PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL

Abstract

A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of electrodes, and a dielectric layer. The substrate includes a plurality of substrate depression portions spaced from each other with a predetermined distance therebetween. The plurality of electrodes are positioned between the substrate depression portions. The dielectric layer covers upper portions of the plurality of electrodes and an upper portion of the substrate.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompany drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated on and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.

FIG. 1 illustrates a plasma display panel according to embodiments;

FIG. 2 illustrates a structure of a front panel of a plasma display panel according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 3 illustrates a structure of a front panel of a plasma display panel according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 4 illustrates a structure of a front panel of a plasma display panel according to a third embodiment; and

FIG. 5 sequentially illustrates processes for manufacturing the front panel according to the embodiments.

Claims

1. A plasma display panel comprising: a substrate comprising a plurality of substrate depression portions spaced from each other with a predetermined distance therebetween;a plurality of electrodes positioned between the substrate depression portions; anda dielectric layer covering upper portions of the plurality of electrodes and an upper portion of the substrate.

2. The plasma display panel of claim 1, wherein a depth of the substrate depression portion is equal to or less than one half of a thickness of the substrate.

3. The plasma display panel of claim 1, wherein a width of the substrate depression portion ranges from 100 μm to 900 μm.

4. The plasma display panel of claim 3, wherein a width of the electrode is less than one quarter of the width of the substrate depression portion.

5. The plasma display panel of claim 1, wherein a thickness of the dielectric layer formed on an upper portion of the substrate depression portion is substantially equal to a thickness of the dielectric layer formed on the remaining portion excepting the substrate depression portion from the substrate.

6. The plasma display panel of claim 5, wherein a thickness of the dielectric layer ranges from 5 μm to 100 μm.

7. The plasma display panel of claim 1, further comprising a black layer positioned between a first electrode of the plurality of electrodes and a second electrode of the plurality of electrodes closest to the first electrode on the upper portion of the substrate.

8. A plasma display panel comprising: a substrate comprising a plurality of electrode depression portions spaced from each other with a predetermined distance therebetween;a plurality of electrodes positioned inside the electrode depression portions; anda dielectric layer with a differential thickness positioned on an upper portion of the substrate.

9. The plasma display panel of claim 8, further comprising a black layer positioned between a first electrode of the plurality of electrodes and a second electrode of the plurality of electrodes closest to the first electrode on the upper portion of the substrate.

10. The plasma display panel of claim 9, wherein a thickness of the dielectric layer positioned on an area where the plurality of electrodes and the black layer are positioned is more than a thickness of the dielectric layer positioned on an area where the plurality of electrodes and the black layer are not positioned.

11. The plasma display panel of claim 10, wherein a thickness of the dielectric layer positioned on an area where the plurality of electrodes and the black layer are positioned ranges from 5 μm to 100 μm.

12. The plasma display panel of claim 8, wherein a depth of the electrode depression portion is equal to or less than one half of a thickness of the substrate.

13. A plasma display panel comprising: a substrate comprising a plurality of electrode depression portions spaced from each other with a predetermined distance therebetween and a plurality of substrate depression portions positioned between the electrode depression portions;a plurality of electrodes positioned inside the electrode depression portions; anda dielectric layer positioned on an upper portion of the substrate.

14. The plasma display panel of claim 13, wherein a depth of the electrode depression portion and a depth of the substrate depression portion each are equal to or less than one half of a thickness of the substrate.

15. The plasma display panel of claim 14, wherein the depth of the electrode depression portion is less than the depth of the substrate depression portion.

16. The plasma display panel of claim 13, wherein a width of the substrate depression portion ranges from 100 μm to 900 μm.

17. The plasma display panel of claim 13, wherein a width of the substrate depression portion is more than a width of the electrode depression portion.

18. The plasma display panel of claim 13, wherein a thickness of the dielectric layer positioned on an upper portion of the electrode depression portion is substantially equal to a thickness of the dielectric layer positioned on an upper portion of the substrate depression portion.

19. The plasma display panel of claim 18, wherein the thickness of the dielectric layer ranges from 5 μm to 100 μm.

20. The plasma display panel of claim 13, further comprising a black layer positioned between a first electrode of the plurality of electrodes and a second electrode of the plurality of electrodes closest to the first electrode on the upper portion of the substrate.