Patent Grant
7045962
The present invention relates generally to a gas discharge panel and a gas display device used for TV displays and the like, and more particularly to a plasma display panel (PDP).
The demand in recent years for wide-screen displays with an image quality typified by high-vision has seen much research directed into cathode ray tube (CRT), liquid crystal display (LCD), and plasma display panel (PDP) technologies. CRTs are widely used in televisions and the like for their high resolution and image quality, although the large increases in device depth and weight that accompany increases in screen size mean that CRTs having a diagonal screen size exceeding 40 inches are not considered feasible.
LCDs by far exceed CRTs in terms of reduced energy consumption, device depth, and weight, and are now widely used as computer monitors, although the intricate construction of thin film transistors (TFT), the most common type of LCD, means that the manufacturing process is very involved. Increases in screen size consequently lead to a drop in yield rates, making the manufacture of LCDs over 20 inches not as yet feasible.
The attraction of PDPs, on the other hand, is the ability to combine a wide screen with a comparatively lightweight display. Increasing the screen size of PDPs has thus been a focus in the push to develop the displays of the future, and already available on the market are products having a diagonal screen size in excess of 60 inches.
PDPs are a type of gas discharge panel comprising two facing glass substrates, the inner surface of one of the glass substrates including plural pairs of display electrodes arranged in strips across a plurality of barrier ribs. Phosphors corresponding to the colors red, green, and blue are applied in order in the gap between adjacent barrier ribs, one color per gap, respectively, and the space between the two glass substrates is sealed. Phosphor illumination is then generated by discharging ultraviolet light (UV) within the discharge space, which is the sealed space between the two glass substrates and the interposed barrier ribs.
Direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) are the two types of PDPs, distinguished by the power source used to drive them. AC PDPs, generally recognized as the most suitable for wide-screen application, are fast becoming the norm.
Due to contemporary demands for energy efficient electrical appliances, much of the interest in PDP development has centered on reducing the energy taken to drive them. This focus is particularly emphasized given the rise in energy consumption resulting from recent trends toward developing PDPs with larger screens and higher image definition.
One means of reducing the energy consumption of PDPs is to improve the illuminance efficiency, although measures that simply aim to cut the electricity supplied to PDPs are not viable because of resultant drops in illumination and display capacity caused by a reduction in the discharge capacity generated between the pairs of display electrodes. Improving the rate at which the phosphors change ultraviolet light into visible light is one way in which improvements in illuminance efficiency are being pursued, although much work still needs to be done in this area.
The issues discussed above relate not only to PDPs and other gas discharge panels but also to gas discharge devices (i.e. devices providing illumination by generating a discharge within a glass vessel filled with a discharge gas). The present difficulties in developing gas discharge panels and gas discharge devices lie, therefore, in securing a favorable discharge capacity while sustaining the illuminance efficiency.
In response to the above issues, the present invention seeks to provide (a) a gas discharge panel and a gas discharge device that secure a favorable discharge capacity while sustaining the illuminance efficiency, and (b) the related methods of manufacture.
The above objectives are to be achieved by a gas discharge panel having (a) a plurality of cells arranged in a matrix, each of the cells being filled with a discharge gas enclosed between a pair of substrates, and (b) pairs of display electrodes arranged on an inner surface of one of the substrates so as to extend in a row direction of the matrix. Each pair of display electrodes comprise (a) two bus lines lying parallel to each other and extending in the row direction of the matrix, (b) one or more inner protrusions arranged within each cell on an inner side of one or both of the bus lines so as to protrude toward an inner side of an opposite bus line, and (c) one or more outer protrusions arranged so as to protrude from an outer side of one or both of the bus lines.
According to the above construction, a shortest gap (discharge gap) between each pair of display electrodes is either the gap between one of the bus lines and the inner protrusions provided on the opposite bus line or the gap between the inner protrusions provided on both of the bus lines. Discharge is generated in the shortest gap. By concentrating the electric charge within the shortest gap during the discharge period, it is possible to keep the discharge firing voltage below existing levels. Also, the generated discharge gradually expands to the outer protrusions, allowing a sustain discharge (surface discharge) to be secured over a wide area. Thus the present invention allows for an excellent discharge capacity to be achieved while improving the illuminance efficiency above existing levels. According to the present invention, it is also possible to arrange the inner protrusions on each of the bus lines so that the ends are out of alignment along the row direction of the matrix.
