BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE THEREOF

• US 20100109562A1
• Filed: 09/02/2009
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BioSpectrum, Inc., Starchips Technology Inc.
• Original Assignee: Starchips Technology Inc.
• Inventors: HU, MENG HSIA, SHEN, EN LIANG
• Application Number:
  US12/552,381
• Publication Number:
  US 20100109562A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/294
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133603 with LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133612 Electrical details
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3406 Control of illumination source illumination devices structurally associated with liquid crystal cells G02F1/1336

Abstract

A light emitting device of the backlight module comprises a carrier, an electrical contact, a light emitting diode (LED) driving circuit, and a plurality of LEDs. The carrier comprises a surface, and the electrical contact is electrically connected to a voltage source for providing a voltage potential substantially equal to that of the voltage source. The LED driving circuit comprises at least one driving component electrically connected to the electrical contact, and the plurality of LEDs electrically connected between the electrical contact and the LED driving circuit. The electrical contact, the LED driving circuit, and the plurality of LEDs are all positioned on the surface of the carrier.

Claims

1. A light emitting device of a backlight module, comprising:

a carrier;

an electrical contact electrically connected to a voltage source for providing a voltage potential substantially equal to that of the voltage source;

a light emitting diode (LED) driving circuit comprising at least one driving component electrically connected to the electrical contact; and

a plurality of LEDs electrically connected between the electrical contact and the LED driving circuit;

wherein the electrical contact, the LED driving circuit, and the plurality of LEDs are all positioned on one surface of the carrier.

2. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the at least one driving component is either an unpackaged die or a packaged chip.

3. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the LED driving circuit is configured to output PWM control signals for controlling the brightness of the plurality of LEDs.

4. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the LED driving circuit further comprises a passive component, and the passive component is a capacitor, a resistor, a diode, or the combinations thereof.

5. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the at least one driving component is positioned on two sides of the surface of the carrier, or positioned uniformly on the surface of the carrier.

6. The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of LEDs are positioned in a line when the carrier is a strip, and the plurality of LEDs are positioned uniformly on the surface of the carrier if the carrier is a sheet.

7. A light emitting device of a backlight module comprising a plurality of light emitting strips, the light emitting strip comprising:

a carrier;

an electrical contact electrically connected to a voltage source for providing a voltage potential substantially equal to that of the voltage source;

a light emitting diode (LED) driving circuit comprising at least one driving component electrically connected to the electrical contact; and

a plurality of LEDs electrically connected between the electrical contact and the LED driving circuit;

wherein the electrical contact, the LED driving circuit, and the plurality of LEDs are all positioned on one surface of the carrier.

8. The light emitting device of claim 7, wherein the at least one driving component is either an unpackaged die or a packaged chip.

9. The light emitting device of claim 7, wherein the LED driving circuit is configured to output PWM control signals for controlling the brightness of the plurality of LEDs.

10. The light emitting device of claim 7, wherein the LED driving circuit further comprises a passive component, and the passive component is a capacitor, a resistor, a diode, or the combination thereof.

11. The light emitting device of claim 7, wherein the at least one driving component is positioned on the two sides of the surface of the carrier or positioned uniformly on the surface of the carrier.

12. The light emitting device of claim 7, wherein the plurality of LEDs are positioned in a line when the carrier is a strip, and the plurality of LEDs are positioned uniformly on the surface of the carrier when the carrier is a sheet.

13. A direct backlight module, comprising:

a diffuser plate; and

a light emitting device positioned under the diffuser plate, wherein the light emitting device comprises;

a carrier;

an electrical contact electrically connected to a voltage source for providing a voltage potential substantially equal to that of the voltage source;

a light emitting diode (LED) driving circuit comprising at least one driving component electrically connected to the electrical contact; and

a plurality of LEDs electrically connected between the electrical contact and the LED driving circuit;

wherein the electrical contact, the LED driving circuit, and the plurality of LEDs are all positioned on one surface of the carrier.

14. The direct backlight module of claim 13, wherein the at least one driving component is either an unpackaged die or a packaged chip.

15. The direct backlight module of claim 13, wherein the LED driving circuit is configured to output PWM control signals for controlling the brightness of the plurality of LEDs.

16. The direct backlight module of claim 13, wherein the LED driving circuit further comprises a passive component, and the passive component is a capacitor, a resistor, a diode, or combinations.

17. The direct backlight module of claim 13, wherein the at least one driving component is positioned on the two sides of the surface of the carrier, or positioned uniformly on the surface of the carrier.

18. A side-edge backlight module, comprising:

a light guiding plate with a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side; and

a first light emitting device positioned adjacent to the first side of the light guiding plate, wherein the first light emitting device comprises;

a carrier;

an electrical contact electrically connected to a voltage source for providing a voltage potential substantially equal to that of the voltage source;

a light emitting diode (LED) driving circuit comprising at least one driving component electrically connected to the electrical contact; and

a plurality of LEDs electrically connected between the electrical contact and the LED driving circuit;

wherein the electrical contact, the LED driving circuit, and the plurality of LEDs are all positioned on one surface of the carrier, and the LED driving circuit is configured to output PWM control signals for controlling the brightness of the plurality of LEDs.

19. The side-edge backlight module of claim 18, further comprising a second light emitting device positioned adjacent to the second side of the light guiding plate, wherein the second side is parallel or perpendicular to the first side.

20. The side-edge backlight module of claim 18, further comprising third and fourth light emitting devices positioned adjacent to the second and third sides of the light guiding plate, respectively, wherein the second side is parallel to the first side, and the third side is perpendicular to the first side.

21. The side-edge backlight module of claim 18, further comprising a fourth light emitting device positioned adjacent to the fourth side of the light guiding plate, wherein the fourth side is perpendicular to the first side.

22. The side-edge backlight module of claim 18, wherein the at least one driving component is either an unpackaged die or a packaged chip.

23. The side-edge backlight module of claim 18, wherein the at least one driving component is positioned on the two sides of the surface of the carrier or positioned uniformly on the surface of the carrier.