2006 LCD-TV Backlight Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents
Introduction
	Scope
	Market Opportunity
	Forecast for TVs > 30" Screen Size
	Developmental Needs for Continued Success of LCD Displays
BLU Description
Lamps
	Cold Cathode Florescent Lamps
	External Electrode Florescent Lamps
	Flat Lamps
	Hot cathode fluorescent lamp
	Light emitting diodes
	Other emerging light sources
	Summary of Lamp Technology Options for LCD-TV BLUs
Specialty Films and Plates in BLUs
	Brightness Enhancement Films (BEF)
	Diffusion and Reflective Films and Plates
Light Box Design
	Light Guide Plate
	Diffusion Board
	Optical Solutions for LED Backlight
Intelligent Backlights
	Reduced Cost and Adaptive Dimming
	Wide Dynamic Range Displays
	Color Sequential Systems
	Blinking Backlight for Contrast Improvement
	Scanning Backlights for Motion Artifact Reduction
BLU Industry Structure
	Display Manufacturers
	BLU Manufacturers
	Diffusers and other films
	Lamp Manufacturing
	BLU Capacity Considerations
	LED Supply Chain
LCD-TV Capacity and Sales Forecasts
	LCD-TV Capacity Forecast
	LCD-TV Sales Forecasts
	LCD-TV BLU Forecasts
	Implications of the Sales Forecast
BLU Cost
	BLU Cost Breakdown
	Cost Trend for Large Screen LCD BLUs
BLU Opportunity Analysis
Conclusions
Appendix 1: Measurement of Display Color Gamuts
	Basic Colrimetry
	Colorimetry of Video Signals
	Color Gamuts of Displays
Appendix 2: Company Contact Information
Appendix 3: Acronyms used in Report
Appendix 4: EU RoHS Directive

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