In summary, the excellent discharge capacity and improved illuminance efficiency achieved by the present invention are due to the favorable way in which the discharge capacity expands along the row and column directions of the matrix (i.e. parallel to the surface of the substrates) at the time of sustaining the discharge between the pairs of display electrodes.
As shown in
One side of a back panel glass 27 forming the substrate of the back panel 26 is provided, in evenly spaced strips, with a plurality of address electrodes 28 arranged so as to extend in the y direction. The entire surface of the back panel glass 27 is then covered with a dielectric film 29, covering over the address electrodes 28. Barrier ribs 30 are arranged in the space between adjacent address electrodes 28, and phosphor layers 31˜33 corresponding to the colors red (R), green (G), and blue (B) are formed on the sides of adjacent barrier ribs 30 and the surface of the dielectric film 29 lying between adjacent barrier ribs. The RGB phosphor layers 31˜33 are arranged serially in the x direction. This completes the process for enabling image display to be generated on the PDP 2.
The front panel 20 and back panel 26 face each other so that the display electrodes 22 and 23 lie orthogonally to the address electrodes 28, the periphery of both panels 20 and 26 coming into contact and being sealed. A discharge gas (enclosed gas), being an inert gas such as He, Xe, or Ne, is then enclosed within the space between the panels 20 and 26 at a predetermined pressure (commonly in a 400˜800 Pa range). The discharge gas is enclosed at the predetermined pressure (approx. 266×103 Pa in the PDP 2) after a vacuum has been created within the discharge space 38 via a chip tube (not shown in the figures) disposed on the back panel 26.
If the pressure of the discharge gas is greater than the atmospheric pressure, it is desirable to have the front panel 20 and back panel 26 come into contact with each other at the top of the barrier ribs 30. The area of each of cells 340 (shown in
The basic process by which the panel driving part 1, comprising the above construction 100˜104, drives the PDP 2 will now be explained with reference to the pulse wave diagram in
Next, via the scan driver 103 and the data driver 101, the panel driving part 1 simultaneously applies a scan pulse to the X electrode 23 positioned second from the top of the panel and a rewriting pulse to the address electrodes 28 corresponding to the cells 340 contributing to image display, thus generating a rewriting discharge and storing wall electric charge on the surface of the dielectric layer 24.
By applying a continuous scan pulse, the panel driving part 1 continues, in the above manner, to serially store, on the surface of the dielectric layer 24, a wall electric charge corresponding to the cells 340 contributing to image display, and thus rewrite the latent image of each screen image of the PDP 2.
The panel driving part 1 then grounds the address electrodes 28 and applies a sustain pulse via the scan driver 103 and the sustain driver 102 to all of the display electrodes 22 and 23 in isolation so as to generate a sustain discharge (surface discharge). As a result of the electric potential of the surface of the dielectric layer 24 exceeding the discharge firing voltage, discharge is generated within the cells 340 having wall electric charge stored on the surface of the dielectric layer 24, and the discharge (surface discharge) is sustained for the period that the sustain pulse is applied (the discharge sustaining period shown in
Then, via the scan driver 103, the panel driving part 1 applies a narrow pulse to the X electrodes 23, thereby generating an imperfect discharge and eliminating the wall electric charge. Deletion of the screen image follows (deletion period). The panel driving part 1 generates image display on the PDP 2 through a repetition of this process.
The structure of the panel driving part 1 of the PDP display apparatus and the entire PDP 2, as well as their basic functions have been described above. The characteristics of the first embodiment relate mainly to the display electrodes 22 and 23.
As shown in
The isolated electrodes 222 and 232 are composed of indium tin oxide (ITO), which is a material commonly used for transparent electrodes, and according to the given example, the isolated electrodes 222 and 232 have a length (y direction) and width (x direction) of 135 μm and 40 μm, respectively, and a thickness (z direction) of 0.1˜0.2 μm. The isolated electrodes 222 and 232 are arranged on each of the bus lines 221 and 231 so that, within each of the cells 340, two isolated electrodes 222 and 232 are provided on each of the bus line 221 and 231 along the x direction. The isolated electrodes 222 and 232 are arranged so as to be opposed to each other.
