Lite-On Technology and Everlight Electronics, two of the major LED providers based in Taiwan, are reportedly to be supplying SMD LEDs to Korea’s Samsung and LG from the fourth quarter this year.
The two companies will supply LEDs mainly for backlights of 46/47- and 52/55-inch TVs to the two Korean TV makers, according to the report.
Lite-On general manager Rex Wu recently announced that the company will begin shipments of LEDs for backlighting of 46/47- and 52/55-inch TV panels in the fourth quarter, without naming customers. Everlight executives also disclosed that the company would soon begin large-volume shipments of LEDs for LED-backlit TV.
According to industry sources, more than 15 million LED-backlit LCD TVs are expected to be shipped by 2010, creating an immense market for Taiwan’s LED-based providers.