Abstract: A backlight unit for a display device includes a frame; a circuit board extending from an end of and on a first surface of the frame; lamps over the frame; an inverter on a second surface of the frame connected to an end of each of the lamps via a first hole through the frame; and balancing elements on the circuit board for balancing a current through each of the lamps.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) module includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight assembly to supply light to the liquid crystal panel, at least one first flexible film having first printed circuit patterns, a gate driving integrated circuit (IC) on the first flexible film, at least one ground pad on the first flexible film, and a top case electrically connected to the ground pad.

Abstract: A flat lamp for emitting light to a surface area of a liquid crystal display device includes a bottom having a channel uniformly crossing an entire surface of the bottom, an arc-discharging gas is disposed within the channel, a cover disposed upon an upper junction surface of the bottom, the cover is coated with a fluorescent material, and an electric field generating means for generating an electric field, wherein the electric field generating means is placed along opposing lateral sides of the channel.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes a unitary vacuum processing chamber, upper and lower stages confronting each other at upper and lower spaces inside the vacuum processing chamber to bond a first and second substrates, and a first substrate lifting system formed in the lower stage for lifting the second substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method of driving a liquid crystal display device includes generating a first control signal and a second control signal using a vertical synchronization signal and a horizontal synchronization signal, respectively; applying a scan pulse to gate lines depending on the first control signal; applying data to source lines depending on the second control signal; and driving a backlight unit in accordance with a change of state of at least one of the first control signal and the second control signal.

Abstract: A dual panel type organic electroluminescent display device includes first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, an array element layer on an inner surface of the first substrate and including a thin film transistor, a connection pattern on the array element layer and electrically connected to the thin film transistor, a first electrode on an inner surface of the second substrate, a partition wall on the first electrode in a non-pixel area between adjacent pixel areas, an organic light-emitting layer on the first electrode in the pixel area, a second electrode on the organic light-emitting layer in the pixel area and electrically connected to the connection pattern, a moisture absorption layer on the partition wall, and a seal pattern between the first and second substrates along a peripheral portion.

Abstract: A dual display mode liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates spaced apart from and facing each other, a first transparent electrode on an inner surface of the first substrate, a second transparent electrode on an inner surface of the second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first and second transparent electrodes, a first polarizer on an outer surface of the first substrate, the first polarizer having a first light transmission axis, a front light unit on an outer surface of the first polarizer, a selective reflection/transmission part on an outer surface of the second substrate, the selective reflection/transmission part selectively reflecting linearly polarized light corresponding to the first light transmission axis, and a second polarizer on an outer surface of the selective reflection/transmission part.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a testing method thereof is disclosed, which is suitable for improving reliability on testing process, the liquid crystal display device comprising an image display unit divided into a plurality of blocks; a plurality of test pad groups corresponding to the plurality of blocks, respectively; and a plurality of test transistor groups to supply test signals supplied to the plurality of test pad groups to a plurality of liquid crystal cells, wherein the plurality of test transistor groups are formed of a test transistor to independently switch the corresponding liquid crystal cells divided for realizing the same color.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a driving method thereof, which are capable of preventing generation of a residual image upon power-off, are disclosed. The liquid crystal display device includes a power supply unit for outputting a plurality of drive voltages after delaying the drive voltages, a voltage detector for monitoring one of the drive voltages, and outputting a power-off detect signal based on the result of the monitoring, a timing controller for increasing a frequency of a control signal in response to the power-off detect signal, and outputting the frequency-increased control signal, a gate driver for outputting a scan signal in response to the frequency-increased control signal, a data driver for outputting a constant voltage in response to another control signal from the timing controller, and a liquid crystal panel for applying the constant voltage to all sub-pixels of the liquid crystal panel in response to the scan signal.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an organic insulating layer used for an array substrate for a liquid crystal display device comprises forming a base material layer on a substrate; forming a photocurable organic material layer having a first liquid phase polymeric precursor, a second liquid phase polymeric precursor and a photo-initiator on the base material, the first liquid phase polymeric precursor having a single-functional group material, the second liquid phase polymeric precursor having at least one of a two-functional group material and a three-functional group material; disposing a stamp having a convex portion over the photocurable organic material layer; moving at least one of the substrate and the stamp such that the stamp depresses the photocurable organic material layer, wherein a contact hole, which exposes a portion of the base material layer and corresponds to the convex portion, is formed in the photocurable organic material layer; curing the photocurable organic material layer having the contact hol

Abstract: A data driving apparatus for a liquid crystal display includes a plurality of digital-to-analog converter integrated circuits, a plurality of output buffer integrated circuits, at least two of the plurality of output buffer integrated circuits being commonly connected to each of the plurality of digital-to-analog converter integrated circuits, and a timing controller for controlling the plurality of digital-to-analog converter integrated circuits and the plurality of output buffer integrated circuits, wherein each of the plurality of digital-to-analog converter integrated circuits is mounted on a tape carrier package connected to a liquid crystal display panel, and each of the plurality of output buffer integrated circuits is mounted on the liquid crystal display panel.

