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1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
a light emitting diode array unit including at least two groups of light emitting diode arrays for emitting light, wherein each of the light emitting diode arrays includes a plurality of light emitting diodes; a light emitting diode driving unit for supplying at least two pulse width modulation signals having different phases from each other to the at least two groups of light emitting diode arrays, respectively; a liquid crystal display panel for displaying images using the light from the light emitting diode array unit; and a timing controller for controlling the light emitting diode driving unit and the liquid crystal display panel, wherein the plurality of light emitting diode arrays are separated into first to n-th groups, wherein n is an even number, wherein the at least two pulse width modulation signals include first to n-th pulse width modulation signals having a phase difference of about 360°/n and applied to the first to n-th groups, respectively, and wherein the first to n-th pulse width modulation signals have a duty ratio of about 50%, wherein a time period of each of the first to n-th pulse width modulation signals is composed of a former half and a latter half which have a same length as each other, and wherein the light emitting diode arrays of each of the first to n-th groups emit light during the whole former half and do not emit light during the whole latter half so that the instant luminance of the backlight unit has a constant value throughout driving of the light emitting diode arrays by the light emitting diode driving unit; wherein the plurality of light emitting diode arrays are separated into first to eighth groups, wherein the at least two pulse width modulation signals include first to eighth pulse width modulation signals having a phase difference of about 45° and applied to the first to eighth groups, respectively; wherein the first to eighth groups are sequentially arranged in the light emitting diode array unit such that adjacent groups are driven at the phase difference of about 45°; and wherein the light emitting diode array unit includes a plurality of first to eighth groups, the plurality of first to eighth groups sequentially arranged in the light emitting diode array unit such that each of the plurality of first through eighth groups respectively receives the first to eighth pulse width modulation signals. |
