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TV Panel Prices to Fall on Supply Softening

by Tom Allen

Worldwide LCD TV panel supply, which was tight throughout 2014, began to ease in Q1’15, according to IHS’ data. The resulting rising inventory is expected to cause prices to fall in Q2 and Q3. …

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Mobile Touch Shifts to Embedded With Apple and Samsung

by Tom Allen

Almost 40% of touch module shipments for mobile phones will use in- and on-cell touch this year, says IHS. The prediction comes following 47% YoY growth for the technologies last year, when they had …

New Apple Watch Has Lowest Ratio of Hardware Costs to Retail Price, IHS Teardown Reveals

by Helen Vince

The much-anticipated new Apple Watch has the lowest hardware costs compared to retail price of any Apple product IHS Technology has researched, according to a preliminary estimate by IHS (NYSE: IHS) and its Teardown …

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LCD TVs Grow to Record High in March

by Tom Allen

LCD TV shipments reached a record monthly high in March, despite several factors curbing market growth. According to IHS, inventory adjustments caused TV brands to lower their panel orders in Q1. However, a strong …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Worldwide

MENA Pay-TV Outstrips Mature Markets

by Tom Allen

Pay-TV in the MENA region grew substantially in 2014, according to IHS; revenues jumped from €702 million in 2013 to €873 million. While free satellite TV was the dominant reception method, primary pay-TV households …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Pay TV| Vol 22 - Issue 18

IFA Prepares for More Growth in 2015

by Tom Allen

The IFA 2015 Global Press Conference was held in Malta, with several product announcements ahead of the Berlin show (4th – 9th September). IFA 2015 will be full once again, say organisers the GFU …

SID, IHS Announce Details of Touch Conference in Display Week

by Tom Allen

The Society for Information Display (SID), in collaboration with IHS, today announced the final program for its Market Focus Conference on Touch, part of the Business Track being held during Display Week 2015 at …

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IHS Forecasts Significant In-Car App Shift

by Tom Allen

IHS has conducted a survey of 4,000 people in the USA, China, Germany and the UK, intending to buy a new car within the next 36 months. Of these people, 90% own a smartphone …

Tags:Automotive| IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 17

SID and IHS Organise Touch Conference for Display Week

by Tom Allen

The Society for Information Display (SID) and IHS have announced the programme for SID’s Market Focus Conference on Touch, which will be part of the SID Display Week (31st May – 5th June). The …

UltraHD Comes to Fore in All Display Markets

by Tom Allen

The promotion of UltraHD display resolution by TV makers, display manufacturers and distributors has successfully raised consumer awareness of the format, with a corresponding rise in UltraHD LCD TV penetration in 2014, says IHS. …

Samsung’s S6 Edge Costs More – And Less – Than iPhone 6

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge is the most expensive Galaxy S handset ever produced, and costs more to manufacture than the iPhone 6 Plus – despite costing $50 less at retail. In a teardown, IHS …

Automotive Touch Grows at 18% CAGR, Shifts to Procap

by Tom Allen

Demand for touch screen automotive displays is rising rapidly, due to the widespread adoption of consumer devices such as smartphones and tablets. IHS predicts a CAGR of 18% through 2018 for automotive touch panel …