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2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight Applications Shipments Forecast
Chapter 1 Industry Trends: Mini LED and OLED in Zero-sum Game, with Fierce Competition between Large-, Mid-, and Small-size Displays
With expanded shipments of LCD panels engineered with Mini LED backlight for various segments, the confrontation with OLED is inevitable. In various application across large, medium, and small panels, it has become a zero-sum game: gains for Mini LED backlight come at the expense of OLED, and vice versa. Interestingly, this is not the typical one-way replacement mode usually seen in the history of technological development. Instead, both technologies have their own strengths and weaknesses, competing closely with each other.
Although the Mini LED backlight TV market makes a significant increase in 2024, the positive impact of OLED technology in the IT market has also suppressed the enthusiasm of brands in investing in Mini LED backlight technology. TrendForce estimates that the total shipment of each application will be 12.7Mpcs in 2024, a decrease of 5% compared to 2023.
In the TV, automotive, and future MNT markets, Mini LED holds more advantages over OLED. The cost reduction effect of Mini LED backlight TV is significant, while OLED technology shows limited strength in the large-sized TV market. To enhance product differentiation and increase brand competitiveness, Mini LED backlight technology is the preferred solution for upgrading product specifications. In the long term, this trend will also have a positive impact on the MNT market, driving an increase in its penetration rate. In the automotive market, Mini LED backlight have won the reliability advantage, resulting in a higher share of shipments than OLED.
However, in the NB , Tablet, and VR sectors, Mini LED is not as competitive as OLED.Apple's embrace of OLED for NB and Tablet products will change the entire market landscape, leading to a continuous reduction in the penetration rate of Mini LED backlight technology in these two application areas.
Chapter 2 Technical Focus: Mini LED Strives for Cost Down, while OLED Aims at Better Performance
The biggest change in Mini LED backlight in 2024 is that the solutions are gradually becoming more mature, and manufacturers throughout the upstream and downstream segments have reached a consensus on ways to reduce costs. This chapter explores the cost reduction strategies that the industry is focusing on, including various strategies related to PCB, LED chips, driver IC, and process materials. The industry-wide consensus helps accelerate the standardization of products, which encourages suppliers to boldly scale up and further enhance cost competitiveness. As a result, the biggest obstacle to the development of Mini LED backlight is expected to be removed. According to TrendForce's analysis, cost reduction strategies for Mini LED that have achieved high consensus are as follows:
1. PCB Cost Down Analysis
The form of PCB has transitioned from FR4 to single-sided aluminum substrates, comb boards, and light bars, which are applied to products with high, medium, and low dimming zone count, respectively.
The harpoon board design enhances PCB material utilization, reducing the cost by more than 30%.
Reduced material usage, increased single-board utilization, and decreased precision requirements have lowered PCB manufacturing costs but introduced reliability challenges.
The key opportunity for cost reduction lies in whether the size of individual light boards can be standardized.
2. LED Chip Cost Down Analysis
Increasing the pitch or optimizing the light emission angle through optical design to reduce the number of LEDs can achieve cost reduction.
Using high-voltage chips(18V/24V/36V) not only reduces the number of LED per zone but also offers higher luminous efficiency, lower driving current, and simpler routing overall.
3. Driver IC Cost Down Analysis
Among the two driving modes, Passive Matrix (PM) and Active Matrix (AM), the AM scheme is widely adopted due to its simple wiring and the ability to drive each zone separately.
The AM driver IC is paired with a single-layer aluminum substrate and high-voltage LED chips to reduce the number of LED series connections, maximize driving efficiency, and lower PCB wiring complexity.
As the number of dimming zones increases, more driver IC are needed.
The material costs of using an AM driver IC are significantly reduced by over 70% compared to a PM driver IC, and increasing the number of channels further expands the cost reduction advantage.
4. Process and Materials Cost Down Analysis
Currently, mainstream COB products are engineered with dispensing technology, which reduces material and manufacturing process costs while improving light uniformity.
some manufacturers have replaced QD diffusion films with QD diffusion plates, reducing the cost by 20% in a single-channel process. However, high-temperature reliability challenges may still be encountered.
This chapter also discusses how, under the significant cost reduction pressure from Mini LED players, OLED manufacturers are advancing their technology to make their solutions increasingly refined, thereby defending against the threat posed by Mini LED.
Chapter 3 TV Market: Successful Market Segmentation Allows Mini LED TVs to Surpass OLED TVs in Global Sales for the First Time
From this chapter to Chapter 5, we will analyze the development trends of Mini LED backlight in the three major markets: TV, IT, and automotive.
In 2024, the estimated shipment of Mini LED backlight TV is 6,420K units. Chinese brand manufacturers have gained dominance in the market. With the improvement of the Mini LED backlight supply chain and the gradual implementation of cost reduction strategies by various companies, there has been significant growth, with global shipments increasing by 59% compared to 2023.
