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2006 LCD-TV Backlight Report
Opportunity Analysis of CCFL and Alternative Technologies

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Number of Pages: 		April 2006
Insight Media
Peter Jamieson, Matthew Brennesholtz
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The Need:

Sales of large screen LCD-TVs are growing rapidly and are expected to continue to grow rapidly through the end of the decade and beyond. One of the limitations on penetration of LCD-TV into the HDTV market is cost. The Back Light Unit (BLU) is not only a major component in the cost of a LCD-TV, but problems with the BLU supply chain may create component shortages that limit TV sales. There is a need for all involved in large screen LCD-TV to understand the BLU supply chain, including technology, component suppliers and costs.

Report Objective:

The objective of this report is to provide technology and manufacturing managers, product planners, engineers and researchers with the information needed to plan for large screen LCD-TV BLUs . The required information needed to make these decisions includes understanding the technology, performance requirements, cost information and supply chain issues of BLUs and their components.

LED performance is expected to improve dramatically over the next several years. One objective of this report is to determine when it will be feasible to introduce LEDs into any particular LCD-TV market segment, in competition with cold cathode florescent lamps (CCFLs) and other light sources.

Highlights:

The following graph is a sample figure out of the sales forecast section of the report.

Figure 55: BLU Unit Forecast by Lamp Technology
Expected 40”-44”

This figure shows the expected distribution of unit sales of LCD-TVs among the various lamp technologies through 2010, with the expected penetration of LEDs into the market. This size range includes the important 40” and 42” diagonal systems. Similar graphs are shown for the 30”-34”, 35”-39”, 45”-49”, 50”-54” and 55”-59” size ranges. A second set of similar figures show the distribution among lamp technologies with an aggressive LED introduction.

The main body of the report contains 63 figures and 11 tables. Many of the figures are multipart and have attached data tables, as shown in the sample.

Who Should Buy:

Associated Reports:

The Insight Media report, 2006 LED Projection Systems, evaluates the use of LED light sources in projection displays. In addition to projection-specific material, there is an in-depth discussion of high-brightness LED technology, and forecasts of LED brightness through 2010. This report would be invaluable to anyone contemplating a LED-based BLU for LCD-TV.

The HB-LED Supplier Matrix is an Excel spreadsheet listing 183 companies throughout the world that are involved in some aspect of high-brightness LEDs. This matrix gives a brief description of each company’s involvement in HB-LEDs, plus contact information.

These associated reports are discussed in detail on the Insight Media web site.

Deliverable:

The report is delivered as a PDF file under a site license agreement. Private webinar and on-site presentations and discussions of the data in this report are also available.

Pricing:

Price is $5,000 USD for a company site license.

Price is $8,500 USD for a site license on a bundle containing the 2006 LCD-TV Backlight Report, the 2006 LED Projection System Report and the HB-LED Supplier Matrix.

For multi-site license, bundling with other Insight Media reports, private webinar or on-site presentation of the results of this report, contact Insight Media.

More Information: info@insightmedia.info.

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