Claims
- 1. A method for driving a plasma display device having a three-dimensional matrix wiring arrangement of anodes, cathodes and address electrodes, comprising the steps of:applying a scanning pulse voltage to said anodes and a writing pulse voltage to said address electrodes, thereby to cause writing discharge and temporarily store writing charge on a dielectric layer around said anodes; discharging said writing charge as an auxiliary discharge by applying a direct current (DC) sustaining voltage to said cathodes; and inducing main discharge between said anodes and said cathodes by said auxiliary discharge and sustaining said discharge by applying the DC sustaining voltage.
- 2. A method for driving a plasma display device in accordance with claim 1, whereinthe sustaining voltage is applied to all the cathodes simultaneously after the writing charge is accumulated on said dielectric layer around all the cathodes.
- 3. A method for driving a plasma display device in accordance with claim 1, whereinthe sustaining voltage is applied to each of said cathodes independently as soon as the writing charge is accumulated on said dielectric layer around each of said anodes.
- 4. A method for driving a plasma display device in accordance with claim 1, whereinin the step of discharging, the sustaining voltage is sequentially applied to a plurality of small groups of said cathodes having a configuration of a plurality of rows, and thereby performing the main discharge between each small group of cathodes impressed with the sustaining voltage and corresponding anodes.
- 5. A method for driving a plasma display device having a three-dimensional matrix wiring arrangement of anodes, cathodes and address electrodes, comprising the steps of:applying a scanning pulse voltage to said address electrodes and a writing pulse voltage to said anodes, thereby to cause writing discharge and temporarily store writing charge on a dielectric layer around the anodes; discharging said writing charge as an auxiliary discharge by applying a direct current (DC) sustaining voltage to said cathodes; and inducing main discharge between said anodes and said cathodes by said auxiliary discharge and sustaining said main discharge by applying the DC sustaining voltage.
- 6. A method for driving a plasma display device in accordance with claim 5, whereinthe sustaining voltage is applied to all the cathodes simultaneously after the writing charge is accumulated on said dielectric layer around all the anodes.
- 7. A method for driving a plasma display device in accordance with claim 5, whereinin the step of discharging, the sustaining voltage is sequentially applied to a plurality of small groups of said cathodes having a configuration of a plurality of rows, and thereby performing the main discharge between each small group of cathodes impressed with the sustaining voltage and corresponding anodes.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/640,414, filed Apr. 30, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,872,425, entitled “Plasma Display Device And Method For Driving The Same”.
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