Patent ID: 8282228

Claim:
A backlight unit, comprising: a plurality of light sources configured to generate light, and to correspond to a plurality of areas of a liquid crystal panel; at least one balance printed circuit board including a plurality of sockets, in which an end portion of the respective plurality of light sources is connected, a first conductive pattern configured to be located at a first or second side of the plurality of sockets corresponding to a center one of the plurality of areas, a second conductive pattern configured to be located at the second or the first side of the plurality of sockets corresponding to a remainder of the plurality of areas, and a connector configured to be electrically connected to the first and second conductive patterns; and first and second light source driving units supplying first and second light source driving voltages to the first and second conductive patterns, respectively, of the at least one balance printed circuit board wherein the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern are formed on the at least one balance printed circuit board.