https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/w/documents/5645/led-use-in-laptops-set-to-growen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/w/documents/5645/led-use-in-laptops-set-to-growWed, 06 Oct 2021 23:39:42 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:288ad103-703e-4980-8eeb-555aa9dccd8be14newshttps://community.element14.com/learn/publications/w/documents/5645/led-use-in-laptops-set-to-grow#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Documents by e14news on 10/6/2021 11:39:42 PM<br /> <p style="margin:0;">LED use in laptop computers is expected to continue to grow because they have better power and efficiency than alternatives, it has been claimed.</p><span><br /><br />They are more expensive than cold cathode fluorescent lamp backlighting, but LEDs are more efficient, powerful, offer better colour saturation and are thinner, according to IMS Research.<br /><br />In a report on the optoelectronic components market, market analyst for the firm Jamie Fox forecasted the market for LEDs in notebooks to grow by around $800 million (£489 million) in 2010.<br /><br />Televisions are also a big market opportunity for LEDs, using several hundred compared to the 60 to 70 used in notebooks.<br /><br />Mr Fox said: &quot;While thin profiles and greater power efficiency are key differentiators for LEDs in notebook computers, they are less important for TVs.<br /><br />&quot;The price gap in TVs between LED and CCFL backlighting is greater, and there have been technical difficulties with LEDs.&quot;<br /><br />A total of 70.8 billion LEDs were shipped in 2008, according to research by DisplaySearch.<a href="http://feeds.directnews.co.uk/feedtrack/justcopyright.gif?feedid=1785&amp;itemid=19232728"><img alt="ADNFCR-1785-ID-19232728-ADNFCR" src="http://feeds.directnews.co.uk/feedtrack/justcopyright.gif?feedid=1785&amp;itemid=19232728" /></a></span><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: in:lighting, Lighting News, ap:led_lighting</div>