Apparatus for driving plasma display panel and plasma display

1 . A PDP driving apparatus for driving a plasma display panel having sustain electrodes, scan electrodes, and address electrodes, comprising:

a high side switch element, and a low side switch element, those electrically coupled in series,

wherein a specific pulse voltage is applied from a junction point of the high side switch element and the low side switch element to at least scan electrodes, sustain electrodes, or address electrodes of the plasma display panel, and

at least one of the high side switch element and the low side switch element is a bidirectional switch element.

2 . The PDP driving apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an inductor connected to the junction point, and a recovery switch element operable to form, in ON period, a path of flow of a resonance current by the inductor and the plasma display panel,

wherein the recovery switch element is a bidirectional switch element.

3 . The PDP driving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the bidirectional switch element includes at least one of JFET, MESFET, reverse blocking IGBT, and bidirectional lateral MOSFET.

4 . The PDP driving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the bidirectional switch element is formed of wide band gap semiconductor.

5 . The PDP driving apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the wide band gap semiconductor contains at least one of silicon carbide, diamond, gallium nitride, and zinc oxide.

6 . A PDP driving apparatus for driving a plasma display panel having sustain electrodes, scan electrodes, and address electrodes, comprising:

a high side switch element and a low side switch element, those electrically coupled in series,

wherein a specific pulse voltage is applied from a junction point of the high side switch element and the low side switch element to at least scan electrodes, sustain electrodes, or address electrodes of the plasma display panel, and

a separate switch element is provided between the junction and the plasma display panel, and the separate switch element is a bidirectional switch element.

7 . The PDP driving apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising an inductor connected to the junction point, and a recovery switch element operable to form, in ON period, a path of flow of a resonance current by the inductor and the plasma display panel,

wherein the recovery switch element is a bidirectional switch element.

8 . The PDP driving apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the bidirectional switch element includes at least one of JFET, MESFET, reverse blocking IGBT, and bidirectional lateral MOS FET.

9 . The PDP driving apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the bidirectional switch element is formed of wide band gap semiconductor.

10 . The PDP driving apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the wide band gap semiconductor contains at least one of silicon carbide, diamond, gallium nitride, and zinc oxide.

11 . A PDP driving apparatus for driving a plasma display panel having sustain electrodes, scan electrodes, and address electrodes, comprising:

an inductor electrically coupled to at least sustain electrodes, scan electrodes, or address electrodes, and

a recovery switch element operable to form, in ON period, a path of flow of a resonance current by the inductor and the plasma display panel,

wherein the recovery switch is a bidirectional switch element.

12 . The PDP driving apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the bidirectional switch element includes at least one of JFET, MESFET, reverse blocking IGBT, and bidirectional lateral MOS FET.

13 . The PDP driving apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the bidirectional switch element is formed of wide band gap semiconductor.

14 . The PDP driving apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the wide band gap semiconductor contains at least one of silicon carbide, diamond, gallium nitride, and zinc oxide.

15 . A plasma display comprising:

a plasma display panel having sustain electrodes, scan electrodes, and address electrodes, and

a PDP driving apparatus according to claim 1 , operable to drive the plasma display panel.

16 . A plasma display comprising:

a plasma display panel having sustain electrodes, scan electrodes, and address electrodes, and

a PDP driving apparatus according to claim 6 , operable to drive the plasma display panel.

17 . A plasma display comprising:

a plasma display panel having sustain electrodes, scan electrodes, and address electrodes, and

a PDP driving apparatus according to claim 11 operable to drive the plasma display panel.

18 . A PDP driving apparatus for driving a plasma display panel capable of displaying an image by light emission due to discharge between electrodes, comprising:

an electrode driving section operable to apply a specific voltage to the electrodes,

wherein the electrode driving section includes a bidirectional switch element.

19 . The PDP driving apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the bidirectional switch element includes at least one of JFET, MESFET, reverse blocking IGBT, and bidirectional lateral MOSFET.

20 . The PDP driving apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the bidirectional switch element is formed of wide band gap semiconductor.

21 . The PDP driving apparatus according to claim 20 , wherein the wide band gap semiconductor contains at least one of silicon carbide, diamond, gallium nitride, and zinc oxide.

22 . A plasma display comprising:

a plasma display panel capable of displaying an image by light emission due to discharge between electrodes, and

a PDP driving apparatus according to claim 18 , operable to drive the plasma display panel.