Patent ID: 9429701
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G02B,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a liquid crystal panel; and a backlight unit disposed under the liquid crystal panel and including an LED assembly, wherein the LED assembly includes a frame portion, LED chips arranged in the frame portion in a line and spaced apart from each other, connecting portions each disposed between adjacent LED chips and connected to adjacent LED chips through wire bonding, and a sealing portion including a fluorescent substance and covering the LED chips and the connecting portions, each of the connecting portions including a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer formed on a rear surface and a front surface of a substrate, respectively, wherein the sealing portion changes light emitted from the LED chips into a linear light source, wherein the LED chips are connected to each other through the connecting portions in series, and wherein each of the connecting portions is island-shaped and has a dummy chip structure.