Abstract: A light unit includes a light emitting chip emitting light, a light conversion layer disposed on the light emitting chip, and the light conversion layer including a resin layer and semiconductor particles distributed on the resin layer, and a buffer layer interposed between the light emitting chip and the light conversion layer.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion member which can achieve high color purity and optimize color temperature according to environmental changes, a light source assembly including the wavelength conversion member, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) including the light source assembly. The light source assembly includes a light-emitting chip which generates light and a wavelength conversion member which includes wavelength conversion particles that convert the light into light having a predetermined wavelength, the predetermined wavelength being determined according to the size of the wavelength conversion particles.

Abstract: An inorganic light emitting device includes a first emission layer that includes a first electrode, a first dielectric layer, a first sub-emission layer, a second dielectric layer and a first auxiliary electrode sequentially stacked on a substrate, a second emission layer that includes the first auxiliary electrode and a third dielectric layer, a second sub-emission layer, a fourth dielectric layer and a second auxiliary electrode sequentially stacked on the first auxiliary electrode, and a third emission layer that includes the second auxiliary electrode and a fifth dielectric layer, a third sub-emission layer, a sixth dielectric layer and a second electrode sequentially stacked on the second auxiliary electrode.

Abstract: A display device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a first layer of material disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a second layer of material disposed on the first layer of material, and a light source unit emitting blue light incident to the first electrode toward the second electrode. At least one color converting member receives the blue light and generate light having a wavelength different from the wavelength of the blue light. The second layer of material is positioned on the second electrode and is movable along with the second electrode by an attraction force between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: A light-emitting chip includes a light-emitting part, a first color-converting part and a second color-converting part. The light-emitting part includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and generates first light of a first wavelength. The first color-converting part is formed on a light-emitting surface of the light-emitting part. The first color-converting part converts at least a portion of the first light into second light of a second wavelength. The second color-converting part is formed on the first color-converting part. The second color-converting part converts at least a portion of the first light into third light of a third wavelength that is shorter than the second wavelength. Thus, a fluorescent substance of a long wavelength and a fluorescent substance of a short wavelength are sequentially formed on a light-emitting surface of a light-emitting part, so that the color reproducibility of a light-emitting chip may be enhanced.

Abstract: A flat-type fluorescent lamp includes a body having a plurality of discharge spaces, an electrode part disposed inside the body and crossing each of the discharge spaces and a light generating part generating a visible light by using the emitted electron. The electrode part includes an electron-transporting electrode transporting electrons from an exterior and an electron-emitting electrode on the transporting electrode to activate emission of the electrons to the discharge spaces. The flat-type fluorescent lamp has high brightness and low power consumption.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of a plate-type fluorescent lamp and a display device having the same includes an upper glass substrate; a lower glass substrate adhering opposite to the upper glass substrate; electrodes formed on external surfaces of the upper glass substrate and the lower glass substrate; and a dielectric layer formed between one of the upper and lower glass substrates and the electrodes. The dielectric layer is formed between at least one of the glass substrates and the electrodes so as to reduce generating a pinhole.

Abstract: A surface light source device may include a first substrate and a second substrate having a plurality of space-dividing portions to divide an inner space between the first and second substrates into a plurality of discharge regions. First and second electrodes may be formed on an outer face of the first substrate or the second substrate, and the first and second electrodes have a plurality of openings corresponding to the space-dividing portions. The openings have a first opening width along a longitudinal direction of the space-dividing portions, which is smaller than a line width of the first and second electrodes. The light source may be used in a flat panel display apparatus, such as a liquid crystal display apparatus.

Abstract: A flat-type fluorescent lamp and liquid crystal display having minimum pin-shaped holes include a first substrate, a second substrate forming a plurality of discharging spaces together with the first substrate, and external electrodes that cover the outer edge surfaces of the first and the second substrates while perpendicularly extending across the discharging spaces. The second substrate is substantially as thick as the first substrate, especially at the position covered by the external electrodes.

Abstract: A light generating device including a body, a first electrode and a second electrode, and an LCD apparatus having the light generating device. The body includes a plurality of discharge spaces to generate a light. Volumes of at least two of the discharge spaces are different from each other. The first and second electrodes are on the body. The first and second electrodes overlap with end portions of each of the discharge spaces, respectively.

Abstract: A surface light source device (100) includes a first substrate (110), an electrode (150), a discharge auxiliary layer (112), a fluorescent layer (114) and a second substrate (120). The discharge auxiliary layer (112) includes carbon nanotubes and an oxide. The surface light source device may further include a florescent layer. The surface light source device (100) may have a discharge fluorescent layer including carbon nanotubes, an oxide and a fluorescent material instead of a discharge auxiliary layer (112) and a fluorescent layer (114). Using carbon nanotubes and an oxide in the surface light source device, a discharge firing voltage and a discharge sustaining voltage may be lowered due to a geometric effect of a carbon nanotube and a high yield of secondary electron. Therefore, efficiency of the surface light source device is improved, so that power consumption of an LCD apparatus is decreased and luminance of the LCD apparatus is increased.

