http://www.displaysearch.com This new online version of our robust business review offers excerpts from reports covering LCD and PDP panel pricing, shipments, forecasts, market and technology trends, financial analysis and more. Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 en 16 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000http://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10932.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10932.aspA modest price increase continues for TVs, but IT panel prices could stop rising soon. [...] 15 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Display Materials; Display Technology; FPD Industry Data; FPD Supply-Demand and Equipment; LED; Mobile PCs; Small and Medium Displayshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10930.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10930.aspThe sensor–on-cover (SOC) touch structure is the newest addition to an increasingly competitive and changing marketplace for touch panel technologies. [...] 15 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000TVshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10928.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10928.aspWith the technical hurdles behind it, the future of connected TV will depend on consumer behavior. [...] 14 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Display Technology; Mobile PCs; TVshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10921.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10921.aspSophisticated smart phone apps are appearing that merge the TV remote control with companion functions and useful information. [...] 11 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000FPD Industry Data; FPD Supply-Demand and Equipment; LED; TVshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10919.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10919.aspRestructuring of companies, new TV sizes, high resolution, and AMOLED represent some of the hottest topics in 2012 and give us some indication of the FPD industry’s future. [...] 10 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000FPD Industry Data; FPD Supply-Demand and Equipment; Large-Area Displays; TVshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10914.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10914.aspThe worldwide LCD TV OEM percentage will rise to nearly 40% in 2012, while intense competition between OEM makers continues. [...] 10 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Display Technology; Large-Area Displays; Small and Medium Displayshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10915.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10915.aspWith more LED makers in the field and greater availability of mature products and technologies, the LED lighting market is expected to soar. [...] 10 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Display Technology; FPD Industry Data; FPD Supply-Demand and Equipment; Large-Area Displays; TVshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10916.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10916.aspSharp is using four leading technologies in its pursuit of innovation—UV²A, four primary colors (Quattron), Super Hi-Vision, and oxide TFT. [...] 09 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Mobile PCs; Small and Medium Displayshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10910.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10910.aspNokia, Apple, and Samsung are taking very different strategies in their purchases of LCDs. [...] 09 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Display Technology; TVshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10909.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10909.aspChimei Innolux’s Gen 5.5 58” LCD TV panel will likely have cost advantage over competing sizes and create a new LCD TV market. [...] 09 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Display Technology; FPD Industry Data; FPD Supply-Demand and Equipment; Large-Area Displays; LED; Mobile PCs; Small and Medium Displayshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10907.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10907.aspMicrosoft’s Windows 8’s approach to managing higher resolution displays is an industry milestone that will drive up competition in the LCD industry. [...] 09 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Display Materials; Display Technology; Large-Area Displays; LEDhttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10908.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10908.aspConsumers continue to choose low price over slim design, especially with a 20% price gap between direct LED TVs and edge LED TVs. [...] 08 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Desktop Monitors; Digital Signage and Public Displays; Display Materials; Display Technology; FPD Industry Data; FPD Supply-Demand and Equipment; Large-Area Displays; LED; Small and Medium Displays; TVshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10900.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10900.aspVTechnology has introduced AEGIS-ANL, a new laser annealing process that shows promise at lowering the cost of LTPS. [...] 08 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000FPD Industry Data; Large-Area Displays; TVshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10899.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10899.aspLG Display and Samsung have concerns over the demand outlook in China—most likely due to competition from Korean panel makers. [...] 08 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Display Materials; Display Technologyhttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10901.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10901.aspLG Chem’s participation in the LCD glass substrate business will affect glass supply/demand, as the company is targeting 50M m2/year of capacity by 2016. [...] 08 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Desktop Monitors; Large-Area Displayshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10904.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10904.aspChimei Innolux has developed a 19.45”W LCD monitor in Gen 6 using 24 cuts to compete with 18.5”W and 20”W sizes. [...] 07 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Desktop Monitors; Display Materials; Display Technology; FPD Industry Data; FPD Supply-Demand and Equipment; Large-Area Displays; LED; Small and Medium Displays; TVshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10898.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10898.aspNew solutions from equipment vendors offer hope that oxide semiconductors will deliver their promise of lower costs and higher performance FPDs. [...] 04 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Desktop Monitors; FPD Industry Data; FPD Supply-Demand and Equipment; Large-Area Displays; LED; TVshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10897.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10897.aspThe dynamic FPD Industry faces economic challenges but it is still growing and well positioned for a turnaround in 2013. [...] 03 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Display Materials; Display Technology; FPD Supply-Demand and Equipment; Large-Area Displays; Small and Medium Displayshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10896.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10896.aspNew AMOLED smart phone panels are being manufactured this quarter with loading rates over 90%. [...] 03 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000Desktop Monitors; Display Technology; FPD Industry Data; FPD Supply-Demand and Equipment; Large-Area Displays; LED; TVshttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10893.asphttp://www.displaysearch.com/cps/rde/xchg/displaysearch/hs.xsl/dsm_10893.aspAs direct LED backlighting pushes CCFL backlighting toward end of life, other CCFL applications face the same fate. [...]