LED backlight manufacturers in China are keeping the line viable, thanks to increasing demand for panel displays in LCDTVs, laptops and netbooks. According to iSuppli, the global LCDTV market is poised for growth in the next four years. In 2009 alone, the industry is expected to consume $163 million worth of LEDs, a 219 percent increase from $51 million in 2008. By 2012, revenue is forecastto reach $ 1.4 billion, nearly eight times this year's figures.rnThe market research firm said that declining material costs are increasing LEDTV's price competitiveness against CCFL models.Tier 1 and 2 makers introduced models with the optoelectronicrnbacklight at the 2009 international Consumer Electronics Show.These and thinner form factors, LCDTV manufacturers said, represent the future of the market. Edge-mounted systems allow for thinner TV sets.
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