Demand for LCD panels from South Korean and Chinese TV makers is forecast to slowdown in the first quarter of 2018, according to market analysts. Slower demand is attributed to a traditionally slow season at the start of a new year and some demand pulled into the fourth quarter of 2017 to prepare for holiday…
Rising demand for internet of things (IoT), automotive electronics and smart home devices are driving foundries to shift some of their 200-mm production from LCD driver ICs to more profitable power management IC (PMIC) and microcontroller (MCU) devices, according to WitsView, a division of TrendForce. The result: panel makers should expect five to 10 percent higher…
Large LCD panel suppliers released some of their newly added production capacity ahead of schedule, resulting in higher than expected supply in the first half of 2017, according to WitsView, a division of TrendForce. This higher estimate for global production capacity in 2017 may result in downward price pressure in the second half of the year.…
Tighter supply of color filters, polarizers and driver ICs, coupled with strong consumer electronics demand during the holiday stock-up, is slowing production cost reductions for LCD panels, according to WitsView, a division of TrendForce. “As upstream suppliers are less willing to make further price concessions, panel makers are constrained in their cost-cutting efforts,” said WitsView. “In…
New Tripoli, Pa. – The TFT-LCD equipment market has been on a roller coaster ride for the past ten years, as Japanese companies dominate the industry, according to the report LCD Market: Technology Directions and Market Analysis, recently published by The Information Network (www.theinformationnet.com), a New Tripoli, PA-based market research company. AKT, a subsidiary of Applied Materials, was the…
El Segundo, Calif. —The digital signage industry faces tough competition from cheaper, conventional TV panels that replace specialized custom products, according to a new report from IHS Technology. The signage and professional displays market is forecast to reach $13.76 billion in 2014, up from $13.58 billion in 2013, but still down from $14 billion in 2012. The…
El Segundo, Calif. — The market for large-sized liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels is set for a seasonal drop in the first quarter after record shipments for TV and tablet panels in December, according to a new report from IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS). Despite record shipments, overall December shipments rose slightly from 81.6 million in November to…