DisplaySearch forecast: 2014 LED backlight LCD TV penetration is expected to exceed CCFL

According to market research firm DisplaySearch latest LCD TV display with the investigation report LED & CCFL backlight, LED backlight market has been in the TFT LCD industry is rising rapidly, the market is expected to continue to grow in the next five years. Specifically, according to DisplaySearch forecasts, LCD TV LED backlight penetration will grow from less than 3% in 2009 to 2013 of 40%, will be more than CCFL backlight in 2014, and the penetration rate will exceed 50%.

At the same time, the size of all applications of large-size LED backlight panel shipments will grow from 84 million 900 thousand in 2009 to 434 million 800 thousand in 2013, LED backlight panel market share will account for more than 10 inches TFT LCD panel of 54.3%. Therefore, LED backlight panel will become the mainstream of the TFT LCD industry.

When the LED LCD TV backlight market rapid growth at the same time, the notebook computer will become the main application of large size LED backlight, according to DisplaySearch forecasts that by 2012, 100% of the new notebook computer will use LED backlight.

2008-2015 large size LED backlight penetration in various applications (source: DisplaySearch)

LED backlight panel for LCD TV is expected to drive the future development of the LED industry, such as Samsung, LG, SHARP and PHILPS and other leading brands are expected in 2010 to start large-scale production of LED backlight LCD tv. As a result, the LED backlight panel for LCD TVs will grow from 3 million 600 thousand in 2009 to $15 million 100 thousand in 2010.

Samsung is actively developing side light LED backlight module to reduce costs, compared with straight down LED backlight, metering LED backlight can reduce the cost of 30%-40%. Study on DisplaySearch company director Luke Yao pointed out that in the short term, "consumers are willing to pay a reasonable price to buy the ultra-thin LED backlight TV side light type, but the image quality is always better than the direct type perfect, therefore, side light type LED backlight strictly speaking is a short-term ultra-thin LCD TV ideal solution. "

In terms of LED LCD, cost and performance is still a problem for LED backlight LCD manufacturers. Taiwan panel makers such as AUO and Innolux (AUO) (Innolux) has been active in the development of LED liquid crystal display panel. Because they have developed LED LCD panel (18.5 inch, 21.5 inch, 23.6 inch and 24 inch wide screen products) in addition to the display, but also can be applied to LCD tv. As a result, DisplaySearch has adjusted the LED backlight for display product penetration prediction data, estimated that by 2013, there will be 21% of the display panels using LED backlight. At the same time, DisplaySearch said, is expected from 2010 onwards, the display or PC brand manufacturers will begin to introduce the use of LED backlit LCD display, and gradually open the application of LED backlight in the display market. (http://www.solidstatELighting.net/documents/view/cldoc.php? Id=117950#top)