The alphabet soup of TV terminology is overwhelming enough, but you might have seen a particularly confusing term pop up lately: mini-LED. LEDs are already tiny, so what exactly could the "mini" here ...

This is a reference design for an LED display-backlight driver. The design uses a boost power supply with adaptive feedback for efficiency and linear current sinks for a high dimming ratio (2000:1).

For 2026, Sony is coming out with a new TV backlight, which it's been working on for several years. The company claims its True RGB technology will let its TVs produce "purer color, greater brightness ...

The backlight tech is just a concept for now, but it could lead to more detailed displays without the drawbacks of OLED. The backlight tech is just a concept for now, but it could lead to more ...