Large-size panel shipments slip 2% in April, says WitsView

May 18, 13:12

Large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments totaled 56.34 million units in April 2011, down 2.1% sequentially, according to WitsView. The firm attributed the slight drop to a seasonal weakening...

Large-size panel shipments up 21% in March, says WitsView

Apr 18, 17:05

Large-size TFT-LCD panel shipment surged by 21% sequentially to 57.57 million units in March 2011, according to WitsView.

Eco-point policy in Japan helps drive up Taiwan SI TV shipments to a new high in 4Q10, says WitsView

Feb 10, 15:46

The contract manufacturing volume from Taiwan's TV SIs reached 10.84 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010, up by 19.6% sequentially, a record high quarterly growth in 2010,...

Cost-effectiveness to become the priority in LCD TV and monitor segments in 2011, says WitsView

Dec 7, 16:27

The projection for the global LCD TV shipments is around 180 million units in 2010, increasing by 25% on year, which is lower than the 40% on year growth in 2009. The huge price gap...

Internet-connected TV market to reach 40 million units, says WitsView

Oct 13, 16:06

Shipments of Internet-connected TVs are expected to reach 40 million units in 2010, accounting for 20% of the global LCD TV market, according to WitsView.

Large-size panel shipments up 2% in August, says WitsView

Sep 15, 15:57

Large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments totaled 51.79 million units in August 2010, increasing 2% from 50.87 million units in July, according to WitsView.

China market: 32-inch segment takes 41% of TV panel shipments in 2Q10, says WitsView

Aug 25, 10:15

The 32-inch segment accounted for 41% of the total LCD TV panel shipments in China in the second quarter of 2010, followed by the 26-inch segment with 15%, according to WitsView.

China market: Taiwan panel makers outperform Korea rivals in TV panel shipments in 2Q10, says WitsView

Aug 23, 17:12

Global top-four TFT-LCD panel makers together provided 88% of the total LCD TV panel shipments in China in the second quarter of 2010, with Taiwan-based makers outperforming their...

Large-size panel shipments decline 4% in April, says WitsView

May 14, 14:40

global large-size panel shipments fell by 4% on month to 51.44 million units in April 2010, according to WitsView. This can be mainly attributed to the overinflated demand stemming...

LCD panel prices to edge up slightly in 1H March, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 1, 15:51

Prices of LCD panels will edge up slightly in the first half of March 2010, with monitor panels increasing US$2 from a month earlier, notebook panels remaining flat or edging up US$1...

November LCD panel price decline to be buffered, says WitsView

Nov 2, 15:46

November panel prices will still be on a downward trend though the decline will not be too steep, according to WitsView. This is mainly because sales performance during China's National...

LCD panel prices to continue to fall in October, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 5, 13:55

Price drops for LCD panels are expected to accelerate in October as panel shipments for varied segments hit their peaks at the end of September, or early in October, the Chinese-language...

Short-term glass substrate shortages a positive development for LCD panel industry, says WitsView

Jun 9, 16:28

Glass substrates are in short supply as the relighting of idle tanks has been unable to keep up with increasing demand generated by rising utilization at LCD panel makers to meet...

Top-10 LCD monitor vendors see shipments down in April, says WitsView

May 26, 10:49

The top-10 LCD monitor makers shipped a total of 12.9 million units in April, up 2.7% sequentially, while shipments from the top-10 monitor vendors went down 0.8% sequentially to...

Large-size panel shipments up 27.8% sequentially in March, says WitsView

Apr 17, 11:40

Global large-size LCD panel shipments (8.9-inch and above) reached 35.56 million units in March, up 27.8% sequentially, but down 4.2% on year, according to WitsView.

LCD monitor shipments increase for both makers and vendors in February, says WitsView

Mar 26, 12:48

The top-10 LCD monitor makers shipped a total of 10.5 million LCD monitors in February, up by 16.2% on a monthly basis amid persisting shorter-lead-time orders, according to WitsView...

Pending TFT LCD demand depressed, says WitsView

Mar 4, 16:33

Data are showing a relative low point for pending TFT LCD panel demand in March and April, 2009, according to WitsView. However, the high point is set to take place in August and...

Top-10 LCD monitor makers see shipments up 5.5% in January, says WitsView

Newswatch - Feb 26, 14:50

The top-10 system integrators (SIs) shipped a total of 9.04 million LCD monitors in January, up 5.5% sequentially, according to research firm WitsView.

