Abstract:
A plasma display panel has X and Y drive lines disposed on opposite sides of the panel, and plural signal sources are connected to the X and Y drive lines for the purpose of generating light characters on a dark background. The gas panel which may be relatively large consists of an illuminable gas sealed in a flat envelope. The gas at a selected coordinate intersection is ignited by a firing potential for maintaining illumination of ignited regions is supplied directly to the X and Y drive lines.
Abstract:
A plasma display panel has twin X and twin Y orthogonal drive lines in place of the single X and single Y drive lines of prior art panels. Each pair of twin drive lines are in close proximity and spaced a relatively much greater distance from the next pair. The dielectric layer covering the drive lines is sufficiently thick to cause the voltage potentials on the twin drive lines to image as one potential on the surface of the dielectric. Each one of the twin drive lines is connected to a selection line such that the raising of any two X selection lines and two Y selection lines produces a write-erase potential on a particular gas cell.