the plasma display panel in such a manner that one field includes a set-up period, a write period, a discharge sustain period and an erase period, wherein
• in the discharge sustain period, the driving circuit applies pulses such that an initial pulse applied in the discharge sustain period has a pulse width larger than other pulses applied in the discharge sustain period,
• in the set-up period, the driving circuit applies a pulse including a portion having a waveform that falls from positive to negative on a trailing edge, and
• in the erase period, the driving circuit applies a pulse having a waveform gradually rising in a staircase pattern.

A plasma display apparatus comprising:

• a plasma display panel in which a first substrate and a second substrate are disposed with a gap there between, a plurality of pairs of first and second electrodes being disposed on the first substrate, a plurality of third electrodes being disposed on the second substrate, a plurality of discharge cells being formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the first, the second and the third electrodes being included in the discharge cells;
• and
• a driving circuit that drives the plasma display panel in such a manner that one field includes a set-up period, a write period, a discharge sustain period and an erase period, wherein
• in the discharge sustain period, the driving circuit applies pulses such that at least one of a plurality of pulses applied in a later part of the discharge sustain period has a pulse width smaller than an initial pulse applied in the discharge sustain period and larger than pulses applied in an earlier part of the discharge sustain period except for the initial pulse,
• in the set-up period, the driving circuit applies a pulse including a portion having a waveform that falls from positive to negative on a trailing edge, and
• in the erase period, the driving circuit applies a pulse having a waveform gradually rising in a staircase pattern.

A method for driving a plasma display panel in which a plurality of discharge cells are formed between a pair of substrates and a pair of electrodes extends across each of the plurality of discharge cells, comprising:

• a set-up step of initializing the plurality of discharge cells;
• a write step of performing writing based on input image data;
• a discharge sustain step of sustaining discharge;
• and
• an erase step of performing erase discharge, wherein
• in the discharge sustain step, at least one of a plurality of pulses applied in a later part of the discharge sustain step has a pulse width smaller than an initial pulse applied in the discharge sustain step and larger than pulses applied in an earlier part of the discharge sustain step except for the initial pulse,
• in the set-up step, a pulse including a portion having a waveform that falls from positive to negative on a trailing edge is applied, and
• in the erase step, a pulse gradually rising on a leading edge is applied.

A method for driving a plasma display panel in which a plurality of discharge cells are formed between a pair of substrates, and a pair of electrodes extends across each of the plurality of discharge cells, comprising:

• a set-up step of initializing the plurality of discharge cells;
• a write step of performing writing based on input image data;
• a discharge sustain step of sustaining discharge;
• and
• an erase step of performing erase discharge, wherein
• in the discharge sustain step, an initial pulse applied in the discharge sustain step has a pulse width larger than other pulses applied in the discharge sustain step,
• in the set-up step, a pulse including a portion having a waveform that falls from positive to negative on a trailing edge is applied, and
• in the erase step, a pulse gradually rising on a leading edge is applied.

A method for driving a plasma display panel in which a plurality of discharge cells are formed between a pair of substrates, comprising:

• a set-up step of initializing the plurality of discharge cells;
• a write step of performing writing based on input image data;
• a discharge sustain step of sustaining discharge;
• and
• an erase step of performing erase discharge, wherein in the discharge sustain step, an initial pulse applied in the discharge sustain step has a pulse width larger than other pulses applied in the discharge sustain step,
• in the set-up step, a pulse including a portion having a waveform that falls from positive to negative on a trailing edge is applied, and
• in the erase step, a pulse having a waveform gradually rising in a staircase pattern is applied.

A method for driving a plasma display panel in which a plurality of discharge cells are formed between a pair of substrates, comprising:

• a set-up step of initializing the plurality of discharge cells;
• a write step of performing writing based on input image data;
• a discharge sustain step of sustaining discharge;
• and
• an erase step of performing erase discharge, wherein
• in the discharge sustain step, at least one of a plurality of pulses applied in a later part of the discharge sustain step has a pulse width smaller than an initial pulse applied in the discharge sustain step and larger than pulses applied in an earlier part of the discharge sustain step except for the initial pulse,
• in the set-up step, a pulse including a portion having a waveform that falls from positive to negative on a trailing edge is applied, and
• in the erase step, a pulse having a waveform gradually rising in a staircase pattern is applied.