The isolated electrodes 222 and 232 provided along each of the bus lines 221 and 231 are arranged so that a pitch (Pe) of two isolated electrodes 222 and 232 adjacent in the x direction is smaller than a cell pitch (Ps). Specifically, the value of Pe is determined according to a relation Pe=A×Ps/n, A being a positive value less than 1 and n being a natural number representing the number of isolated electrodes 222 and 232 provided on each of the bus lines 221 and 231 within each cell 340. According to the first embodiment n=2 and in the given example A=0.9. Consequently, Pe=approx. 160 μm (Pe=0.9×360 μm/2=162 μm≈160 μm). Pe is set according to the relation Pe=A×Ps/n at a smaller value than Ps so as to avoid the possibility of any overlap between isolated electrodes 222 and 232 and barrier ribs 30 resulting from an a PDP 2 manufacturing error whereby the isolated electrodes 222 and 232 are not positioned within each of the cells 340. Also, because the value of Pe decreases proportionately to increases in the value of n, it is possible for a large number of isolated electrodes 222 and 232 to be positioned within each of the cells 340.
Using both edges (in the y direction) of the each of the parallel pairs of bus lines 221 and 231 as margins, the isolated electrodes 222 and 232 are divided into an inner area on the facing side of each pair of parallel display electrodes 22 and 23 and an outer area on the opposite side thereof. In the first embodiment and all following embodiments, and in all of the variations included therein, the isolated electrodes 222 and 232 divided into inner and outer pairs of display electrodes 22 and 23 are referred to, respectively, as inner protrusions 222a and 232a and outer protrusions 222b and 232b. According to the present example, the length of the inner protrusions 222a and 232a and the outer protrusions 222b and 232b in the y direction is 30 μm and 75 μm, respectively.
While the isolated electrodes 222 and 232 according to the first embodiment are provided along each of the bus lines 221 and 231, this construction is simply for ease of manufacture. Thus it is possible to arrange the inner protrusions 222a and 232a and the outer protrusions 222b and 232b separately, without it being necessary to provide the isolated electrodes 222 and 232.
A gap D1 between the inner protrusions 222a and 232a is determined according to Paschen's Law. Specifically, at the discharge gas pressure mentioned above (266×103 Pa), the gap D1 at the minimum discharge firing voltage or a voltage in the near vicinity thereof is set at 30 μm as represented on a Paschen curve plotting the relationship between a Pd product and the pressure of the discharge gas, where P is the pressure of the discharge gas and d is the discharge gap. So as to achieve a sufficient sustain discharge capacity, the maximum gap D3 between the isolated electrodes 222 and 232 is set at 300 μm.
The gap D1 in
In a PDP display apparatus having the PDP 2 described above, surface discharge is fired within the discharge gap D1, which exists between the tips of two facing inner protrusions 222a and 232a and which is determined according Paschen's Law, when a feed pulse is applied to the display electrodes 22 and 23 during the discharge period. As shown in
A surface area of the display electrodes 22 and 23 contributing to the discharge expands to the outer side of the parallel bus lines 221 and 231 when the discharged has been fired and is being sustained. In other words, the discharge generated within the discharge gap D1 expands elliptically from the area of the discharge gap D1 (i.e. the discharge expands elliptically along the y direction) until it reaches the outer protrusions 222b and 232b. Thus it is possible to secure a discharge capacity contributing to the illumination of cells 340 over a wide area.
Existing constructions of the display electrodes 22 and 23 (
While Japanese unexamined patent application publications no. 8-250029 and no. 11-86739, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,587,624 disclose a display electrode construction having protrusions, they only disclose for a construction having either inner protrusions or outer protrusions on each pair of bus lines. This existing technology not only differs from the first embodiment of the present invention but it does not allow for the expansion, via the outer protrusions, of the discharge capacity to the outer side of the parallel bus lines nor for the reduction of the discharge firing voltage applied to the inner protrusions.
Also, while Japanese unexamined patent application publication no. 5-266801 discloses technology for conducting a plurality of boring processes in band-shaped transparent electrodes, the bored sections are for attaching the bus lines to the front panel glass, and any reduction in transparent electrode material is not sufficient to be considered an energy saving measure. Consequently, it is not possible for the effects of the first embodiment of the present invention to be gained from this existing technology.
