According to DisplaySearch's latest quarterly report of the LED market supply and demand forecasts that LED lighting, will gradually become mainstream, the use of the estimated 2011 growth of 20% compared with 2010, LED backlight and lighting .2010 total revenues of $ 7.2 billion, is expected to figures in 2014 up to 12.7 billion.

DisplaySearch noted that increased demand for lighting applications, LED market is the main driving force to achieve strong growth, suppliers are aware of this trend, and plans to increase capacity; the agency predicted in 2011 the global LED production capacity will reach 180 million units will reach 227 billion 2013 stars.

"LED overall market demand continues to increase, but decreased demand for LED backlighting, and began to shift towards LED lighting applications." DisplaySearch senior analyst Liu Jingmin said: "As the fourth quarter of 2010, the first quarter of 2011 and the second early, LED backlit TV higher inventory levels and sales slow, LED backlight market demand reduced, but we estimate demand for LED backlighting in the third quarter to rise, and reached the highest level. "

Currently, LED backlighting in all small and medium-size LCD products, the portable personal computer penetration rate of nearly 100%, LCD monitors and LCD TV penetration has continued to improve, but each required to reduce the number of LED package. LED backlighting by 2011 total demand for 45.9 billion. Since 2010, LED-backlit LCD TV to become a major application, 50% of the total demand is estimated up to 2012; but with each reduction in the number required for LED packaging, LED-backlit TVs are expected in 2013 demand for micro- rate decline.

In lighting applications, LED 2010, the average penetration rate of 1.4% is expected to reach 9.3% in 2014; as replaceable halogen, LED applications in the spotlight with a high penetration rate, while government policy is also expected to accelerate the LED lights on the application. Second quarter of 2011, LED lighting, the total revenues of $ 3.2 billion, is expected to grow rapidly in the third quarter to 34 billion U.S. dollars.

As government support, LED lights sales continued to rise; 2011, China will become the largest LED street lamp market, accounting for 55% of global market share, but will decline slightly in 2014 to 50%. DisplaySearch that between 2011 to 2014, the LED street lamp market, region or country will not have a greater proportion of floating.

A regional perspective, Japan in 2011, is the world's largest LED light bulb market, market share up to 63%, but 2014 will be reduced to 40% due to the limited power resources and enhance awareness of energy saving, LED lighting systems in Japan, the penetration rate of more high until 2014 will be the largest lighting market. 2011 to 2014, China, North America and Europe, the pace of development of LED light bulbs will be higher than other parts of the world.

South Korea in 2010, is the world's largest LED supplier, but after 2011, Taiwan will be replaced; DisplaySearch said three second quarter of 2011 (calculated by 500 * 500um) chip supplier for the S-LED, LGIT and crystal power (Epistar ). Mainland China the past few years a lot input LED production in many applications also have available.

DisplaySearch expects LED market in the next few years will be substantially developed, so the LED suppliers to be cost-competitive and the right strategy in order to face future challenges. 2011 due to market oversupply, competition is fierce and prices plummeted. As a further increase market penetration of LED lighting.