Accession Number:

AD0652590

Title:

THE PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL. A NEW DEVICE FOR INFORMATION DISPLAY + STORAGE

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ILLINOIS UNIV AT URBANA COORDINATED SCIENCE LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Arora, B. M.
• Bitzer, D. L.
• Slottow, H. G.
• Willson, R. H.

Report Date:

1967-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

29.0

Abstract:

The Plasma Display Panel, invented at the University of Illinois, is a rectangular array of bistable gas discharge cells which are insulated from exciting electrodes by thin glass panels. Combining the properties of memory, display, and high brightness in a simple structure it is an effective, economical device for information display.

Descriptors:

• *COMPUTERS
• *INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
• PLASMAS(PHYSICS)
• VOLTAGE
• DISPLAY SYSTEMS
• MEMORY DEVICES
• BRIGHTNESS
• CIRCUITS

Subject Categories:

• Information Science
• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE