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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2008
Seung-hwan Moon, Yongin-si, KR;
Ki-chan Lee, Cheonan-si, KR;
Kyung-uk Choi, Asan-si, KR;
Sang-gil Lee, Seoul, KR;
Yun-jae Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun-suk Ko, Seoul, KR;
Seung-hwan Moon, Yongin-si, KR;
Ki-chan Lee, Cheonan-si, KR;
Kyung-uk Choi, Asan-si, KR;
Sang-gil Lee, Seoul, KR;
Yun-jae Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun-suk Ko, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A backlight unit includes a plurality of light source units arranged in a matrix form, a light source controller outputting a dimming signal to control a brightness of the light source units and a latch signal to control a light source unit row of the plurality of light source units to be sequentially driven according to a predetermined scanning period, and a plurality of light source driving units connected to light source unit columns of the plurality of light source units and supplying driving signals corresponding to the dimming signal to the light source units in the light source unit columns.