Abstract: A flat fluorescent lamp including a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate to provide a discharge region having a plurality of discharge spaces and a non-discharge region encompassing the discharge region. Fluorescent layers are arranged on the first and second substrates, and a sealing member is arranged in the non-discharge region shielded from the discharge spaces, and it couples the first and second substrates together.

Abstract: A flat fluorescent lamp and a display device including the same. The flat fluorescent lamp includes a lamp body that has a plurality of discharge spaces and generates light, electrodes that are formed at the both ends of the lamp body, and a plurality of cold spots that are formed on the rear surface of the lamp body.

Abstract: A light generating device includes a body having discharge spaces generating light in response to a voltage signal, and electrodes providing the voltage signal to the discharge spaces. The discharge spaces are apart from each other and arranged substantially parallel with each other. The electrodes are disposed at external portions of the body. The body includes a first substrate, and a second substrate disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate includes space forming members and space dividing members. The discharge spaces are each formed between corresponding one of the space forming members and the first substrate. The space dividing members are each disposed between the adjacent space forming members. The space dividing members include connecting passages each connecting adjacent ones of the discharge spaces.

Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a flat fluorescent lamp and a bottom chassis. The flat fluorescent lamp includes a first substrate, a second substrate and an external electrode. The second substrate is combined with the first substrate to form a plurality of discharge spaces. The external electrode crosses the discharge spaces. The bottom chassis receives the flat fluorescent lamp and includes a protruded portion spaced apart from the flat fluorescent lamp by a distance that is different from a distance between a remaining portion of the bottom chassis and the flat fluorescent lamp.

Abstract: A flat fluorescent lamp includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first fluorescent layer, a second fluorescent layer, a combining member and a contacting layer. The second substrate is combined with the first substrate to form a plurality of discharge chambers spaced apart from each other. The first fluorescent layer is formed on an inner surface of the first substrate, and the second fluorescent layer is formed on an inner surface of the second substrate. The combining member is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The contacting layer is formed between the discharge chambers. Thus, mercury vapor in a flat fluorescent lamp may be prevented from migrating due to a temperature difference between discharge chambers, and luminescence characteristics of a flat fluorescent lamp may be improved.

Abstract: Various structures are disclosed to provide flat fluorescent lamps adapted to provide improved optical characteristics by reducing sodium elution from one or more glass plates. Related methods of manufacture are also provided. In one example, a flat fluorescent lamp includes a first plate and a second plate adapted to form a plurality of discharge chambers in combination with the first plate. A first elution preventive layer is provided on an inner surface of the second plate. A first fluorescent layer is provided above an inner surface of the first plate. A second fluorescent layer is provided above the first elution preventive layer. In another example, the first and second plates comprise sodalime glass. In another example, the elution preventive layer is adapted to prevent sodium eluted from the second plate from exceeding a predetermined sodium elution amount.

Abstract: A flat fluorescent lamp includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first exhausting pipe and a second exhausting pipe. The second substrate is combined with the first substrate and forms a plurality of discharge spaces. The first exhausting pipe is disposed at a first longitudinal end portion of the discharge spaces between the first and second substrates such that the first exhausting pipe crosses the discharge spaces. The first exhausting pipe has first exhausting holes. The second exhausting pipe is disposed at a second longitudinal end portion of the discharge spaces between the first and second substrates such that the second exhausting pipe crosses the discharge spaces. The second exhausting pipe has second exhausting holes.

Abstract: A light generating device includes a body having discharge spaces generating light in response to a voltage signal, and electrodes providing the voltage signal to the discharge spaces. The discharge spaces are apart from each other and arranged substantially parallel with each other. The electrodes are disposed at external portions of the body. The body includes a first substrate, and a second substrate disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate includes space forming members and space dividing members. The discharge spaces are each formed between corresponding one of the space forming members and the first substrate. The space dividing members are each disposed between the adjacent space forming members. The space dividing members include connecting passages each connecting adjacent ones of the discharge spaces.

Abstract: A light source device includes a light emitting body, a pair of main electrodes and a pair of sub electrodes. The light emitting body includes discharge spaces disposed substantially parallel to each other. The main electrodes are disposed at opposite end portions of the light emitting body, respectively. The main electrodes induce an electrical discharge of a gas in the discharge spaces between the main electrodes. The sub electrodes are disposed between the main electrodes. The sub electrodes induce an electrical discharge of a gas in the discharge spaces between the sub electrodes. Resultantly, power consumption is reduced and uniformity of luminance is enhanced. Therefore, display quality of the display apparatus is enhanced.