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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
May. 06, 2008
Ming-chun Hsu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Fu-tung Chen, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chien-hung Chen, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Hong-jye Hong, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chih-kang Wu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Ming-Chun Hsu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Fu-Tung Chen, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chien-Hung Chen, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Hong-Jye Hong, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chih-Kang Wu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Au Optronics Corporation, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A backlight module includes fluorescent lamps, an inverter for supplying power for the lamps, dimming circuits each connecting the lamp in series, a signal processor for converting a video signal into a dimming signal, and a control unit. The lamps are disposed as an array having more than two columns and two rows on a substrate. The control unit electrically connects the signal processor and the dimming circuit and changes the luminance of the lamps by adjusting the dimming circuit according to the dimming signal.