Mobile Phones Dominate the Global Small and Medium-Sized FPD Panel Market

(Business News & Technology News, 20 Jun 2007)

Mobile phones are still the most important application for small and medium-sized Flat Panel Displays (FPDs), accounting for over 47 percent of all small and medium-sized FPD panel shipments worldwide in 2006. According to the latest report from the Market Intelligence Center, "Worldwide Small- and Medium-sized FPD Panel Forecast, 2007 - 2011", the mobile phone segment is also the market segment where competition is most intense.

Overall, the worldwide small and medium-sized FPD panel industry saw 11.9 percent year-on-year growth in shipment volume, but a 3.1 percent decline in shipment value, reflecting the intense price competition in 2006 due to problems with overcapacity. a-Si TFT-LCD has become the mainstream technology for small and medium-sized FPD panel, and the replacement of CSTN-LCD and MSTN-LCD by a-Si TFT-LCD will speed up over the next few years.

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