Mirae Corporation

Math Bright Technology Co., Ltd.

Sung-Kyoo Lim

Jeong-Wook Hur

Jong-Lee Park

Hwan-Woong Lee

An external electrode surface emission fluorescent lamp for LCD backlighting includes (a) a serpentine-shaped upper sheet having a section for maximizing brightness uniformity within a predetermined distance from its surface; (b) a plate-shaped lower sheet combined with the upper sheet to form mutually connected channels; (c) external electrodes installed on surfaces of both ends of the upper sheet; and (d) auxiliary electrodes installed along the surface of channels.

External electrode fluorescent lamp, backlight unit using the external electrode fluorescent lamp, LCD backlight equipment using the backlight unit and driving device thereof

The present invention relates to an external electrode fluorescent lamp which can provide higher degree of and more improved uniformity of brightness than those of conventional ones, and to a LCD back light unit using the external electrode fluorescent lamp. The present invention also relates to an equipment and a driving device to adapt the LCD back light unit. The external electrode fluorescent lamp of the present invention is comprising: an upper panel of lamp which is serpentine shaped; a lower panel which is planar shaped and to be combined with the upper panel to make channels between the upper panel and the low panel; and external electrodes which are located at the two extreme sides at the surface of the upper panel.

External electrode fluorescent lamp, back light unit using the external electrode fluorescent lamp, LCD back light equipment using the back light unit and driving device thereof

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Yongin, South Korea

Sung-Kyoo Lim