DisplaySearch: equipped with LED backlight LCD TV panel demand surge

DisplaySearch released the latest issue of the quarterly with LED backlight TFT LCD supply survey report shows that in 2009 equipped with LED backlight LCD TV panel supply reached about 4 million.

According to the size of the panel, in 2009 40 inches above the large panel is the main product, accounting for more than 80% of the LCD TV panel with LED backlight. 2010, following more than 40 inches panel, the 32 inch and monitor TV panel will also start using LED backlight.

According to the LCD panel manufacturers, in 2009, South Korea's Samsung Electronics (Samsung ELectronics) market share of more than 50%, ranking first. SHARP officially began production in the third quarter, ranking in the top second. SHARP by ensuring that the LED chip suppliers will be more than half of the LCD panel in 2010 to become equipped with LED backlight products. Strive to supply with LED backlight LCD TV panel to capture the market share of the first throne. South Korea LG display (LG Display) has also taken to follow the strategy of these two manufacturers, but the key is to ensure that the LED chip supply (Figure 1).

Figure 1: LCD TV panel LED backlight source of demand: DisplaySearch issue of the quarterly with LED backlight TFT LCD Supply Survey Report

LCD equipped with LED backlight progress than expected

Laptop panel equipped with LED backlight as early as LCD TV panel, in 2007 began a comprehensive. 2009 LED backlight equipped with a ratio of more than 60%. 2010 is expected to begin a comprehensive transition to the era of LED backlight. In 2010 equipped with a ratio of more than 80%, in 2012 will be fully converted to LED backlight.

In the LCD panel equipped with LED backlight is also from the beginning of the second half of 2009. At that time, many predict that in the market, LED backlight equipped with will not make great progress". However, due to the progress of the cost reduction of LED backlight, there has been a "LCD panel display equipped with LED backlight speed will exceed LCD TV" point of view. DisplaySearch predicts that LCD panels in the LED backlight equipped with the proportion will reach 17% in 2010.

Figure 2: large size LCD panels on the market LED backlight equipped with the proportion of sources: DisplaySearch issue of the quarterly with LED backlight TFT LCD Supply Survey Report