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AUO President Predicts Stable 2018 for LCD Panel Market

by Andrew Fenn

Michael Tsai, president of AU Optronics, recently said, as reported by Digitimes, that the company anticipates that the global LCD market will be stable in 2018. AUO reportedly estimates a 6-8% annual increase in …

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Small Medium Panel Supply| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Innolux Announces Manufacturing Automation Plans and Job Cuts

by Andrew Fenn

Foxconn-owned Innolux has announced it will cut 10,000 jobs as it plans to automate 75% of its production processes. The firm’s workforce will drop from around 60,000 to 50,000. The company recently spent $342 …

Nikkei Reveals Latest Open-Cell LCD Trends

by Andrew Fenn

According to an article by Nikkei, the bulk order price for 32″ open-cell LCD panels dropped by 2% month-on-month, to around $65 per unit. The article quotes data from IHS Markit, who says the …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 05

WitsView: Global TV Panel Shipments for 2017 Grew by 1.3%

by Andrew Fenn

WitsView, a division of TrendForce, reports that global LCD TV panel shipments increased quarter-by-quarter in 2017. The first half of 2017 showed less momentum for holiday sales due to high prices, but shipments rebounded …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| TV Set Market| Vol 25 - Issue 03

LCD TV Panels to Continue to Fall in Price in 1Q18

by Milos Pavlovic

Sigmaintell has said that in Q1, it expects 32″ TV panel prices to fall, while 40″ to 43″ will be down slightly based on seasonal factors and because Japanese and Korean TV brands are …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Pricing| Vol 25 - Issue 04

IHS: LCD TV Panel Demand Expected to Go Through a Correction in Q1 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Demand for LCD panels from South Korean and Chinese TV makers was strong in the fourth quarter of 2017, but implementation of their panel purchasing strategies for the first quarter of 2018 may result …

LCD TV Panel Market Set for Balance in 2018

by Bob Raikes

Witsview expects the TV market to pick up in 2018, driven by promotions based on lower panel prices. The company doesn’t expect a significant over-supply until 2019. Although fabs such as the new G10.5 …

BOE to Start G10.5 Fab Early 2018

by Bob Raikes

ET News of Korea has published an interesting summary of the current expectations for Chinese LCD fabs, based on data from IHS Markit, triggered by the movement of the timing of the BOE G10.5 …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Vol 24 - Issue 47

TV Panel Sizes to Grow

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell of China believes that average TV size will increase again by 1.7″ in 2018, up from a 1″ increase in 2017. The company expects the overall global TV market to recover in 2018, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Pricing| Vol 24 - Issue 47

FPD capacity dedicated to production of large are applications

59% CAGR for G10+ Fabs

by Milos Pavlovic

IHS said that the majority of all new incremental capacity for producing FPD televisions and other large area applications will be added at G10.5 in the future. With BOE, China Star, LG Display and …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| LCD Fabs| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Small Surplus in TV Panels in Q4

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell of China has said that it expects LCD TV panel supply to be 6.4% ahead of demand in Q4 of 2017 as the demand to sell TVs outside China declines in Q4. Part …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| TV Production| Vol 24 - Issue 45

Flat Panel Demand Sees Biggest Gain Since 2014

by Andrew Fenn

Global demand for flat panel displays by area is forecast to grow 7.2% to 210 million m² in 2018 compared to 2017, according to IHS Markit, representing the biggest annual growth since 2014. Ricky …