Patent ID: 7350935

Claim:
A backlight assembly, comprising: at least two bent tube light sources, each of which including a first end portion and a second end portion, respectively, the first end portions of the at least two light sources being adjacent to each other, and the second end portions of the at least two light sources being adjacent to each other; and a voltage supplier for applying a high voltage to the adjacent first end portions of the at least two light sources and a low voltage to the adjacent second end portions of the at least two light sources, wherein the voltage supplier has a first inverter for generating the high voltage; a second inverter for generating the low voltage; at least first two wires, each of which connected to the first end of a respective one of the at least two light sources; at least second two wires, each of which connected to the second end of a respective one of the at least two light sources; a first connector connecting the at least first two wires to the first inverter to provide the high voltage; and a second connector connecting the at least second two wires to the second inverter to provide the low voltage.