The present invention relates to a backlight device and control method thereof, including a case (100); a base substrate (120) installed inside the case (100), and a plurality of LED units (110) modularized and mounted on the base plate (120). In case a part of the plurality of LED units mounted on the base plate is in trouble, a local replacement of an LED unit is possible, so the repair and maintenance are simple and time consuming is short. Further, each of the plurality of modularized LED units is individually controlled in brightness. Therefore, brightness is uniformized among the plurality of LED units to advance the detection precision and the product reliability. In the modularized LED units which can be controlled respectively, the LED units arranged on the substrate fringe have higher brightness, so the brightness deviation is reduced. In addition, the LED units are small in themselves so a plurality of LED units are adjacently arranged to reduce the brightness deviation. Further, a reflecting plate is disposed integrally on the massive substrate of a plurality of LED units of the arranged units, which can simplify the component parts.