Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Won-hyoung Kang

Dae-Sik Lee

Songyi Han

Gwangteak Lee

Song-Yi Han

Jin-won Jang

Seunghwan Moon

Jin-Taek Hong

Jae-Eun Um

Byung-kyou Min

Seung-wan Kim

Min-Gyu Kim

Seokhwan Lee

Kyun-Ho Kim

A backlight unit includes a light source module including a first connection pin and a second connection pin electrically connected to the first connection pin, a power converter which provides a driving voltage to the light source module, a connector which receives a first enable signal via a first signal line and provides a second enable signal via a second signal line and a driving circuit which controls a generation of the driving voltage from the power converter in response to the second enable signal. When the connector is electrically connected to the first and second connection pins, the first enable signal is transmitted to the first connection pin via the first signal line and the connector, and the second enable signal from the second connection pin is provided to the driving circuit via the connector and the second signal line.

Backlight unit including connector for improved reliability, method of driving the same, and display device including the same

Provided is a display device including a plurality of light sources configured to be driven by a driving voltage, turned on during an on section, and turned off during an off section, a display panel configured to display an image by using light outputted from the light sources, a voltage converter connected to the light sources and configured to generate the driving voltage, and a backlight control circuit including a light source driving circuit and a voltage drop circuit. The light source driving circuit includes a pulse generator including a control input terminal configured to receive a first voltage during the on section and receive a second voltage during the off section and output a control pulse signal to control a level of the driving voltage based on a voltage applied to the control input terminal. The voltage drop circuit applies the second voltage to the control input terminal during the off section. The second voltage is smaller than the first voltage.

Display device and driving method thereof

A backlight unit includes: a power converter to generate a light-source power voltage according to a voltage control signal; an LED string connected to the light-source power voltage; a short-circuit detector to receive the light-source power voltage and to enable a short-circuit signal; and a light source controller to generate the voltage control signal to interrupt generation of the light-source power voltage when the short-circuit signal is enabled. The short-circuit detector includes: a voltage divider to divide the light-source power voltage to output a detection voltage; and a comparing circuit to generate a reference voltage corresponding to a voltage level of the detection voltage, to compare the reference voltage with the detection voltage, and to enable the short-circuit signal in accordance with a result of the comparison.

Backlight unit, display apparatus having the same and operating method of backlight unit

A backlight unit includes a light source part, a DC/DC converter, and a light source driving circuit. The DC/DC converter receives an input voltage and provides a driving voltage to the light source part. The light source driving circuit receives an analog voltage, generates a clamping voltage on the basis of the analog voltage, and generates a main driving signal applied to the DC/DC converter on the basis of the analog voltage and the clamping voltage. The light source driving circuit decreases a duty ratio of the main driving signal when the analog voltage is equal to or lower than a reference voltage.

Backlight unit, method of driving the same, and display apparatus having the same

A light source device capable of preventing luminance from being decreased, a driving method of the light source device and a display device having the light source device are disclosed. Alight source device includes a plurality of light-emitting diode ('LED') strings and an LED driving circuit. The LED strings include LEDs emitting lights connected in serial. The LED driving circuit supplies a driving voltage to the LED strings. The LED driving circuit maximizes the driving voltage supplied to the LED strings by using the minimum string current of string currents supplied to each LED string in an initial driving period. The LED driving circuit supplies the maximum driving voltage to the LED strings by blocking a current flowing through a sensing resistor disposed to sense the minimum string current in a normal driving period.

Light source device, driving method thereof and display device having the same

A power supplying module includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a transformer, a circuit pattern, and an output terminal. The PCB includes a first socket connector protruded from a side toward a second direction. The side extends along a first direction different from the second direction. At least one corner portion of the first socket connector includes a chamfered edge connecting first and second edges respectively extending in the first and second directions. The transformer is formed on the PCB. The circuit pattern is formed on the PCB and connected to the transformer. The output terminal is formed at the first socket connector and connected to the circuit pattern.

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Asan-si, South Korea

Won-hyoung Kang