Patent ID: 7673999

Claim:
A backlight unit for a display device, comprising: a frame; a first circuit board extending along one end of and on a first surface of the frame; a second circuit board extending along an other end of and on the first surface of the frame; lamps over the frame, one end of each of the lamps disposed on the first circuit board and another end of the lamps disposed on the second circuit board; a first line on the first circuit board and connected to the one end of each of the lamps; a second line on the second circuit board and connected to the other end of each of the lamps; a first inverter on a second surface of the frame and connected to the first line via a first hole through the frame; and a second inverter on the second surface of the frame and connected to the second line via a second hole through the frame, wherein the first and second holes are respectively disposed at the one end of the frame, wherein the first and second inverters are positioned at the one end of the frame.