A kind of method that is used to drive plasma display panel
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of method that is used to drive plasma display panel, particularly a kind of like this method that is used to drive plasma display panel, it can be by balanced wall state of charge in each subdomain, improves contrast and colorimetric purity by using an elimination pulse that has predetermined pulse width and be changed to intended level.
Background technology
The discharge that a kind of plasma display panel will produce in unit cell is made up and is formed a required screen.In this plasma display panel, be formed on the front end substrate in X electricity level in the per unit unit and Y electricity level, and address electrode is formed on the rear end substrate.
As shown in Figure 1, plasma display panel is divided into eight subdomains for display gray scale with a territory, from first to the 8th subdomain.Each subdomain comprises a reset cycle, an address cycle and a continuous discharge cycle.The gray scale of required screen shows by the combination of each subdomain.
In the reset cycle of each subdomain, one always writes on the X electrode that pulse is applied in common connection, thereby whole unit is discharged fully.By such discharge fully, the wall electric charge is accumulated on X electrode and the Y electrode.That is, the state shown in Fig. 2 (a), through the whole discharges shown in Fig. 2 (b), negative charge accumulates in the X electrode, and positive charge build-up is at the Y electrode.
Be convenient for reference, it is corresponding to Fig. 2 (e) with Fig. 2 (a) respectively that Fig. 1 (a) gathers state to the electric charge of each time point of Fig. 1 (e).
On the other hand, under positron-electron accumulates in a kind of state on X electrode and the Y electrode respectively, shown in Fig. 2 (b), when charging and discharging when eliminating pulse and being applied on the Y electrode of strengthening gradually, unit owing to unevenness causes its wall electric charge not to be removed fully shown in Fig. 2 (c), is discharged again extraly, like this, all unit have just resetted fully.
Thereafter, when applying an address pulse and a lasting pulse in order to keep discharge, the electric charge on X electrode and the Y electrode gathers state, shown in Fig. 2 (d) and Fig. 2 (e), and has nothing in common with each other.
As mentioned above, when a territory being divided into a plurality of subdomain, need the reset cycle to remove to discern each subdomain for display gray scale.
Generally speaking, when by a territory is divided into a plurality of subdomains, eight subdomains for example, when coming display gray scale, the ratio of a contrast is not added to the state of this subdomain and should be continued the ratio of pulse proportioning between the state on each subdomain by this lasting pulse to be determined.Like this, contrast is by the ratio between minimum brightness decision, thereby, improve contrast by reducing minimum brightness.
Yet for actual displayed, each subdomain comprises the reset cycle, also comprises the continuous discharge cycle.Therefore, minimum brightness is by the brightness sum decision of all subdomains in the reset cycle.
In order to reduce minimum brightness, a method has as shown in Figure 3 been given among the disclosed patented claim Heisei 5-313598 recommended in Japan.Here, a territory is divided into eight subdomains.First subdomain in eight subdomains has comprised a total write cycle, a total elimination cycle, an address cycle and a continuous discharge later stage.Second to the 8th subdomain comprises total elimination cycle, address cycle and continuous discharge cycle.
The advantage of said method is to have improved contrast by reducing background luminance.Yet because second to the 8th subdomain is not carried out total write operation, and only provides the elimination pulse, therefore, discharging condition becomes random when the demonstration quantity of subdomain increases.Consequently, produced a data write error at address cycle.
In addition, because the elimination pulse of using has little pulse width, therefore, it is very efficient eliminating a kind of dielectric wall electric charge.Yet owing to the structure difference of unit, the irregular distribution of wall electric charge, the unit may reset insufficient.
Japan has given disclosed patented claim Heisei 5-313598 and has lectured a method that is used for providing at all subdomain reset operations an elimination pulse that is increased gradually by 5 to 10 μ s therebetween.Yet this method is not included in the total write cycle in the subdomain.Therefore, when many territories are shown, can not be eliminated fully at each subdomain backing electric charge.
It is described to have given disclosed patented claim Heisei 8-212930 according to Japan, and a width range of eliminating pulse is from 5 μ s to 10ms.
