AUO LED backlight panel shipments increased global ranked third

Display Search said in November 26, 2008, due to the LED backlight module cost reduction, launch of new models and brands, the notebook computer to the third season with LED backlight (NB) panel shipments reached 2 million 100 thousand, compared with the first quarter of 1 million 300 thousand a substantial increase of 63%, including AUO and CMO are the world's third largest and sixth largest.

The market regulation agency statistics, second quarter LED backlight accounted for about NB panel with a ratio of about 3.4%, to the third quarter increased by 2% to reach a record high of 5.4%. Due to the declining cost of LED backlight, while the introduction of new structural products, estimated LED backlight will continue to grow, it is estimated that in the fourth quarter, LED backlight ratio of NB panels will reach 12.2%.

As DELL, HP and other first-line brand manufacturers, plans to launch a variety of LED backlight notebook in the first half of 2009, an optimistic estimate of the second quarter of next year, LED backlight NB panel ratio will exceed 25%.

From the 2008 third quarter shipments, the main use of LED backlight NB products for the 12.1 inches, 13.3 inches and 15.4 inches, NB, and the new 16:9 aspect ratio panel, will also be more use of LED backlight. From the manufacturer, Toshiba Matsushita display (TMD) is 12.1 and the main shipping 13.3LED backlight panel manufacturers, AUO and LG display (LGD) shipments in second and three.

The overall rankings, with 39% of the market share of TMD in the third quarter rate ranked first, LGD and AUO with 23%, and in two or three, Samsung with 12% market share for fourth, the CMO is ranked sixth.

Source: Taiwan Economic Daily