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Article: iSuppli: LEDs will outperform overall chip industry.(Light emitting diodes )(Brief article)
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By James Carbone
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) will be one of the few bright spots for the semiconductor industry this year. While the overall semiconductor market is expected to drop by about 10%, LED revenue will rise about 3% in 2009, according to a new report from researcher iSuppli.
LED revenue will rise from $7.1 billion in 2008 to $7.3 billion in 2009 after growing 10% in 2008. LEDs are being used more in everything from architectural lighting to traffic lights. Many are used as backlights for liquid crystal display (LCD) computer monitors and notebook screens.
They are increasingly being used as backlights for LCD televisions. About ...