Although OLED has products such as 77-inch and 83-inch displays for the 70-80 inch range, its cost competitiveness in G8.5 production is poor, leading to OLED's inability to keep up with LCD in flexible layouts for extra-large sizes.Given the relatively concentrated supply, inflexible panel prices, changes in branding strategy, and the concentration of economic cutting size at 55 and 65 inches, OLED cannot achieve desirable market segmentation like Mini LED backlight TV through a diversified coverage strategy. Therefore, for the first time in history, Mini LED backlight TV will surpass OLED TV in total shipments for 2024.
From a long-term perspective, the pricing of Mini LED backlight TVs is expected to remain lower than that of OLED TVs, with some products even overlapping in pricing with high-end LCD, further increasing the penetration rate of Mini LED products.
Chapter 4 IT Market: As OLED Solidifies Its High-End Status, Mini LED is Likely to Become a "Wall Breaker"
Shipment of Mini LED backlight MNT in 2024 is estimated to be 347K units, which is only a 48% growth rate compared to 2023, lower than initially expected. This is mainly because of the positive response to OLED technology in the high-end market, leading brands to invest more actively in OLED product lines, resulting in Samsung's market share shrinking to 46%. However, Chinese brands continue to enter the mid-to-low-end market, but due their limited recognition and promotion efforts, benefits are limited.
Chinese brands such as Taidu and Titan Army continue to advance the specifications of
OLED MNT are currently in high demand and are almost a standard configuration product for all brands targeting the high-end market.In 2024, the supply capacity of OLED MNT will double compared to 2023. SDC's QD OLED, accounting for 75%, remains mainstream, while LGD's WOLED supply scale is also gradually increasing.Due to the strong demand, the supply of OLED MNT panels is expected to climb to 2.4 million pieces in 2025, with CSOT also joining the supply ranks.With the increasing availability of OLED MNT panels, the willingness of brands to adopt Mini LED backlight will also be correspondingly weakened.Brands almost universally allocate their high-end MNT resources to the promotion of OLED, causing a significant crowding-out effect on similarly positioned Mini LED backlight products.
In the long run, we still have faith in the development of Mini LED applications in the IT sector. As the shipments of Mini LED backlight TV increase, the cost reduction benefits are expected to extend to MNT applications, once again demonstrating the strategic advantage of diversified coverage for Mini LED products. Mini LED could overcome the current situation where high-end MNT products are primarily confined to the gaming market.
The rest of this chapter includes analyses of the price differences between Mini LED backlight and OLED products in the NB market, as well as shipment analysis. In addition to analyzing product specifications in the major markets, namely the US, Europe, and China, this report also offers insights into India and Brazil by analyzing the models available and the local price trends of new Mini LED backlight and OLED displays.
Chapter 5 Automotive Market: Smart Cockpit Transitions from Concept to Mass Production, Allowing Mini LED to Benefit from Increased Display Number and Size
With the trend towards digitalization in smart cockpit, automotive displays have become a crucial interface for connecting vehicles and driver interaction. Automotive displays include instrument clusters, central displays, rear view mirrors, HUD, rear-seat entertainment applications, and more. With an increasing number of vehicles incorporating a variety of automotive display products, larger sizes, wider aspect ratios, more displays, and freer placement methods are becoming the development direction for in-car displays. Additionally, the continuous improvement of performance parameters such as High Dynamic Range (HDR), Local Dimming, Wide Color Gamut, etc., coupled with the increasing demand for automotive displays, indicates a sustained rapid growth trend in the automotive display market.According to TrendForce analysis, the shipment of automotive display panels is expected to reach 257 million units in 2028. Mini LED displays will reap the benefits, with a penetration rate of 5.9%, surpassing OLED's 4.1%.
Chapter 6 Industry Dynamics: From a Competitive Landscape of Numerous Businesses to Major Manufacturers, Elite Mini LED Players Have Emerged
As Mini LED backlight products gradually enter the mass production stage, there have been significant changes in the list of highly active manufacturers. Different players have bet on various technologies and product solutions. By 2024, mainstream technologies and solutions become clear throughout the market. Manufacturers who have made the right bets are now enjoying the winners' dividends and returns, while those who missed out are gearing up for another round of intense investments.
This chapter outlines the main supply chain for the Mini LED backlight market, focusing on the dynamics of leading manufacturers in chips, driver IC, transfer equipment, packaging and modules, and applications regarding their products, technologies, revenues, and supply chain activities in the Mini LED sector.
Compared to the conventional backlight, Mini LED backlight represents a major technological innovation, bringing significant changes to the industry landscape. Conventional backlight supply chain companies have strong first-mover advantages and incumbent benefits. However, new players are also fully benefiting from these changes, breaking the previous monopoly and rising to prominence. By 2024, powerful players have begun to take center stage in the industry arena.
In this report, we have added the analyses of niche businesses benefiting from Mini LED backlight, such as Aucksun, HYASiC, X-Signal Integrated, APT Electronics, Core Photoelectric Technology, HGC, COREACH, and ESPACE. We have also added an analysis focusing on the current development of WG Tech, a company with a comprehensive presence in LED glass substrates manufacturing.
