Patent ID: 7916130

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal panel comprising: a first substrate; a pixel matrix circuit over the first substrate, the pixel matrix circuit comprising: a thin film transistor over the first substrate, having a first gate electrode; a pixel electrode; a signal line, wherein the thin film transistor is electrically connected between the pixel electrode and the signal line; and a gate line electrically connected to the first gate electrode; and a liquid crystal over the pixel matrix circuit; and a backlight adjacent to the liquid crystal panel with a scatterplate interposed therebetween, wherein the backlight comprises a plurality of LED lamps, wherein each of the plurality of LED lamps comprises a second substrate, an LED provided over the second substrate, and a resin covering the plural LEDs, wherein the resin is provided over the second substrate, wherein the resin has a curved upper surface, wherein the plurality of LED lamps is configured so as to be controlled in accordance with input of image data to the liquid crystal panel, and wherein an insulating film is provided over the first thin film transistor and wherein the pixel electrode and the liquid crystal are provided over the insulating film.