Ribs for defining pixel cells are formed in the shape of a lattice, and
sustain electrodes and scan electrodes are disposed near the ribs. The
electrodes are spaced apart in each pixel cell, and the sustain electrode
and the scan electrode are each cut away between pixel cells arranged in
the row direction to provide each pixel cell with individually separated
electrodes. In addition, between pixel cells adjacent to each other in
the row direction, the sustain electrodes and the scan electrodes are
connected to each other by means of a sustain-side bus electrode and a
scan-side bus electrode, respectively. This makes it possible to provide
a high luminous efficiency. Furthermore, each pixel cell is provided with
a wide distance between the electrodes and thereby with a large effective
opening portion. Thus, this provides only a small amount of reduction in
intensity when the electrodes are spaced apart between the pixel cells
arranged in the row direction in order to increase the luminous
efficiency. The sustain electrodes or the scan electrodes can be
connected to each other or shared between pixel cells adjacent to each
other in the column direction and thus the effective opening portion can
be made larger, thereby making it possible to provide a further increased
intensity and luminous efficiency.