Although not described in detail here, improved illuminance efficiency was recorded under experiment conditions when the width of the isolated electrodes was reduced from 40 μm to 20 μm and two protrusions were provided within each of the cells. Such adjustments are possible according to the first embodiment.
All of the variations of the first embodiment will now be described. Redundant description has been omitted since all significant alteration to the construction described in the first embodiment relate to the display electrodes 22 and 23.
<Variation 1-1>
Effective reductions in the discharge firing voltage can be achieved by concentrating the electric charge (i.e. by increasing the intensity of the electric field) in the area of the display electrodes (the inner protrusions 222a and 232a) contributing to the firing during the discharge period.
<Variation 1-2>
Outer protrusions 222b and 232b need only be provided on one rather than both of the display electrodes 22 and 23. Variation 1-2 shown in
By arranging outer protrusions (either 222b or 232b) on only one of the display electrodes (either 22 or 23, respectively) it is possible to decrease the maximum distance D3 between the display electrodes 22 and 23. Thus variation 1-2 provides a construction applicable, for instance, in high-vision televisions having a high definition of cells 340. To further improve the illuminance efficiency of the sustain discharge, the number of outer protrusions 222b or 232b can be increased and the surface area of the outer protrusions 222b or 232b can be made larger than that of the inner protrusions 222a and 232a.
<Variation 1-3>
The inner protrusions 222a and 232a of the first embodiment need only be arranged on one rather than both of the display electrodes 22 and 23. Variation 1-2 shown in
It is possible to provide only the outer protrusions 222a instead and to increase the number of the outer protrusions 222b and 232b. Because the inner protrusions 222a are fewer than the outer protrusions 222b and 232b according to this construction, it is possible to reduce the amount of electricity concentrated in the area of the inner protrusions 222a during the discharge period. It is also possible to achieve a sustain discharge across a wide area because of the comparatively wide discharge area secured by the large number of outer protrusions 222b and 232b. The discharge gap D2 and D3 can also be decreased since the inner protrusions 222a are the only inner protrusions provided in variation 1-3. As with variation 1-2, variation 1-3 provides a construction that is compatible with a high definition of cells 340.
<Variation 1-4˜1-9>
a)˜(f) show variations 1-4˜1-9, respectively, of the first embodiment. In variation 1-4 shown in
According to the first embodiment, it is also possible for the electrode arms of the outer protrusions 222b and 232b to be joined in the x direction. The construction of variation 1-7 shown in
<Variation 1-10˜1-12>
The first embodiment is not limited to the example constructions given in the first embodiment and the variations 1-1˜1-9 in which the display electrodes 22 and 23 comprise bus lines 221 and 231 and isolated electrodes 222 and 232 (inner protrusions 222a and 232b, outer protrusions 222b and 232b).
In variation 1-10 shown in
In variation 1-10, the snaking electrodes 220 and 230 on the inner and outer side of the bus lines 221 and 231 are the inner protrusions 222a and 232a and outer protrusions 222b and 232b, respectively. The width of the snaking electrodes 220 and 230 is 20˜30 μm in the given example. In variation 1-10, the discharge generated at the ends of the inner protrusions 222a and 232a during the driving period of the PDP 2 expands to the outer protrusions 222b and 232b. This effect is comparable to that gained in the first embodiment and with variations 1-1 and 1-9 (i.e. a favorable reduction in discharge firing voltage and securing of discharge capacity during the discharge period). For there to be a comparable number of inner protrusions 222a and 232a and outer protrusions 222b and 232b as the first embodiment, it is necessary for the snaking electrodes 220 and 230 to have at least 2 to 3 peaks within each of the cells 340.
It is also possible to have the snaking electrodes 220 and 230 stand separately within each of the cells 340. In variation 1-11 shown in
In variation 1-12 shown in
In the second embodiment, the isolated electrodes 222 and 232 are arranged, as in the first embodiment, according to Paschen's Law, this time to have a gap (shortest gap D1) of 40 μm therebetween. As shown in
As shown in the enlarged illustration of the display electrodes in
According to the second embodiment, it is possible to improve the expansion of the discharge capacity, particularly in the x direction, beyond the levels achievable by the first embodiment by arranging the inner protrusions 222a and 232a on each of the bus lines 221 and 231 so as to be out of alignment. The discharge generated in the discharge gap D1 expands beyond the bus lines 221 and 231 to the largest discharge gap D3, and surface discharge is thus conducted over a wide area.
In order to realize the effect of the second embodiment shown in
<Variation 2-1>
In the second embodiment, the isolated electrodes 222 and 232 of the display electrodes 22 and 23 have squared ends. In variation 2-1 shown in
<Variations 2-2 and 2-3>
Variation 2-2 as shown in
In variation 2-3 shown in
<Variation 2-4˜2-9>
Variations 2-4˜2-9 shown in
<Variation 2-10>
In variation 2-10 shown in
<Variation 2-11>
While variation 2-11 shown in
According to this construction, discharge is initially generated between the inner protrusions 222a and 232a during the discharge period. In addition to the discharge generated between the isolated electrodes 222 and 232, discharge (referred to as “adjacent-surface discharge”) is also generated along the surface (insulating surface) of the barrier ribs 30 at the protrusions 232, which overlap with the barrier ribs 30, during the discharge sustaining period. Combining the adjacent-surface discharge with the surface discharge in the manner of variation 2-11 allows a surface discharge capacity to be achieved over a wide area. The discharge firing voltage can also be kept below existing levels because of the adjacent-surface discharge being fired by an avalanche of field emission-generated secondary electrons. Variation 2-11 thus has excellent energy saving potential. Variation 2-11 is compatible with variation 2-10, as well as other variations.
<Variation 2-12>
Variation 2-12 shown in
<Variation 2-13>
Based on the construction of variation 1-10 (
In variation 2-13, it is possible to arrange the snaking electrodes 220 and 230 so as to be slightly more out of alignment (i.e. slightly out of phase). However, having the snaking electrodes 220 and 230 arranged so as to be in phase with each another means that the inner protrusions 222a and 232a provided on each of the bus lines 221 and 231 are evenly distanced from each another and a healthy discharge gap D1 is maintained, as shown in
As in variation 1-11 of the first embodiment, it is possible in variation 2-13 to have the snaking electrodes 220 and 230 arranged so as to stand separately within each of the cells 340. Also, as in variation 1-12 of the first embodiment, it is possible to have no bus lines 221 and 231 and for the display electrodes 22 and 23 to be composed of a metal. Variation 2-13 is compatible for use with the third embodiment and the gas discharge device 400, both of which are discussed below.
The construction of the display electrodes 22 and 23 of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment (see
According to the construction of the PDP 2 shown in
Because the rate of electron discharge of the magnesium oxide insulating layer 251 is higher than that of the aluminum oxide insulating layer 252, it becomes easier to generate a discharge in the shortest discharge gap D1 corresponding to the insulating layer 251. Thus it is possible to keep the discharge firing voltage below existing levels.
Discharge is also generated over the insulating layer 252 when each of the cells 340 have become filled with electrons and the discharge is being sustained. At this time, according to the third embodiment, the discharge of extra electrons not effective for illumination is suppressed to a greater extent than is the case with existing insulating layer constructions in which the entire insulating layer is composed of magnesium oxide. Thus it is possible to realize reductions in electricity consumption. Discharge capacity in the cells 340 according to the third embodiment is secured at a level comparable to that of the first and second embodiments.
The insulating layer 252 can be composed of materials other than aluminum oxide, such as a glass material. Also, the insulating layer 251 does not have to correspond to the inner protrusions 222a and 232a. A comparable result is obtained, for example, when the width of the band of the insulating layer 251 in
In addition to the first embodiment, the third embodiment is also compatible with the second embodiment and any of the variations 1-1˜1-12 and 2-1˜2-13. According to the third embodiment, it is also possible to form a magnesium oxide layer and an aluminum oxide layer directly on the display electrodes 22 and 23 in the same manner as the insulating layer 25, without forming a dielectric layer 24 composed of a dielectric glass material.
<Methods of Manufacturing a PDP>
What follows is an explanation of the methods of manufacturing the PDP of the first, second, and third embodiments and the variations 1-1˜1-12 and 2-1˜2-13.
1. Manufacture of the Front Panel
Display electrodes 22 and 23 are formed on a surface of a front panel glass 21 composed of soda lime glass 2.6 mm thick. Transparent electrodes (i.e. the snaking electrodes 220 and 230 and the isolated electrodes 222 and 232 of the embodiments discussed above) are the first to be formed using the following photo-etching process.