Shipments of 8.9-inch-and-larger LCD panels down almost 17% in January, says WitsView

Feb 26, 11:40

Global shipments of 8.9-inch-and-larger LCD panels reached 22.23 million units in January, down by 16.9% sequentially and down 33.5% on year, according to research firm WitsView.

Huge losses prompt panel makers to press for more component price cuts, says WitsView

Feb 2, 11:44

With first-tier LCD panel makers suffering losses in the fourth quarter of 2008, components suppliers will be engaged in an exceptionally intense price war in the first quarter of...

SI and brand monitor shipments dip 11% in December 2008, says WitsView

Jan 22, 16:27

The global top-10 system integrators (SIs) shipped a total of 7.9 million LCD monitors in December, an 11.8% decrease sequentially, according to WitsView. In the wake of the continuous...

Large-size panel shipments drop almost 24% on year in December 2008, says WitsView

Jan 19, 16:39

Global large-size panel shipments reached 25.15 million units in December 2008, down slightly by 2.6% sequentially, and down 23.9% on year, according to research firm WitsView.

SI and brand monitor shipments down on sluggish demand in November, says WitsView

Dec 24, 17:05

Shipments of LCD monitors from system integrators (SIs) slumped by 28.3% sequentially in November, as customers continued to reduce orders due to the deteriorating global economy,...

Samsung's LCD panel utilization rate drops to 70%, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 4, 16:42

Samsung Electronics' LCD panel utilization rate has dropped to 70% in December, and the company may further cut back panel production in the first quarter of 2009 if demand worsens,...

LCD monitor shipments from SIs and vendors down in October, says WitsView

Nov 27, 11:03

Most of the top 10 LCD monitor system integrators (SIs) saw shipments decline in October, except Innolux Display, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics (LGE) and Wistron, and total...

LCD panel prices expected to continue falling in 2H November

Nov 18, 01:25

Despite LCD panel prices closing in on material costs, or even lower, for some applications, panel price still expected to drop further in the second half of November, according to...

Large-size LCD panel shipments fall 4.9% in 3Q, says WitsView

Oct 23, 11:45

Global aggregated large-size LCD panel shipments in the third quarter reached 105.3 million units, a sequential decrease of 4.9% and a mere 3.4% on-year growth. Thanks to preparations...

Worsening global economic problems push down LCD panel prices, says WitsView

Oct 22, 01:00

According to WitsView's panel price survey for the second half of October, in the monitor segment, which is already relatively saturated (more than a 90% market penetration rate),...

Shift to 16:9 models to top 11% of LCD monitor market in 4Q08, says WitsView

Oct 2, 16:31

Depended upon to stimulate demand in the maturing LCD monitor market, 16:9 aspect ratio models will account for 11.2% of the global LCD monitor market in the fourth quarter of 2008,...

LCD pricing stable in IT segments, said WitsView

Sep 23, 01:10

According to WitsView's panel price survey for the second half of September, prices for IT panels (notebook and monitor segments) remained stable as panel makers sought to avoid cutting...

Large-size LCD panel shipments grow 7.8% in August, WitsView says

Sep 17, 10:23

Worldwide large-size LCD panel shipments rose 7.8% sequentially and 2.2% on year to 35.3 million units, with the prospect of further growth in the coming few months because of seasonality,...

LCD panel prices still sinking closer to the bottom in September, WitsView says

Sep 11, 12:44

According to WitsView's panel price survey for September, the price pressure on the three main applications can still be felt. This stems from the weaker-than-usual end market demand...

Large-size LCD panel shipments drop in July, WitsView says

Aug 19, 09:36

Worldwide large-size panel shipments in July decreased 7.7% sequentially to 32.7 million units as the market continued to feel inventory and price pressure, while notebook panels...

LCD monitor panel prices may drop to cash costs levels in August, WitsView says

Aug 7, 12:12

LCD monitor panel prices may drop below their fully-loaded costs in August, and may even come close to the cash cost levels, which would mark the lowest acceptable average selling...

Panel makers mount cost-down pressure on component suppliers, says WitsView

Aug 4, 10:11

The recent large-size panel price drops are causing makers to heap more pressure on upstream component makers for additional cost downs. Component suppliers are at a disadvantage...