Yet, if display board has the scan electrode of 480 lines, and territory is divided into the width that eight subdomains and scanning impulse have about 3 μ s, and the address cycle of a subdomain approximately is 1.44ms (3 μ s * 480), and the address cycle in a territory the chances are 11.52ms (1.44ms * 8).The time that shows a territory is 16.67ms, and the demonstration time of such reality is that 4ms is to 5ms.As a result of be, therefore a big elimination pulse can not be set because 4ms even is not enough to show a signal to 5ms.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, target of the present invention provides a kind of method that is used to drive plasma display panel, and this method can be improved contrast and colorimetric purity and also can prevent the data write error mistake by reducing background luminance.
Another one target of the present invention is by supplying with the mode of an optimum pulse, no matter whether have change on this this body structure of plate, driving a plasma display panel to obtain the enough demonstration time.
In order to finish above-mentioned target of the present invention, a kind of method that drives plasma display panel is provided here, one of them territory is divided into n subdomain, and shows a required gray scale by the discharge of subdomain.Here, each subdomain comprises the reset cycle of a discharging condition that is used for balanced all unit, and one is used in reference to the address cycle that obviously shows the unit, a lasting cycle that is used to carry out continuous discharge.
At first, apply one and always write pulse, then, in the reset cycle of first subdomain, add one again and eliminate pulse and be used for eliminating wall electric charge by always writing pulse shaping.Second in the reset cycle of n subdomain, apply an elimination pulse that has predetermined pulse width and change to a particular voltage levels.
A triangular pulse that has a plus or minus value and change to a specific voltage levvl can be used as the elimination pulse.Eliminating the pulse width and the voltage levvl of pulse is preferably determined according to the structure and material attribute of display board.In addition, eliminating pulsating sphere is from 5 μ s to 150 μ s.
Each subdomain can comprise further that one applies an elimination cycle of eliminating pulse.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 shows is a timing chart that is used to drive a kind of conventional method of plasma display panel;
What Fig. 2 showed is the wall charge distributing constitutional diagram of a plasma display panel;
Fig. 3 shows is a timing chart that is used to drive the another kind of conventional method of plasma display panel;
What Fig. 4 showed is the schematic partial cross sectional view of a common plasma display panel;
What Fig. 5 showed is an oscillogram that drives the method for a plasma display panel according to the preferred embodiment of the invention;
What Fig. 6 showed is an oscillogram that drives the method for a plasma display panel according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 7 shows the voltage of an elimination pulse that is used according to the present invention and the chart of pulse width in the reset cycle;
Fig. 8 is a V-Q Li Sazuositu who is used to measure the wall electric charge according to the present invention;
Fig. 9 is that a demonstration is according to the chart of the present invention by the state of a wall electric charge of a pulse width and voltage; With
Figure 10 is the chart of a demonstration according to the elimination scope of the present invention under the 180V continuous voltage.
Embodiment
According to of the present invention, plasma display panel as shown in Figure 4, X electrode 3 and Y electrode 4 are formed on the preceding substrate 1, and address electrode 5 is formed on the meron 2.
A dielectric film 6 and a protective film 10 are formed on the X electrode 3 and Y electrode 4 of preceding substrate 1.A dielectric film 7 is formed on the address electrode 5 of meron 2.8 of cross walls thereon.A fluorescence coating 9 is between cross walls 8.The space that discharge generation forms between cross walls and fluorescence coating.
Drive plasma display panel according to preferred version of the present invention.For this reason, a territory is divided into some subdomains.In the present embodiment, a territory is divided into first to the 8th subdomain.
Subdomain drives by method shown in Figure 5.Eight central each of subdomain include a reset cycle, an address cycle and a continuous discharge cycle.
In the reset cycle of first subdomain, the pulse that always writes that is about 350V is applied to X electrode 3.Consequently, the wall state of charge shown in Fig. 2 (a) is changed into the state shown in Fig. 2 (b).Be, negative charge is accumulated on the X electrode 3, and positive charge is accumulated on the Y electrode 4 simultaneously.
Thereafter, in the reset cycle of first subdomain, charging and discharging of increasing progressively is eliminated pulse and is added on the Y electrode 4 (as the Y1 among Fig. 5 to the Yn electrode).The unit that causes its wall electric charge not to be removed fully owing to unevenness is discharged again extraly, and the result is that the wall state of charge shown in Fig. 2 (b) converts the state shown in Fig. 2 (c) to.
