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Another of Those Damned Inflection Points….

by Bob Raikes

As regular and long term readers will know, I’m keen on trying to spot inflection points in the development of the industry – moments after which the industry will never be quite the same. …

Tags:Crystal cycle| IHS DisplaySearch| LCD Fabs| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Samsung

Auto Display Growth and Driver Preference

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, IHS recently reported touch display panel shipments in automobiles will reach 50 million units this year and global revenue for display systems in cars will hit a whopping plus …

Tags:Automotive| IHS DisplaySearch| Market Data| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Is that UHD Content Really UHD?

by Steve Sechrist

In the digital era, when content is king, a new IHS study is showing that while 4K content is increasing at the production end, the delivery of that content, particularly OTT (over the top) …

Display Panel Makers Increase Fab Utilization Rate to 90 Percent in Q4, 2016, IHS Markit Says

by Milos Pavlovic

The overall utilization rate at fabrication plants (fabs) used for display panel production is expected to reach 90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, up 7 percentage points from the same period in …

Tags:IHS DisplaySearch| LCD Fabs

BC2 Hsieh Looks at Opportunities for IT Displays

by Bob Raikes

The next speaker was David Hsieh, who heads up the Display Research for IHS, and he asked why display innovation is bypassing the PC/IT space? He showed the development of the industry overall and …

IHS Analysts Look at VR & Media Trends

by Bob Raikes

IHS held an analyst’s briefing meeting at the end of the recent TV Connect event in London and we went along to see what the company had to say. It was a short event, …

IHS: FPD Revenue Will Reach 4-Year Low

by Tom Allen

Global flat-panel display (FPD) revenue will shrink by 6% YoY this year, to $120 billion, according to estimates from IHS. This represents the lowest result since 2012. “The industry has begun to question whether …

Weak Economy Sees TV Sets Plummet

by Tom Allen

Global TV set shipments experienced their steepest decline in five years in Q2’15, says IHS, declining 8% YoY to 48 million units. The result follows a year of annual growth in 2014, and was …

Tags:IHS DisplaySearch| Large Display Monitor| TV Set Market| Vol 22 - Issue 36| Worldwide

Artificial Result Boosts Leads to Small Panel Price Fall in July

by Tom Allen

IHS has released its pricing data for small- and medium-sized panels in July and early August. Smartphone market demand failed to rebound quickly in July. Brands remained cautious about panel procurement. Some panel makers …

Tags:IHS DisplaySearch| LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Deals Lower TV Panel Prices Across the Board

by Tom Allen

IHS has shared its pricing figures for large-area (9″+) LCD panels in July and early August. Monitor makers are shifting capacity to produce TV panels, due to weak demand and shrinking profitability. Monitor panel …

Tags:IHS DisplaySearch| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Apple Leads LTPS Demand Rise

by Tom Allen

Smartphone growth continues to slow worldwide – but demand for LTPS TFT-LCD screens for these products is on the rise. According to IHS, LTPS TFT-LCD smartphone display shipments grew 31% YoY in the first …

Tags:IHS DisplaySearch| LTPS TFT| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 31

OLED is FPD’s Only Bright Spot

by Tom Allen

Amidst falling TFT-LCD revenues, OLED is the only display technology with an expected revenue increase, says IHS. Revenues for the overall flat panel display (FPD) industry are expected to fall 2% YoY in 2015, …