Strategy Analytics: LED Drivers--Phones and TVs; Cost and Power Consumption Hurdles Remain.BOSTON -- Televisions will succeed mobile phone handsets in the next five years as the key driver for growth in the LED industry, as consumers switch over to flat-panel televisions, principally liquid-crystal display (LCD) TVs. The latest Strategy Analytics report, "Now Showing on a Television Near You: LEDs are the Ones to Watch," predicts that LED-based backlighting back·light n. A type of spotlight, used in photography, that illuminates a subject from behind. tr.v. back·light·ed or back·lit , back·light·ing, back·lights will account for almost 25 percent of the total LCD TV A flat panel TV that uses LCD technology or a rear-projection TV that is based on LCD microdisplay panels. See flat panel TV, rear-projection TV and LCD. market in 2010. The global television market is currently undergoing a major transition as traditional cathode-ray tube (CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. ) technologies are replaced by flat-panel technologies. The new technologies are principally liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), and plasma displays, as well as microdisplay-based rear-projection TVs (RPTV See rear-projection TV. ). "Advances in display technology, lower pricing, and the availability of high-definition content are leading to greater consumer awareness of image quality and display performance," noted Peter King, Director of the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service. "LCD and other flat-panel display flat-pan·el display n. A thin lightweight video display used in laptop and notebook computers and employing liquid crystals, electroluminescence, or a similar alternative to cathode-ray tubes. Also called flat screen. technologies will rapidly replace CRT-based sets over the next five years. The flat-panel TV market will be worth over $72 billion by 2010." "LEDs are able to replace traditional cold-cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) in the backlighting units of LCD televisions, offering advantages in terms of lifetime, environmental friendliness and most significantly enhanced color gamut The entire range of colors available on a particular device such as a monitor or printer. A monitor, which displays RGB signals, typically has a greater color gamut than a printer, which uses CMYK inks. ," observed Asif Anwar, Director of Strategy Analytics GaAs service. "However there are a number of hurdles to overcome including cost and power consumption penalties." Join Strategy Analytics at SSLS SSLS Singapore Synchrotron Light Source SSLS St. Stephen Lutheran School (various locations) 2006 (Solid State Lighting Suppliers Forum) in Hsinchu, Taiwan (May 9th - May 11th, 2006), where Asif Anwar will present a special market report outlining LED industry supply chain dynamics. See www.strategyanalytics.com for details. About Strategy Analytics Strategy Analytics, Inc. - a global research and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a - provides timely insights and strategic business solutions to companies operating at the convergence of information, communications and entertainment technologies. With worldwide headquarters in Boston, MA. and principal offices in England, France and Germany, Strategy Analytics focuses on market opportunities and challenges in the areas of Automotive Electronics & Multimedia, Digital Consumer, Wireless Strategies and Enabling Technologies. For more information, see www.strategyanalytics.com |
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