Abstract: A touch panel display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The touch panel display device and the driving method thereof sense illumination of external light using a photo-sensor formed on a touch panel, and control a PWM duty of a light source suited to each mode when the sensed illumination of external light corresponds to illumination in a gray zone to be a difference between the illumination of light created by the light source and that of external light, thereby improving touch recognition capability in a gray zone.

Abstract: A display device includes a waveguide with a light propagating therein, and a panel including a first organic light-emitting device in a sub-pixel region and a second organic light-emitting device in a sensing region adjacent to the sub-pixel region, the first organic light-emitting device for displaying a data on the panel, and the second light-emitting device responsive to a scattering of the light from the waveguide for outputting a signal indicative of a contact on the waveguide.

Abstract: There are provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) to which infrared rays (IR) light sources are applied and a multi-touch system using the same. The LCD to which IR light sources are applied includes a back light in which a plurality of lamp light sources and a plurality of IR light sources are repeatedly arranged in column and row directions, a diffusion plate and a plurality of optical sheets arranged on the back light, and an LCD panel provided on the back light to display an image using light incident from the back light.

Abstract: A touch-sensing display screen includes an upper transparent substrate, a lower substrate opposite the upper substrate, and a backlight unit having an infrared light source configured to radiate infrared light through the upper substrate in a first direction. A transparent window is disposed in alignment with the infrared light source and between the upper and lower transparent substrates. A portion of the infrared light radiated in the first direction is reflected back through the upper substrate and through the transparent window in a second direction by an object touching a surface of the upper transparent substrate. A pixel thin-film transistor on the lower substrate is configured to activate a pixel electrode, and an infrared light-sensing thin-film transistor is configured to sense the infrared light received through the upper substrate in the second direction, and output an infrared light-sense signal in response thereto.

Abstract: A touch-sensing display screen includes an upper transparent substrate, a lower substrate opposite the upper substrate and an infrared light source configured to illuminate a portion of the upper transparent substrate. A light converting layer is disposed between the upper and lower substrate and is configured to convert the infrared light received by the upper transparent substrate to visible light. A pixel thin-film transistor on the lower substrate is configured to activate a pixel electrode, and a light-sensing thin-film transistor is configured to sense the visible light provided by the light converting layer. A light-sense signal is output in response to activation of the light-sensing thin-film transistor.

Abstract: A method of driving a lamp of a liquid crystal display device includes generating a control signal; generating a first drive signal using the control signal; generating a second drive signal by shifting a voltage level of the first drive signal; selectively outputting one of a high potential supply voltage and a low potential supply voltage in response to the second drive signal; transforming the selectively outputted voltage; and supplying the transformed voltage to a lamp.

Abstract: A touch panel display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The touch panel display device and the driving method thereof sense illumination of external light using a photo-sensor formed on a touch panel, and control a PWM duty of a light source suited to each mode when the sensed illumination of external light corresponds to illumination in a gray zone to be a difference between the illumination of light created by the light source and that of external light, thereby improving touch recognition capability in a gray zone.

Abstract: There are provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) to which infrared rays (IR) light sources are applied and a multi-touch system using the same. The LCD to which IR light sources are applied includes a back light in which a plurality of lamp light sources and a plurality of IR light sources are repeatedly arranged in column and row directions, a diffusion plate and a plurality of optical sheets arranged on the back light, and an LCD panel provided on the back light to display an image using light incident from the back light.

Abstract: A method of driving a lamp of a liquid crystal display device includes generating a control signal; generating a first drive signal using the control signal; generating a second drive signal by shifting a voltage level of the first drive signal; selectively outputting one of a high potential supply voltage and a low potential supply voltage in response to the second drive signal; transforming the selectively outputted voltage; and supplying the transformed voltage to a lamp.

Abstract: A light emitting package is disclosed that can generate a white light while controlling Red, Green and Blue light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) simultaneously. In the light emitting package, a plurality of LEDs are connected in series to one another. The plurality of LEDs are responsive to one driving voltage. Currents flowing through the plurality of LEDs are controlled by a current adjuster. Consequently, the plurality of LEDs are driven by the currents different from one another in amount.

