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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2012
Heu-gon Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
In-sun Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
Taek-sun Shin, Cheonan-si, KR;
Byung-seo Yoon, Incheon, KR;
Yong-woo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Se-ki Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Heu-Gon Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
In-Sun Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
Taek-Sun Shin, Cheonan-si, KR;
Byung-Seo Yoon, Incheon, KR;
Yong-Woo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Se-Ki Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Display Co., Ltd., , KR;
Abstract
A backlight assembly includes; a plurality of light guide blocks disposed substantially in parallel with each other along a first direction, each of the plurality of light guide blocks including; a light guide plate ('LGP') having a wedge-shape decreasing in thickness from a first side thereof to a second side thereof, and a light source unit disposed facing a side surface of the LGP, and a light source driving unit which individually controls the light source units of the plurality of light guide blocks to emit light via a local dimming method.