Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light guide plate, a light source unit and a display panel. The light guide plate includes an incident surface, an exit surface and an opposite surface opposite to the exit surface and guides a light incident into the incident surface toward the exit surface. The light source unit includes a light source which generates light and is disposed adjacent to the incident and has an emitting surface inclined with respect to the incident surface. An extension line of a normal line of the emitting surface passes through the opposite surface, and the light is incident into the incident surface while being inclined toward the opposite surface. The display panel displays an image by receiving the light emitted from the exit surface.

Abstract: A display apparatus with at least two light guide plates, each including a light incident surface and a light exiting surface, the light guide plates being spaced apart from each other so as to form a gap therebetween. The display apparatus also has a light source disposed adjacent to at least one side portion of the light guide plates to emit light to the light incident surface, a display panel positioned to receive light from the light exiting surfaces to facilitate display of an image, and a diffusion member. The diffusion member covers the gap, so as to diffuse light directed toward the display panel.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel which displays an image, a backlight unit which supplies the display panel with light, an upper cover, and a lower cover. The upper and lower covers accommodate the display panel and the backlight unit. The backlight unit includes light guide plates spaced apart from each other, a light source part, an optical member and an optical diffusion member overlapping a space between the light guide plates. The optical diffusion member includes a diffusing part and a supporting part. The diffusing part faces the optical member, overlaps the space between the light guide plates, and diffuses light emitted from the light source part toward the optical member through the space between the light guide plates. The supporting part protrudes from a surface of the diffusing part which is opposite to the optical member, and is in a space between the light sources.

Abstract: A display apparatus with at least two light guide plates, each including a light incident surface and a light exiting surface, the light guide plates being spaced apart from each other so as to form a gap therebetween. The display apparatus also has a light source disposed adjacent to at least one side portion of the light guide plates to emit light to the light incident surface, a display panel positioned to receive light from the light exiting surfaces to facilitate display of an image, and a diffusion member. The diffusion member covers the gap, so as to diffuse light directed toward the display panel.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, at least one light emitting diode package, and at least one light guide plate. The light emitting diode package includes a frame extending in a first direction, a plurality of branches branched from the frame in a second direction, and at least two light emitting diode chips inserted between and coupled with two adjacent branches.

Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a first light guide plate, a second light guide plate, a light source part and a cover part. The second light guide plate is spaced apart from the first light guide plate. The light source part includes a first light source providing light to the first light guide plate and a second light source providing light to the second light guide plate. The cover part is disposed over the light source part. The cover part overlaps with a portion of the first light guide plate and a portion of the second light guide plate. A display apparatus having the above configuration has a narrow bezel and a thin profile.

Abstract: Display apparatuses are provided. The display apparatus includes a light source package generating light, a circuit board including a recessed region in which the light source package is disposed, a display panel displaying images, and a light guide plate directing the light generated from the light source package onto the display panel. The light guide plate includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of sidewall surfaces. One of the sidewall surfaces of the light guide plate is a light incident surface on which the light from the light source package is irradiated. A distance between the light source package and the light incident surface is less than a width of the circuit board.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel which displays an image, a backlight unit which supplies the display panel with light, an upper cover, and a lower cover. The upper and lower covers accommodate the display panel and the backlight unit. The backlight unit includes light guide plates spaced apart from each other, a light source part, an optical member and an optical diffusion member overlapping a space between the light guide plates. The optical diffusion member includes a diffusing part and a supporting part. The diffusing part faces the optical member, overlaps the space between the light guide plates, and diffuses light emitted from the light source part toward the optical member through the space between the light guide plates. The supporting part protrudes from a surface of the diffusing part which is opposite to the optical member, and is in a space between the light sources.

Abstract: A backlight unit and a display device having a backlight unit are disclosed. The backlight unit includes an LED substrate,. The LED substrate includes a plurality of emission regions. An LED is provided in each emission region. An LED driver drives the LED. An LED controller supplies a dimming control signal to the LED driver. The LED controller is provided on a driving board. A first connection unit is provided in the LED substrate. A second connection unit is provided in the driving board. The second connection unit is capable of coupling with the first connection unit.

Abstract: A method of displaying a three-dimensional image includes sequentially providing light to display blocks of a display panel in a scan direction of an image, providing light at a maximum luminance to a display block during a first period in which an image for a left-eye or a right-eye is displayed on the display block, providing the light at a luminance gradually decreasing from the maximum luminance to a preset luminance to the display block during a second period in which a transition image between the left-eye or the right-eye image and a black image is displayed on the display block, and blocking the light from the display block during a third period including a period in which the black image is displayed on the display block and prior to a period in which a left-eye or a right-eye image of a following frame is displayed on the display block.

Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus, which includes a light source unit providing light, a light guide panel guiding the light to a display panel, the display panel receiving the light to display an image, and a bottom chassis accommodating the light guide panel, the light source unit, and the display panel. The light guide panel is adjacent to the light source unit, and includes a light incident surface to which the light is incident, a light output surface from which the light is emitted, and an opposite surface opposed to the light output surface. The display panel faces the light output surface and receives the light to display an image. The bottom chassis has a bottom facing the opposite surface. The light guide panel includes a coupling member protruding from the opposite surface and coupled to the bottom chassis.

Abstract: To drive light-emitting blocks, currents are sensed through the light-emitting blocks arranged in an M×N matrix (wherein M and N are natural numbers), wherein M rows are connected to a row switching part and N columns are connected to a column switching part. The light-emitting blocks are driven by a local dimming method with feedback control responsive to the sensed currents.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light guide plate, a light source unit and a display panel. The light guide plate includes an incident surface, an exit surface and an opposite surface opposite to the exit surface and guides a light incident into the incident surface toward the exit surface. The light source unit includes a light source which generates light and is disposed adjacent to the incident and has an emitting surface inclined with respect to the incident surface. An extension line of a normal line of the emitting surface passes through the opposite surface, and the light is incident into the incident surface while being inclined toward the opposite surface. The display panel displays an image by receiving the light emitted from the exit surface.

Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light-emitting apparatus, a multi-channel current controller and a heat distributor. The light-emitting apparatus includes a plurality of light-emitting diode (“LED”) strings. The multi-channel current controller includes a plurality of current control circuits, each of which includes an input channel electrically connected an LED string of the plurality of LED strings and which controls a magnitude of a driving current flowing through the LED string. The heat distributor is electrically connected to the input channel and the LED string, and is disposed adjacent to the input channel.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, at least one light emitting diode package, and at least one light guide plate. The light emitting diode package includes a frame extending in a first direction, a plurality of branches branched from the frame in a second direction, and at least two light emitting diode chips inserted between and coupled with two adjacent branches.

Abstract: Provided are a light source unit including a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) packages, which are directly electrically connected to each other, and a backlight assembly having the light source unit. The light source unit includes a first LED package and a second LED package which are adjacent to each other, wherein each of the first LED package and the second LED package includes an LED chip, a lead frame which supplies current to the LED chip, and a housing which fixes the LED chip and the lead frame in place, wherein an end of the lead frame of the first LED package directly contacts an end of the lead frame of the second LED package.

Abstract: A display apparatus with at least two light guide plates, each including a light incident surface and a light exiting surface, the light guide plates being spaced apart from each other so as to form a gap therebetween. The display apparatus also has a light source disposed adjacent to at least one side portion of the light guide plates to emit light to the light incident surface, a display panel positioned to receive light from the light exiting surfaces to facilitate display of an image, and a diffusion member. The diffusion member covers the gap, so as to diffuse light directed toward the display panel.

Abstract: A light-source module for a display device and a display device having the same, in which the light-source module includes a plurality of light-emitting units, a current difference controller, and a converter. The light-emitting units are connected in parallel between a driving power input terminal and a ground terminal to emit light by the diving power and to output respective feedback control signals. The current difference controller is configured to output a plurality of power control signals according to the respective feedback control signals. The converter is configured to change a current of the driving power provided to the light-emitting units according to the power control signals. The amounts of currents flowing through the light emitting units each having a plurality of light emitting diodes are measured and the levels of voltages applied to the light-emitting units are changed according to the measurement results.

Abstract: A light source module includes a driving substrate, a plurality of light source blocks and a currents control element. The light source blocks are disposed on the driving substrate, and each of the light source blocks includes at least one light source. The currents control element is disposed on the driving substrate, and has channel terminals for individually controlling driving currents passed through at least two light source blocks. The channel terminals are electrically connected to the at least two light source blocks, respectively. The currents control element is disposed on the driving substrate and individually controls the driving currents applied to the light source blocks, so that a number of wires of a connection cable connected to a light source driving connector is less than the number of light source drive currents being individually controlled.

Abstract: A backlight assembly, which can provide enhanced light emitting efficiency, and a display device, are provided. The backlight assembly includes a light generating unit comprising a substrate and a point light source connected to the substrate, and a receiving container positioned to receive light from the light generating unit, the receiving container comprising an embossing that corresponds to the point light source.