Rambus International Ltd.

Michael A Joffe

Alexei A Erchak

Robert F Karlicek, Jr

Christian Hoepfner

David Paul Doyle

Gianni Taraschi

Illumination assemblies, components, and related methods are described. An illumination assembly is provided that comprises a plurality of illumination tiles each having a light emission surface. The plurality of illumination tiles are arranged in a two-dimensional array. The illumination tiles are constructed and arranged so as to provide a substantially contiguous illumination surface comprising the light emission surfaces of the plurality of the illumination tiles. Each illumination tile is illuminated by at least one solid state light-emitting device. A method of local dimming an illumination assembly of a display (e.g., LCD) backlight unit is also provided.

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Harvard, MA, United States of America

Michael A Joffe