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TrendForce Expects UV-C LED Market to Have Promising Prospect and Projects UV LED Market to Reach US$356 Million by 2020

1 December 2015

Light-emitting diode (LED) manufacturers are now looking to develop niche application markets that can provide higher margins as the price competition in the LED lighting market has become too difficult for them. Among these niche application markets, ultraviolet (UV) LED has attracted investments from many manufacturers because of its enormous market value.

Smartphone Panel Suppliers to Increase LTPS Capacity and Turn FHD Market into Major Battleground Next Year, Says TrendForce

30 November 2015

Since 2013, major LCD panel makers have continually invested in fabs producing LTPS (low-temperature polysilicon) LCD panels as to capture demand in the high-end smartphone market. WitsView, a division of TrendForce, estimates that this year’s global LTPS production capacity by area will stand at 9.4 million square meters, and next year’s capacity will reach 10.7 million square meters.

SK hynix urged to collaborate with Tsinghua

30 November 2015

Saturation of LED Market Will Drive Industry to Seek Profits in New Applications in 2016, Says TrendForce

30 November 2015

Light-emitting diode (LED) manufacturers had an especially tough year in 2015. “Despite rising LED lighting market demand and the large scale replacement of traditional lighting products, the oversupply situation has caused the average LED sales prices (ASPs) to plunge 30% to 40% year on year,” said Roger Chu, research director for LEDinside, a division of TrendForce.

Shipments of Large-Size LCD Panels Will Drop in 2016 but Their Total Area Will Expand by 8%, Says TrendForce

27 November 2015

WitsView, a division of TrendForce, estimates that the shipments of large-size LCD panels (sized 7 inches and above) for the entire 2015 will reach 794 million units in its latest report. This figure represents a 4.1% year-on-year drop and a first-ever annual shipment decline for the LCD panel industry.