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Warm welcome from Ellen~

Lin Yu Chun Sings Whitney Houston’s Saving All My Love For You on Lopez Tonight!!! April 21,2010

Wow…

One more~
Lin Yu Chun and William Shatner performing “Total Eclipse of the Heart” on “Lopez Tonight”

LG Electronics showcased a 15″ OLED TV prototype at CES 2009.
It started on sell this January. Only 0.85mm thick.

New green lighting source: light-emitting electrochemical cell (LEC), no need any metal, high efficiency, much more inexpensive, and probably replace OLED in the future. It can be applied to display, lighting wall, and any other light source.

Reference: Graphene and Mobile Ions: The Key to All-Plastic, Solution-Processed Light-Emitting Devices

LED count in TV BLUs to fall by 30% at the end of 2010, says AUO
DIGITIMES 2010/04/16
Siu Han, Taipei; Yvonne Yu, DIGITIMES [Thursday 15 April 2010]

The volume of LEDs used in TV backlight units (BLUs) will reduce by about 30% at the end of 2010 when single-side edge-type LED BLUs enter mass production, according to AU Optronics (AUO).

The single-side edge-type LED BLUs will be applied to new LCD TVs in 2011, AUO added.

LED-backlit models will account for 90% of the global notebook market, and 20% each of the LCD TV and monitor markets in 2010, AUO noted, adding that LED-backlit TV share will reach 30-40% at the end of 2010. AUO indicated that the market share of LED-backlit TVs will continue to increase and the only concern is whether LED supply can catch up with the rising demand.

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AUO in Development for Lower Number of LEDs Used in TV Application
04/19/2010

AUO says LEDs used in TV Backlight Unit (BLU) will be lowered by about 30% by the end of this year. This is made possible because of 1-bar LED edge-type. The 1-bar edge-type LED BLU will start to be applied to TV application from year 2011.

AUO says LED BLU equipped model show 90% share in Notebook and 20% in TV and Monitor application that at the end of 2010, the penetration for TV application will reach 30~40%. LED penetration for TV application depend on the factor whether LED supply can cover the growing demand of the application.

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Rapidly Advancing Edge-Type LED BLU Technology – Reduced Number of LED Bar
Displaybank Market Insight

Introduction: 3D LED LCD TV in Analyst’s Perspective

New 3D LED LCD TV products are launched one after another. In 2009, the word, “LED”, was added to LCD TV products with LED backlight and they were called LED (backlit) LCD TV (or LED TV). This year, word “3D” is added and the products are called 3D LED LCD TV (there is also 3D CCFL LCD TV). Differentiations mean premium products. These products ask for higher prices since they have added functions through differentiations.

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AUO to Acquire Toshiba LCD Plant in Singapore

Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service Sumner Lemon, Idg News Service – Wed Mar 31, 4:50 am ET

Taiwanese LCD maker AU Optronics (AUO) has signed a deal to acquire Toshiba’s LCD manufacturing plant in Singapore, the company said Wednesday.

Under terms of the agreement, AUO will acquire all of the shares in AFPD, a TFT-LCD screen maker owned by Toshiba Mobile Display. In addition, the two companies agreed to sign “certain agreements” related to their respective intellectual property, AUO said in a statement, without offering details.

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AU Optronics Corp. Reports March 2010 Consolidated Revenue
Posted on: Thursday, 8 April 2010, 03:52 CDT

HSINCHU, Taiwan, April 8 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO” or the “Company”) (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated March 2010 revenue of NT$40,666 million, up by 24.5% from February and 83.9% year-over-year.

In the first quarter of 2010, AUO’s unaudited consolidated revenues totaled NT$111,556 million, down by a slight 2.9% quarter-over-quarter but an impressive growth of 119.9% year-over-year.

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Before you buy: 12 things to know about the iPad
By John D. Sutter, CNN
April 2, 2010 — Updated 1401 GMT (2201 HKT)

(CNN) — You’ve seen the television commercials and the product reviews.

But maybe, like many gadget lovers, you’re still debating whether you really need this new touch-screen computer from Apple.

To help you make sense of the hype, here are answers to 12 common questions about the iPad, Apple’s much-anticipated “slate” computer, which goes on sale Saturday.

Buying an iPad? What will you do with it?

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