摘要 |
A plasma display device and a driving method thereof are provided to generate a sustain discharge by using negative sustain pulse by generating discharges only with scan pulses during a reset discharge. A plasma display device includes scan electrodes(Y1~Yn), sustain electrodes(Z), and address electrodes(X1~Xm), which cross the scan and sustain electrodes. A plasma display panel(200) represents an image, which is composed of at least one sub-field, during which driving pulses are applied on the reset, address, and sustain electrodes. A data driver(202) supplies data to the address electrodes. A sustain driver(204) drives common electrodes. A scan driver(203) drives scan electrodes. A sustain pulse controller(201) controls the scan and sustain periods during the sustain period. |