Abstract: An annealing apparatus and a method of annealing a protection sheet is provided. The annealing method includes disposing the protection sheet in a chamber and injecting high-pressure carbon dioxide (CO2) gas into the chamber or heating the protection sheet at a predetermined temperature in the chamber. In the annealing method a crystalline phase of molecules in the protection sheet is changed to be an amorphous phase of molecules by such that the protection sheet has a refractive index with substantially the same distribution.

Abstract: A backlight assembly for a display includes a microwave generating member, a light-generating member and a light-guiding member. The microwave generating member generates a microwave and light-generating member generates light by using the microwave. Light-guiding member is connected to light-generating member to guide light generated from light-generating member. The backlight assembly generates light by using a microwave instead of an electrode and a fluorescent material so that the display device may have enhanced luminance uniformity and stability.

Abstract: An optical unit, a method of manufacturing the same, a backlight assembly having the same and a display device have the same are provided. The optical unit includes a transparent body, a diffusion part and a luminance increasing part. The diffusion part is formed on or in the body to diffuse light. The luminance increasing part includes an embossing pattern formed on the body to increase a luminance of the diffused light when viewed on a plane.

Abstract: A light-guide plate (LGP) includes a light-incident surface, a light-facing surface, a light-emitting surface and a light-reflecting surface. The light-incident surface receives light. The light-facing surface has a smaller size than that of the light-incident surface. The light-facing surface faces the light-incident surface. The light-emitting surface is extended substantially perpendicular to the upper side of the light-incident surface. The light-emitting surface is connected to the upper edge of the light-facing surface. The light-reflecting surface has a plurality of first prism patterns that are formed parallel with the light-incident surface. The light-reflecting surface is extended from the base of the light-incident surface to be connected to the base of the light-facing surface. Therefore, a leakage of light that exits from the wedge-type LGP through a side surface of the wedge-type LGP is decreased, so that luminance is enhanced.

Abstract: A cold cathode fluorescent lamp includes a lamp tube, a fluorescent layer, an inner electrode, a lead wire and a conducting cap. The lamp tube contains a discharge gas. The fluorescent layer is formed on an inner surface of the lamp tube. The inner electrode is disposed inside of the lamp tube. The lead wire is electrically connected to the inner electrode and extends to an exterior portion of the lamp tube. The conducting cap is combined with the lamp tube, and electrically connected to the lead wire. As a result, a soldering process is not required. Further, a malfunction caused by an opening of a lamp wire is prevented.

Abstract: A light guide plate includes a first optical member having a first light path-changing portion to separate a first light portion and a second light portion from a light, and a second optical member having a second light path-changing portion corresponding to the first light path-changing portion. The first optical member has a first refractive index against the first light portion of the light and a second refractive index against the second light portion of the light, and the second optical member has the first refractive index against the first and second light portions. Thus, brightness and brightness uniformity of an image displayed on a display apparatus may be improved, and a number of parts of the display apparatus may be reduced.

Abstract: Provided herein is a lens composition of an LED device for an LCD having high transparency and high heat resistance, and an LED device, a backlight unit and an LCD comprising the lens composition. The lens composition includes a copolymer represented by the formula 1 and having a weight average molecular weight of about 5,000 to about 500,000: wherein R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or —COOR3 group in which R3 represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R4 and R5 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, the ratio n/n+m ranges from about 0.3 to about 0.995, and the ratio m/n+m ranges from about 0.005 to about 0.7.

Abstract: A diffusing plate provides with an improved brightness, as well as a backlight assembly. A diffusing plate includes an organic pigment so as to activate the incident light thereby increasing the transmissivity of the diffusing plate, which in turn improves the brightness of the display device.

Abstract: A brightness enhancement film (BEF) is provided, the BEF includes a polymer film having dopants, wherein a concentration of the dopants gradually varies with respect to a depth of the BEF.

Abstract: A light-reflecting member includes a resin composition having a porous structure. The porous structure may be formed by infiltrating/exhausting a super critical fluid into/from a resin composition. A resin composition is mixed and heated at a temperature no less than about a glass transition temperature. A super critical fluid is infiltrated into the resin composition at a pressure no less than about a critical pressure. The super critical fluid is released from the resin composition by decompressing the resin composition to an atmospheric pressure to form a porous structure.

