Plasma display apparatus and method of driving the same

A plasma display apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of scan electrodes;
• a plurality of data electrodes intersecting with the plurality of scan electrodes;
• a scan driver for scanning the plurality of scan electrodes during an address period in one scanning type of a plurality of scanning types having different scanning orders, and for supplying at least one scan signal to the scan electrodes when scanning the scan electrodes, at least one of a voltage rising period or a voltage falling period of the at least one scan signal being equal to or more than 50 ns, the at least one scan signal including a first scan signal and a second scan signal;
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• a data driver for supplying a data signal to the data electrodes depending on the scanning type selected from the plurality of scanning types, wherein:
• the plurality of scan electrodes includes at least a first group of scan electrodes and a second group of scan electrodes, and
• the scan driver supplies the first scan signal to the first group of scan electrodes and supplies the second scan signal to the second group of scan electrodes, the first scan signal and the second scan signal having substantially a same period, and
• the first scan signal and the second scan signal have at least one of a different duration of a voltage rising period or a different duration of a voltage falling period.

A method of driving a plasma display apparatus comprising a plurality of scan electrodes and a plurality of data electrodes intersecting with the plurality of scan electrodes, comprising:

• scanning the plurality of scan electrodes during an address period in one scanning type of a plurality of scanning types having different scanning orders, and supplying at least one scan signal, of which a duration of a voltage rising period is different from a duration of a voltage falling period, to the plurality of scan electrodes when scanning the scan electrode, the at least one scan signal including a first scan signal and a second scan signal;
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• supplying a data signal to the plurality of data electrode depending on the scanning type selected from the plurality of scanning types, wherein:
• the plurality of scan electrodes includes at least a first group of scan electrodes and a second group of scan electrodes, and
• said scanning includes supplying the first scan signal to the first group of scan electrodes and supplies the second scan signal to the second group of scan electrodes, the first scan signal and the second scan signal having substantially a same period, and
• the first scan signal and the second scan signal have at least one of a different duration of a voltage rising period or a different duration of a voltage falling period.