In the address cycle after the reset cycle of first subdomain, a scanning impulse adds on the Y electrode (Y1 among Fig. 5 is to the Yn electrode) in regular turn.Simultaneously, data-signal adds on the electrode A of address electrode 5A most.
Here, the scanning impulse generation discharge that adds to the data-signal of address electrode 5 and be applied to electrode Y.Such as Fig. 2 (d) description, among the unit that the wall electric charge is formed on accordingly, is reset in the reset cycle.
In the continuous discharge cycle, X electrode 3 and Y electrode 4 are applied a continuous discharge pulse.Thereby, by between wall electric charge and continuous discharge pulse, making the mode of voltage overlapped, in the demonstration designating unit shown in Fig. 2 (e), promptly shown in Fig. 2 (d), put aside in the unit of wall electric charge and carry out continuous discharge therein.
On the other hand, in a time cycle that is suitable for the plasma display panel architectural characteristic, increase gradually or the elimination pulse that is reduced to a specific voltage levvl added in the reset cycle of second to the 8th subdomain.
At this moment, to eliminate pulse be a kind of 244V of having to the triangular pulse of-244V fabric width.In addition, eliminating the time cycle that pulse increases, is to write attribute by data measuring plasma display panel in various elimination pulse widths, makes the elimination pulse width can have a reasonable value.
For example, when having applied 5 μ s, 10 μ s ... after the elimination pulse of 150 μ s, the black pattern by showing a no datat writing unit and unit all write the mode of the white mode of data can be visually or mechanically measure flickering.Under the situation of white mode, can adopt method mechanical, the brightness of measurement in each pulse.
As a kind of metering system, had in plasma display panel separately and to have measured brightness and to apply a method, and a kind ofly formed same plasma display panel under the same conditions, extract the sample of a plasma display panel and measure the method for the brightness of sample with elimination pulse of the pulse width that is fit to corresponding plasma display panel.In one method of back, can be applied in to plasma display panel with same method by measuring a specific elimination pulse that obtains.
On the other hand, according to the another kind of embodiment of the present invention, plasma display panel can mode as shown in Figure 6 be driven.
With reference to Fig. 6, first to the 8th subdomain comprises that further is used for applying an elimination cycle of eliminating pulse after the continuous discharge cycle, so that the continuous discharge of carrying out at a subdomain can be interrupted.
As mentioned above, eliminate pulse suitable pulse width and amplitude are arranged.
Fig. 7 shows the elimination pulse that is used.Eliminating pulse is a triangular pulse, has specific amplitude, discharge stream and a degree of tilt.
As shown in Figure 7, when eliminating pulse and arrive the voltage levvl of a discharging condition that becomes corresponding units, then eliminate discharge and in corresponding units, carries out.Here, if all unit have identical structure and material attribute, then adopt identical voltage amplitude and pulse width can eliminate discharge completely.
But, have the difference of attribute between the plasma display panel really.Thereby the elimination pulse with different optimum pulse width preferably imposes on each plasma panel.
Fig. 8 is a V-Q Li Sazuositu who is used for measuring the wall electric charge, and it explains the correlativity between voltage and the electric charge.
Wall CHARGE DISTRIBUTION state diagram when Fig. 9 is used to show the elimination pulse that is applied to different pulse widths.As shown in Figure 9, be increased with the pulse width of eliminating pulse, the function of wall electric charge improves.Here, the elimination burst length width that is lower than 5 μ s can not be imported, and therefore can reduce because eliminate function.
Figure 10 is a chart, has shown the bound of eliminating pulse.Here the scope of the elimination pulse of Tui Jianing is from 140V to 244V.
As previously discussed,, thereby reduce background luminance, prevent the data write error by force down brightness in the reset cycle according to the present invention.The result is, contrast and excitation have been improved, and the edge, address has increased.
In addition, according to the structure and material difference in the plate,, eliminate function and address function edge and improved by the pulse width of control elimination pulse.
Owing under the condition that does not break away from principle of the present invention or essential characteristic, multiple avatar can be arranged, it should further be appreciated that, except as otherwise noted, the foregoing description is not subjected to the constraint of any details in the instructions, but should be in principle that claims limit and scope interpreted in its broadest sense, ie, therefore, drop on all changes and the modification in claims scope or the equivalent that belongs in its scope all should be in the claims involved.