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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Ansan-si, KR;
Tae-Jin Chung, Ansan-si, KR;
Seung-Ryeol Ryu, Ansan-si, KR;
Weon Cho, Ansan-si, KR;
Bi-Yong Jeong, Ansan-si, KR;
Byeong-Gil An, Ansan-si, KR;
Chong-Young Park, Ansan-si, KR;
Jang-Hoon Lee, Ansan-si, KR;
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention discloses a backlight unit having a plurality of light-emitting blocks and a light source driving section. The plurality of light-emitting blocks is arranged in a matrix shape along first and second directions different from each other. Each of the light-emitting blocks includes a light source unit having at least one light-emitting chip to emit light, and a light guiding unit to guide the light. The light source driving section controls the light source unit of the light-emitting blocks to drive the light source unit.