Backlight assembly, display apparatus having the backlight assembly, and method thereof

A display apparatus, comprising:

• a backlight assembly generating light, the backlight assembly including:
• a light-generating unit including a first U-shaped lamp and a second U-shaped lamp parallel to each other, electrodes of the first and second U-shaped lamps being disposed at one side of the light-generating unit;
• and
• an inverter including a multi-output transformer generating a first driving voltage which is applied to the first U-shaped lamp via a first output terminal of the inverter and a second driving voltage which is applied to the second U-shaped lamp via a second output terminal of the inverter;
• and
• a display panel displaying an image using the light.

A method of decreasing manufacturing costs of a backlight assembly, the method comprising:

• arranging first and second U-shaped lamps parallel to each other, electrodes of the first and second U-shaped lamps disposed at one side;
• electrically connecting an inverter to at least one electrode of each of the first and second U-shaped lamps;
• reducing a number of transformers within the backlight assembly by disposing a multi-output transformer on the inverter, the multi-output transformer generating at least a first driving voltage and a second driving voltage;
• providing the first driving voltage to the first U-shaped lamp from a first output terminal of the inverter;
• and,
• providing the second driving voltage to the second U-shaped lamp from a second output terminal of the inverter.