Plasma display panel and method for driving the panel

摘要

A plasma display panel with high accuracy of addressing is provided by suppressing spread of address discharge in the column direction. The plasma display panel includes first main electrodes and second main electrodes for row selection and address electrodes for column selection. A discharge space is continuous over the full length of the screen in each column. The address electrode is patterned in such a way that each first area opposed to the second main electrode is smaller than each second area opposed to the metal film of the first main electrode, in corresponding third areas between partitions of each column of the display panel.