Abstract: A touch-sensing display screen includes an upper transparent substrate, a lower substrate opposite the upper substrate and an infrared light source configured to illuminate a portion of the upper transparent substrate. A light converting layer is disposed between the upper and lower substrate and is configured to convert the infrared light received by the upper transparent substrate to visible light. A pixel thin-film transistor on the lower substrate is configured to activate a pixel electrode, and a light-sensing thin-film transistor is configured to sense the visible light provided by the light converting layer. A light-sense signal is output in response to activation of the light-sensing thin-film transistor.

Abstract: A backlight unit includes a plurality of fluorescent lamps driven by one inverter in a manner to prevent wave noise. A first common electrode line connects respective first ends of the odd numbered fluorescent lamps in common. A second common electrode line connects respective first ends of the even numbered fluorescent lamps in common. A third common electrode line connects the second ends of the odd and even numbered fluorescent lamps in common. Voltages having opposite phases are respectively applied to the first common electrode line and the second common electrode line.

Abstract: A method of driving a lamp of a liquid crystal display device includes generating a control signal; generating a first drive signal using the control signal; generating a second drive signal by shifting a voltage level of the first drive signal; selectively outputting one of a high potential supply voltage and a low potential supply voltage in response to the second drive signal; transforming the selectively outputted voltage; and supplying the transformed voltage to a lamp.

Abstract: A display device includes a waveguide with a light propagating therein, and a panel including a first organic light-emitting device in a sub-pixel region and a second organic light-emitting device in a sensing region adjacent to the sub-pixel region, the first organic light-emitting device for displaying a data on the panel, and the second light-emitting device responsive to a scattering of the light from the waveguide for outputting a signal indicative of a contact on the waveguide.

Abstract: A touch-sensing display screen includes an upper transparent substrate, a lower substrate opposite the upper substrate, and a backlight unit having an infrared light source configured to radiate infrared light through the upper substrate in a first direction. A transparent window is disposed in alignment with the infrared light source and between the upper and lower transparent substrates. A portion of the infrared light radiated in the first direction is reflected back through the upper substrate and through the transparent window in a second direction by an object touching a surface of the upper transparent substrate. A pixel thin-film transistor on the lower substrate is configured to activate a pixel electrode, and an infrared light-sensing thin-film transistor is configured to sense the infrared light received through the upper substrate in the second direction, and output an infrared light-sense signal in response thereto.

Abstract: A backlight unit is disclosed, to remove an unnecessary portion from a PCB and to decrease the number of connectors and wires, which includes a plurality of light-emitting lamps arranged in one direction inside a lamp housing; first and second driving unit PCBs positioned at both sides on the rear surface of the lamp housing, to apply a power to the light-emitting lamps; first and second connection PCBs positioned at both sides of the lamp housing, wherein the respective first and second connection PCBs are separately provided from the first and second driving unit PCBs; and first and second power supplying wires for the respective connection between the first and second driving unit PCBs with the first and second connection unit PCBs.

Abstract: A backlight device for a liquid crystal includes a substrate, a light source including a first plurality of green light emitting diodes, a second plurality of blue light emitting diodes, and a third plurality of red light emitting diodes arranged along a first row direction on the substrate in an offset matrix-type configuration, wherein white light emitting diodes are disposed at both ends of the configuration of the green, blue, and red light emitting diodes.

Abstract: A backlight device for a liquid crystal includes a substrate, a light source including a first plurality of green light emitting diodes, a second plurality of blue light emitting diodes, and a third plurality of red light emitting diodes arranged along a first row direction on the substrate in an offset matrix-type configuration, wherein white light emitting diodes are disposed at both ends of the configuration of the green, blue, and red light emitting diodes.

Abstract: A backlight driving system is provided for a liquid crystal display device. The backlight driving system comprises at least one backlight having at least one terminal, an inverter and at least one transformer. The inverter supplies a voltage to the backlight and has first and second output terminals. The transformer has a first input coil and a second input coil that are connected to the first and the second output terminals of the inverter. The transformer transforms the voltage outputted from the inverter and applies a transformed voltage to the backlight via the terminal of the backlight.

Abstract: A light emitting package is disclosed that can generate a white light while controlling Red, Green and Blue light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) simultaneously. In the light emitting package, a plurality of LEDs are connected in series to one another. The plurality of LEDs are responsive to one driving voltage. Currents flowing through the plurality of LEDs are controlled by a current adjuster. Consequently, the plurality of LEDs are driven by the currents different from one another in amount.