Liquid crystal display device

Abstract

An LCD device having light weight, slimness, and high luminance, includes: a display panel; a light source providing a light to the display panel; and a light guide plate including an upper surface facing the display panel, an opposing lower surface, a light incidence surface facing the light source, and a light opposing surface opposing the light incidence surface, the light guide plate including a prism area and a non-prism area on the lower surface. The light guide plate further includes a plurality of prisms arranged at the prism area along a first direction which is perpendicular to the light incidence surface, a linear portion disposed at the non-prism area and extending from the plurality of prisms, a first resin layer on the linear portion, and a second resin layer on the first resin layer, wherein the first resin layer is thinner than the second resin layer.

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