Development of a 42-inch DC-PDP for Hi-Vision.

A HDTV plasma display with a large flat screen and high picture quality has been developed. The display uses a newly developed 42-inch diagonal DC-type PDP (Plasma Display Panel) with 1920 x 1035 display cells. The introduction of superior photolithography techniques for forming resistors, ribs, and priming ribs makes the fabrication of fine components more stable and reliable. And a new panel-driving method and signal-processing LSIs allow high-quality pictures to be reproduced on the panel. These technologies have opened the way for the development of a commercial 42-inch color PDP for HDTV.