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Lextar Chairman: MiniLED will Overtake LED Backlighting

by Andrew Fenn

Lextar Electronics chairman David Su was recently quoted by Digitimes saying that miniLED has the potential to replace conventional LED backlighting because of what he called “its simpler structure and material”. He went on …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| MiniLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 38

WitsView: MiniLED May Have a Chance to Compete with OLED

by Andrew Fenn

According to WitsView, a division of TrendForce of Taiwan, some manufacturers have focused on the development of miniLED, expecting it to become a transitional product before micro-LED is ready for mass production. The architecture …

Seoul Semiconductor Sues Fry’s Over TVs

by Bob Raikes

LED maker, Seoul Semiconductor via its Seoul Viosys subsidiary, has started a lawsuit against Fry’s Electronics of the US. The company said that Fry’s has been selling LCD TVs with LED backlights that infringe …

Several Chinese Manufacturers Look to Epistar for LED Chip Supply

by Andrew Fenn

Epistar has revealed it has seen significant growth in orders for LED backlighting components for smartphones, LCD TV panels and fine-pixel-pitch (FPP) displays from China-based manufacturers, according to Digitimes. The catalyst for this growth …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Lextar Subsidiary Bringing Mini LED Technology to Touch Taiwan 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Longda Electronics, a subsidiary of Lextar, will present a series of miniLED backlights and displays, including a thin miniLED panel for backlighting, a mini RGB LED device for narrow-pitch displays, and the ultra-fine-pitch “I-Mini” …

Lextar Begins Trial Production of Mini LED Backlighting Devices

by Andrew Fenn

In the second quarter of 2018, Lextar began trial production of ultra-thin mini LED backlight technology for notebooks and LCD gaming monitors, plus automotive, commercial and medical displays, at a new factory in Chuzhou, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Dog Day Reveries

by Ken Werner

The hot, humid “dog days” of August are upon us here in New England. I have not been to a major display conference in a while, and there is no breaking news story that …

Can MiniLED Backlight Transform LCDs?

by Sweta Dash

MiniLED backlights have the potential to transform LCDs by reducing the performance gap with OLED displays. They can help LCDs by improving contrast ratio, increasing color gamut, reducing response time, and increasing brightness. MiniLED …

Tags:LCD Backlights| MiniLED| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Exclusive Supplier of LED Chips for 6.1″ iPhone Backlight Revealed

by Andrew Fenn

Industry sources have revealed that Japanese chemical engineering and manufacturing company Nichia will be the sole supplier of 0.3t LED chips for the backlighting of the new 6.1″ LCD iPhone believed to be launching …

Tags:LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Epistar to Demo Mini LED Technology at Touch Taiwan 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Industry sources in Taiwan have revealed that LED chip maker Epistar will demonstrate its miniLED technology at this year’s Touch Taiwan exhibition in Taipei, which runs from August 29th to 31st. Applications on show …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| MiniLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 26

Bringing Local Dimming to Small Displays

by Ken Werner

As you read this, I am driving from my home in Connecticut to Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. The distance is nearly 600 miles (960 km). The last time I made that drive …

Tags:LCD Backlights| MiniLED| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 24

Light Polymers Crystallin Film is for Micro and Mini LED Applications

by Bob Raikes

Light Polymers of the US has announced Crystallin technology which is a phosphor-based down-conversion film for use with blue Micro and Mini LED’s. The colour gamut can reach 85% of DCI P3 for the …