Abstract: A diffusion sheet diffuses light to enhance luminance uniformity. The diffusion sheet includes a base film and a diffusion layer. The base film is optically transparent. The diffusion layer is formed on a surface of the base film. The diffusion layer includes a diffusion pattern having a plurality of first diffusion members that enhance front-view luminance. A cross-section of each of the first diffusion members having an arch shape, the cross-section being taken along a line that is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the first diffusion members. The backlight assembly requires no prism sheet, which is usually used for enhancing front-view luminance, thus lowering the manufacturing cost.

Abstract: A display device comprises an optical module, a light source unit, a container and a display panel. The optical module comprises at least one optical member and a transparent adhesion member combined with the optical member. The optical member has a first modulus of elasticity, and the transparent adhesion member has a second modulus of elasticity that is substantially identical to the first modulus of elasticity. The light source unit is disposed in a light providing region of the display device to generate a light. The container receives the light source unit and the optical module. The display panel is received in the container and disposed in a display region of the display device. The display panel displays an image based on a light passing through the optical module.

Abstract: A diffusing reflective polarizing film has a liquid crystal film and a diffusing layer. The liquid crystal film includes a cholesteric liquid crystal diffusely reflecting a first component of a light substantially in parallel with a twisted axis of the cholesteric liquid crystal and transmitting a second component of the light different from the first component. The diffusing layer is attached to the liquid crystal layer to diffuse light from the liquid crystal layer. Thus, the diffusely reflective polarizing film may improve brightness uniformity, thereby preventing a warping phenomenon of the diffusely reflective polarizing film.

Abstract: In a backlight assembly and an LCD apparatus having the same, the backlight assembly includes a lamp that generates light and a light guiding plate. The light guiding plate includes a light incident surface, a light reflecting surface and a light exiting surface. The light generated from the lamp is incident into the light incident surface. The light reflecting surface is extended from a side of the light incident surface. The light reflecting surface has a prism pattern. The light exiting surface is extended from another side of the light incident surface. An angle formed between the light incident surface and the light exiting surface is smaller than about 90 degrees, and the light incident surface and the light reflecting surface face each other.

Abstract: A driving circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an input terminal, unit circuits connected to the input terminal, and output terminals electrically connected to the input terminals. Each of the unit circuits is enabled in response to a control signal inputted via the input terminal.

Abstract: A scan driver employs an impulse-type display so as to display a moving picture. A display panel includes a plurality of pixels having a first switching elements and a second switching element that is coupled to one of clear lines and one of data lines. A data driver provides a picture signal to the data lines. A scan driver provides a first control signal to the scan lines so that the pixel may be charged with the picture signal, and provides a second control signal to the clear lines so that the picture signal charged in the pixel may be discharged via the second switching element. Accordingly, display characteristics of a moving picture of a display device having the scan driver may be enhanced.

Abstract: The invention is an apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display. In the invention, the digital data signals for different pixels are converted to analog signals based on color-specific gray voltages. By providing color-specific gray voltages, the invention corrects any bias stemming from different electro-optical characteristics of different-colored pixels. In one embodiment, the invention includes a signal controller for generating digital data signals for different pixel colors and a gray voltage generator for generating gray voltage signals that are specific to the different pixel colors. A data driver, which is coupled to the gray voltage generator and the signal controller, converts each one of the digital signals to a corresponding analog signal by using one of the gray voltage signals that is associated with the same pixel color as the digital signal that is being converted.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided, which includes: a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of pixels including switching elements, a plurality of gate lines for transmitting gate signals to the switching elements, and a plurality of data lines for transmitting data voltages to the pixels; a data driver including a plurality of data driving ICs connected to respective sets of the data lines, receiving image data, and applying the data voltages corresponding to the image data to the data lines; and a gate driver applying the gate voltages to the gate lines, wherein the data driving ICs are supplied with a ground voltage and a supply voltage and voltage levels of the image data swing with reference to a reference voltage lower than the supply voltage.