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Gray: LG and Samsung Should Shift Focus

by Tom Allen

Paul Gray at the 2015 IFA Global Press ConferenceThe IFA Global Press Conference is a pre-cursor to the main event in Berlin in September. This year it was held in Hong Kong and Shenzen, …

Automotive Market Shifting to Capacitive Touch

by Tom Allen

Touch screens are increasingly being seen in vehicles, as consumers become more comfortable with the technology through their mobile devices. According to IHS, the automotive touch panel market is forecast to expand from 28 …

Slow Replacements Lead to High Notebook Resolutions

by Tom Allen

The market for notebook PC displays fell 23% YoY in Q1’16. Panel makers have begun to lower production of the low-profitability HD panels in favour of FullHD types – these panels are therefore expected …

Small Displays Flat, but Premium Tech is Rising

by Tom Allen

The small-and-medium (9″ and smaller) display market was flat in terms of both shipments and revenue in 2015, says IHS. 2.8 billion units were shipped and revenue was up 4%, to $43.9 billion. Although …

iPhone SE is Amalgam of Three Generations

by Tom Allen

In a teardown, IHS has revealed its early estimate of the production cost of Apple’s iPhone SE. The firm estimates that the handset costs about $160 to build; the entry-level US version, with 16GB …

LCD Panels Fall in Q1’16

by Tom Allen

IHS has released its PriceWise data, which contains predictions of LCD panel prices in March. TV panels The earthquake in Taiwan (Earthquake Rocks Taiwan Production Base) this February, as well as low production yields …

AMOLED Now Costs Less Than LCD

by Tom Allen

At the recent Korea Display Conference, IHS’s Hyun-jin Kim said that production costs for an AMOLED smartphone display are now lower than an LCD unit. A 5″ 1920 x 1080 AMOLED display now costs …

Glass Area Unaffected by Falling Unit Demand

by Tom Allen

Unit demand for large-area LCD glass – i.e., that used for TVs, desktop monitors and similar applications – will fall this year, says IHS. However, area demand will continue to rise, due to increasing …

Tags:Glass| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| large displays| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Chinese Threat to Korean Makers is Rising

by Tom Allen

Analysts speaking at the Korea Display Week had gloomy predictions for Korean display makers’ LCD business. The LCD market this year will be affected by long-term oversupply, falling demand and the rising influence of …

Apple’s Pro Mini is All Set for Outdoor Use

by Tom Allen

It is becoming more and more difficult for companies to keep anything a secret, especially those like Apple. The iPhone SE, launched at an event on Monday the 21st, had been leaked in January …

Galaxy S7 Features ‘No Ground Breakers’

by Tom Allen

IHS has called the Galaxy S7 a ‘ho-hum refresh’ to Samsung’s smartphone lineup, with some evolutionary improvements, but ‘no ground breakers’. In a teardown, the firm calculated that the 32GB version carries a BOM …

Tags:IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 10

TVs Fall as UltraHD Continues to Grow

by Tom Allen

A weakening in global TV set demand, coupled with continued LCD capacity expansion, caused TV panel oversupply in the second half of last year. IHS says that the shift to oversupply has led to …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| TV Set Market| Vol 23 - Issue 08| Worldwide