Table of Contents
Chapter I. Mini LED Backlight/OLED Application Shipment and Penetration Rates Forecast
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight Shipment for Consumer Electronics Applications
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight Penetration for Consumer Electronics Applications
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight/OLED TV Shipment
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight/OLED TV Penetration Rate
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight/OLED MNT Shipment
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight /OLED MNT Penetration Rate
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight/OLED NB Shipment
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight /OLED NB Penetration Rate
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight/OLED Tablet Shipment
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight /OLED Tablet Penetration Rate
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight VR Shipment and Penetration Rate
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight TV Types and LED Demand
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight MNT Types and LED Demand
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight NB Types and LED Demand
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight Tablet Types and LED Demand
2024-2028 Mini LED Backlight VR Types and LED Demand
LED (COB) Demanded for Mini LED Backlight Applications
LED (POB) Demanded for Mini LED Backlight Applications
LED (COB) Revenue for Mini LED Backlight Applications
LED (POB) Revenue for Mini LED Backlight Applications
LED (COB/POB) Revenue for Mini LED Backlight Applications
Chapter II. Mini LED Backlight Technology Development Trend
COB Technology Cost Down Analysis
PCB Cost Down Analysis
LED Chip Cost Down Analysis
Mini LED Backlight Driving Architecture Analysis
Driver IC Cost Down Analysis
AM Driver IC Market Analysis
Mainstream 8-Channel AM Driver IC Comparison
Process and Materials Cost Down Analysis
8.x Generation OLED Panel Factory Investment Plan
Apple's Plan for Integrating OLED Technology into Its Products
OLED Technology Roadmap
OLED Efficacy Improvement - CSOT Ink-jet VS. UDC Dry Printed
OLED Efficacy Improvement - JDI eLEAP VS. Visionox ViP
Chapter III. Mini LED Backlight/OLED TV Market
Quantity of Available Mini LED Backlight/OLED TV in Different Regions
Mini LED Backlight/OLED TV Price Differences in Different Regions
2022-2024(E) Demand for Super-Large Sized TV - 75" and 80"
2023-2024(E) Demand for Ultra-Large Sizes TV - 98" and 100"
Mini LED Backlight TV Price Changes in Different Regions
Mini LED Backlight TV Specifications and Price Changes in China
Low-Priced Mini LED Backlight TV Specifications and Price Changes in China
Low-Zones TV Backlight Cost Analysis
Mid-Zones TV Backlight Cost Analysis
High-Zones TV Backlight Cost Analysis
Brands: 2023 and 2024 Mini LED Backlight Models Overview
2023-2024 Mini LED Backlight TV Shipments by Brand
Mini LED Backlight TV Supply Chain Analysis
Mainstream Mini LED Backlight TV Selling Price Comparison
2023-2024(E) OLED TV Shipment and Penetration Rate
TV Panel Price Comparison: 55" OLED vs. LCD Open Cell
Chapter IV. Mini LED Backlight/OLED IT Market
4.1. MNT Market
Quantity of Available Mini LED Backlight/OLED MNT in Different Regions
Quantity Changes of Mini LED Backlight MNT in China
Mini LED Backlight/OLED MNT Price Differences in Different Regions
Mini LED Backlight MNT Price Changes in Different Regions
Mini LED Backlight MNT Specifications and Price Changes in China
Mini LED Backlight MNT Specifications and Price Changes in the US
Mini LED Backlight MNT Specifications and Price Changes in the UK
Glass-based Mini LED Backlight MNT Specifications and Price Changes in China
2023-2024 Mini LED Backlight MNT Shipments by Brand
1H24 Mainstream OLED MNT Selling Price Comparison
2023-2025(F) OLED MNT Panel Supply Status
2023-2024(E) OLED MNT Share by Brands
4.2. NB Market
Quantity of Available Mini LED Backlight/OLED NB in Different Regions
Mini LED Backlight/OLED NB Price Differences in Different Regions
Mini LED Backlight NB Price Changes in Different Regions
2023-2025(F) NB LTPS LCD Panel Shipment
2022-2027(F) NB OLED Panel Shipment Forecast
2022-2027(F) OLED NB Set Shipment Forecast
4.3. Tablet Market
Quantity of Available Mini LED Backlight/OLED Tablet in Different Regions
Mini LED Backlight/OLED Tablet Price Differences in Different Regions
4.4. Applications in Other Regions
Quantity of Available Mini LED Backlight/OLED Applications in India
Mini LED Backlight/OLED Applications Price Differences in India
Quantity of Available Mini LED Backlight/OLED Applications in Brazil
Mini LED Backlight/OLED Applications Price Differences in Brazil
Chapter V. Mini LED Automotive Display Market
Smart Cockpit Trend
Automotive Display Technology Overview
2024-2028 Automotive Display Panel Shipment and Penetration Rate
2024-2028 Automotive Backlight LED Market Value Analysis
2022-2023 Mini LED / HDR Automotive Display Trend- Panel Size
2022-2023 Mini LED / HDR Automotive Display Trend- Dimming Zones
2022 Mini LED / HDR Automotive Display- Specification vs. Supply Chain
2023 Mini LED / HDR Automotive Display- Specification vs. Supply Chain
COB / COG / POG Technology Analysis
2022-2028 Mini LED / HDR Automotive Display Schedule and Specification