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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2009
Byung-kyou Min, Seoul, KR;
Chung-won Choi, Asan-si, KR;
Jin-won Jang, Asan-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A backlight assembly including: a plurality of lamp sockets each having a socket electrode; a plurality of lamps inserted into the plurality of lamp sockets, respectively, and each of the plurality of lamps comprising a lamp electrode connected with the socket electrode of the lamp socket in which the lamp is inserted; an inverter outputting a driving voltage for driving the plurality of lamps; and a balance board having a plurality of balance capacitors, wherein the plurality of balance capacitors are inserted into the plurality of lamp sockets, respectively, and each of the balance capacitors comprises a first balance electrode provided with the driving voltage and a second balance electrode connected with the socket electrode of the lamp socket in which the balance capacitor is inserted.