Abstract: A driving apparatus for a liquid crystal display device having a plurality of data lines includes a data integrated circuit, a timing controller connected to the data integrated circuit, an encoder provided at the timing controller, the encoder determining whether a data for a current line is identical to a data for a previous line and generating a line control signal based on the determination whether the current line data is identical to the previous line data, and a decoder provided at the data integrated circuit, the decoder receiving the line control signal from the encoder.

Abstract: A fringe field switching mode liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates with a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween. A gate line and a data line crossing the gate line define a pixel region on the first substrate. A thin film transistor is connected to the gate line and the data line. A common line is parallel to and spaced apart from the gate line and a common electrode extends from the common line and has a substantially square shape corresponding to the pixel region. A curved pixel electrode is connected to the thin film transistor and overlaps the common electrode. A second substrate faces the first substrate. A black matrix formed on the first or second substrate includes an opening exposing the pixel region. The opening has corners.

Abstract: An organic thin film transistor includes source and drain electrodes spaced apart from each other on a substrate, an organic semiconductor layer between the source and drain electrodes on the substrate, a gate insulating layer including an organic insulating material on the organic semiconductor layer, the gate insulating layer having a thickness of about 1,800 ? to about 2,500 ?, and a gate electrode on the gate insulating layer.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an LCD device is disclosed, in which a reliable thin film pattern is formed as process deviation is minimized. The method includes forming a thin film on a substrate; forming an etch resist solution on the thin film; applying a soft mold having a concave portion and a convex portion to the etch resist solution, wherein the convex portion includes a first width and a second width different than the first width; forming an etch resist pattern having a predetermined linewidth controlled by the pressure applied by the soft mold; hardening the etch resist pattern; separating the soft mold from the substrate; and patterning the thin film using the etch resist pattern as a mask.

Abstract: This invention relates to a backlight unit of a liquid crystal display device using a cold cathode fluorescent lamp that is capable of realizing pure colors and having a broad color reproduction range. A backlight unit of a liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one lamp including a first red phosphor having a dominant wavelength of about 620 nm, a second red phosphor having a dominant wavelength of about 658 nm, a green phosphor having a dominant wavelength of about 515 nm and a blue phosphor having a dominant wavelength of about 447 nm; a bottom cover in which the lamp is disposed; and an optical member disposed on the lamp.

Abstract: An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a gate line on the substrate, a thin film transistor including a gate electrode of the gate line, a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode, an active layer on the gate insulating layer and ohmic contact layers on the active layer, and source and drain electrodes over the ohmic contact layers, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode, a data line electrically connected to the source electrode and crossing the gate line, a common electrode spaced apart from the pixel electrode, and a passivation layer directly between the pixel electrode and the common electrode and directly between the source and drain electrodes.

Abstract: A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device includes a first light-emitting unit having first and second passive light-emitting lamps; a second light-emitting unit having a plurality of self light-emitting lamps; and a light guide disposed between the first and second light-emitting units guiding an incident light from the second light-emitting unit to the first light-emitting unit.

Abstract: The present method of forming a silicon oxide layer comprises providing two frequency excitation plasma CVD device which comprises a high frequency electrode, a susceptor electrode, and two matching box for impedance matching between the electrodes and a power supply, wherein one side electrode constituting a tuning condenser of a matching box toward the high frequency electrode is the high frequency electrode; placing a substrate on the susceptor electrode; applying high frequency electric power on the high frequency electrode and the susceptor electrode respectively; and forming a silicon oxide layer on the substrate by generating plasma with using a reaction gas of which main reaction gas is a mixing gas of monosilane and nitrous oxide.

Abstract: A method of making an LCD device including a displaying unit having a plurality of pixel areas defined by a plurality of gate lines and data lines disposed in longitudinal and transverse directions, a thin film transistor (TFT) formed in each of the pixel areas to be connected to a pixel electrode formed in the pixel area, and a gate pad and a data pad formed on ends of the corresponding gate line and data line; and a dummy region formed on an outer portion of the displaying unit, and including a gate shorting bar and a data shorting bar which are connected to the gate pads and the data pads to apply test signal(s) to the TFTs, wherein the data shorting bar is a single shorting bar.