Light emitting diode assembly and liquid crystal display device including the same

A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a backlight unit including a reflection sheet, a light guide plate over the reflection sheet, an LED assembly at a side of the light guide plate, and optical sheets over the light guide plate;
• and
• a liquid crystal panel over the backlight unit and displaying images,
• wherein the LED assembly includes a supporting layer;
• a plurality of LED chips arranged on a first surface of the supporting layer and spaced apart from each other;
• a coating layer over the LED chips and including a fluorescent substance, wherein the coating layer changes light emitted from the LED chips into a linear light source;
• and an electrode pattern layer on a second surface of the supporting layer and in selectively removed regions of the supporting layer and contacting the LED chips.