Patent ID: 8052296

Claim:
A backlight assembly comprising: a receiving container comprising a bottom plate and a sidewall upwardly extending from an edge portion of the bottom plate to form a receiving space; a light-generating unit comprising: a light-emitting substrate disposed in the receiving space, the light-emitting substrate including a light-emitting region and a peripheral region disposed outside of the light-emitting region; a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed in the light-emitting region; and a driving circuit disposed in the peripheral region, the driving circuit controlling the LEDs; and a reflective sheet comprising: a center portion disposed on the light-emitting region, the center portion including a plurality of holes through which the LEDs respectively pass; and a cover portion disposed on the peripheral region to cover the driving circuit, the cover portion being attached to the sidewall, wherein the sidewall inwardly extends with respect to the receiving space to cover a portion of the driving circuit.