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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Himax Technologies Limited, Tainan, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, Tainan, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 45/46 (2020.01); G02F 1/13357 (2006.01); H05B 45/48 (2020.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 45/46 (2020.01); G02F 1/133603 (2013.01); H05B 45/48 (2020.01); G02F 1/133601 (2021.01); G02F 1/133612 (2021.01);
Abstract
A backlight module is disclosed, which includes light emitting units arranged in columns. Each light emitting unit includes a light emitter and a first switch in parallel connection. The first switch is configured to selectively bypass the light emitter. In the backlight module, the light emitters in the same column of light emitting units are in serial connection.