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DisplaySearch: 4K/UHD Panels Help LCD Panel Market to Grow

by Raverstead

Display manufacturers have not had much reason to be happy over the last few years, with decreasing panel sales and lower prices, it has seemed hard to make any kind of profit. Lately the …

DisplaySearch: Public Display Shipments Will Rebound

by Raverstead

After the declines in 2012 and flat growth in 2013, NPD DisplaySearch says that the large-screen public FPD market is rebounding this year. 14% growth is forecast in 2014, followed by 27% in 2015, …

Flexible Displays Will Grow 900% in 2015

by Raverstead

The flexible display market (those that can be bent and folded when active, and are manufactured on flexible substrates and/or using flexible processes) will grow 900% next year, compared to 2014. Charles Annis of …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Monitor Revenues Rise as Shipments Fall

by Raverstead

Revenue from desktop monitor sell-in was up 7% YoY in Q3’14, thanks to an ASP rise of 10%. Meanwhile, shipments were down just over 3%, to 34 million units, says DisplaySearch. Manufacturers are trying …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| Vol 21 - Issue 49

DisplaySearch: LG Display Has Begun iWatch Production

by Super User

NPD DisplaySearch’s Charles Annis believes that LG Display is ramping up production of 1.3″ and 1.5″ OLED displays, in preparation for Apple’s iWatch launch. In a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/oskvp46), Annis writes that the displays …

Phablet Cannibalise Tablets, Which Take on Notebooks

by Super User

Tablet PC demand is slowing, market observers agree (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 22), with competition from smaller display products rising. According to NPD DisplaySearch, tablet demand will only rise 2% this year, to …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| Mobile Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

2015 Ushers in the Smart Panel

by Super User

Panel makers are adopting different strategies towards low-cost UltraHD units, depending on their location. Deborah Yang, an NPD DisplaySearch analyst, examines the market in a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/lhmgokz). Korean makers are focusing on panel …

Safety Demand Brings Forward Automotive Display Milestone

by Super User

Automotive monitor shipments will rise 30% this year, says NPD DisplaySearch, led by Japan Display, Sharp and AUO. 85 million automotive displays will be shipped in 2014, as demand is growing quickly. Car manufacturers …

Tags:Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Chinese Production to Rise on Growing LTPS and Oxide Demand

by Super User

73% of all high-resolution LTPS and oxide-TFT LCD smartphone displays will be purchased by Apple and Chinese brands this year. NPD DisplaySearch says that the demand for these displays is boosting LTPS LCD capacity …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| Smartphone Market| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Display Driver IC Growth Predicted Despite Tight Supply

by Super User

By 2018, the market for display driver integrated circuits (DICs) will be worth $7.3 billion, up from $4.6 billion in 2012. NPD DisplaySearch says that the growth is caused by DICs with higher resolutions, …

DisplaySearch: Q2 UltraHD Shipments Beat All of 2013

by Super User

More UltraHD TV sets were shipped in Q2’14 than throughout all of 2013, says NPD DisplaySearch: 2.1 million, compared to 1.6 million. Most brands introduced their 2014 UltraHD TVs at this time, pushing the …

Short Film Supply Will Restrict Polariser Growth

by Super User

The market for polarisers will reach 400 million m