LED NB poised (1): Why LED Backlight?

Although the 2008 LED NB penetration is not as expected, but the use of LED backlight technology makes NB more light and electricity, NB brand manufacturers have accelerated the introduction of LED backlight technology. LEDinside estimates 2010 LED NB penetration will be as high as 60.3%.

LED backlight progress is not as expected

LED backlight used in NB has always been the focus of the LED industry this year, while optimistic about LED used in the NB backlight of the pie, so many manufacturers have also announced plans to enter the field of LED, such as Chi Mei investments in LED photovoltaic Kellett industrial layout is the earliest, but also the establishment of AUO lextar electronics, the estimated expenditure tens of billions of NT dollars to buy MOCVD equipment into the upstream epitaxial process. But this year, the LED backlight module is not as good as expected to allow many manufacturers to become more cautious capital expenditures.

Many research institutions earlier this year to estimate the 2008 LED NB market penetration will be as high as 12~20%. But LEDinside found that in the third quarter of this year, the LED backlight module for NB shipments is not as good as expected.

Although LED greatly bargain this year, is conducive to the theory of LED backlight module prices. However, since the second quarter of this year after the oversupply of the panel industry, equipped with CCFL backlight panel prices also fell sharply, making NB brand manufacturers to suspend the introduction of LED backlight products. So LEDinside estimated 2008 LED NB penetration is only about 10%.

Why LED Backlight?

But in the near future can be found many brand manufacturers invariably began to force LED NB, and is expected in the year after the introduction of a large number of LED backlight. The main reason lies in the rise of low-cost computers, quickly pulled down the average price of NB manufacturers shipped, so manufacturers do not want to fight the product differentiation, or even shape the image of technology leaders. But in other computer components have been unable to play new tricks in the case, can make NB thin, power-saving LED backlight technology has become the first choice of major NB brand manufacturers.

Major NB brands to accelerate import

In apple, for example, Macbook Air equipped with LED backlight module, the weight is only 1.36Kg, the panel thickness of only 4mm, does cause a topic in the market. Apple plans by the end of 2008, all models will be equipped with LED backlight. In addition, Acer also announced that it will be 2009 before the following series of products using LED backlight technology. DELL also announced in September this year, will allow its mainstream NB in a year are using LED backlight technology, estimated that by the end of 2009 there will be 80% of the DELl pen using LED backlight, when in 2010 to reach 100%.

Figure-1 Macbook Spec.13.3-inch widesCREEn display.At 4 mm its thinnest point.Weight: 1.36 LED Kg. at Air

Source: Apple

2010 LED NB penetration of up to 60%

Because the LED backlight technology makes mobile demand NB more power and light, the NB brand manufacturers to accelerate the adoption of LED backlight, LEDinside 2009 LED NB to estimate the permeability will be increased from 10% in 2008 to 29.8% in 2010, up to 60.3% more likely.

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LED NB penetration rate

Source: LEDinside