A photo-resist (e.g. an ultraviolet light curing resin) is coated over the entire surface of the front panel glass 21 at a thickness of 0.5 μm. A photo mask of a predetermined pattern is then layered on top and ultraviolet light is illuminated, the non-solidified resin being washed away in a processing liquid bath. Then, using a CVD method (chemical evaporation method), the gaps in the resist on the front panel glass 21 are coated with ITO or a similar material used for making transparent electrodes. The snaking electrodes 220 and 230 and isolated electrodes 222 and 232, having a predetermined shape, are obtained by removing the resist using a washing liquid.
Next, bus lines having a thickness of 4 μm and a width of 30 μm are formed using a metal, a main component of which is either silver (Ag) or Cr—Cu—Cr. A screen-printing method is used when the bus lines are composed of silver and an evaporation method or sputtering method is used when the bus lines are composed of Cr—Cu—Cr. The same photo-etching method can be used when the display electrodes 22 and 23 are composed entirely of silver. A dielectric layer 24 is then formed by firing the front panel glass 21 after the entire surface thereof has been coated with a lead glass paste at a thickness of 15˜45 m, covering over the display electrodes 22 and 23.
Next, an insulating layer 25 having a thickness of 0.3˜0.6 μm is formed on the surface of the dielectric layer 24 using an evaporating method, a CVD method, or a similar method. The insulating layer 25 is usually composed of magnesium oxide (MgO). However, when sections of the insulating layer are composed of a different material (e.g. the combined use of magnesium oxide and aluminum oxide in the third embodiment), the insulating layer 25 is formed by a patterning process using an appropriate metal mask. This completes the manufacturing process of the front panel 20.
2. Manufacture of the Back Panel
Address electrodes 28 having a thickness of 5 μm are formed by using a screen-printing method to coat a conductive material composed mainly of silver in regularly spaced strips on a surface of the back panel glass 27 composed of soda lime glass 2.6 mm thick. The gap between two adjacent address electrodes 28 is set at 0.4 mm or less so as to make the PDP 2 of the present invention compatible with a 40-inch class NTSC method or a VGA method.
A dielectric film 29 is then formed by firing the back panel glass 27 arranged with address electrodes 28 after the entire surface thereof has been applied with a lead glass paste 20˜30 μm thick. Next, barrier ribs 30 of a height of 60˜100 μm are formed on the dielectric film 29 in the gap between two adjacent address electrodes 28 using the same lead glass material as applied for the dielectric film 29. The barrier ribs 30 can be formed, for example, by repeatedly screen-printing a paste that includes the glass material mentioned above, before the firing process. The phosphor layers 31˜33 are then formed by drying and firing the back panel glass 27 after a red (R), green (G), and blue (B) phosphor ink has been coated onto the wall surface of the barrier ribs 30 and the surface of the dielectric film 29 laying between two adjacent barrier ribs (30). Phosphor material commonly used in the manufacture of PDPs is as follows:
The phosphor material can be a powder having an mean particle size of 3 μm. While there are several methods of applying the phosphor ink, the method used in the given example involves emitting phosphor ink from an extremely fine nozzle while forming a meniscus (a bridge generated by surface tension). Using this method the phosphor ink is applied evenly to the specified area. Other methods such as the screen-printing method can be employed instead. This completes the manufacturing process of the back panel 26.
While the front panel glass 21 and the back panel glass 27 were described above as being composed of soda lime glass, this was simply by way of example and other materials can be used.
3. Completing the PDP
The front panel 20 and back panel 26 are adhered together using an adhesive glass. A high vacuum (8×10−4 Pa) is created within the discharge space 38, and the discharge space 38 is then filled at a predetermined pressure (approx. 266×103 Pa according to the given example) with a discharge gas, a main component of which is either Ne—Xe, He—Ne—Xe, or He—Ne—Xe—Ar. Experiment results show that the illuminance efficiency is improved when the pressure of the gas at the time of insertion is within a 1×105 ˜5.3×105 Pa range.
<Related Matters>
The present invention is described above using examples that are compatible with a gas discharge panel (PDP). However, the present invention can also be applied for use in other devices (gas discharge devices) apart from gas discharge panels. The construction shown in
The gas discharge panel of the present invention can be used, for example, as a display panel for a television receiver.
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