TrendForce Says Global TV Panel Shipments for 2017 Grew by 1.3%; LGD, BOE, Innolux Took Top 3 Positions
WitsView, a division of TrendForce,
reports that global LCD TV panel shipments increased quarter by quarter
in 2017. 1H17 showed less momentum for holiday sales due to the high
prices, but shipments rebounded in 2H17 as the prices declined and TV
makers prepared for the year-end sales. Moreover, the new production
capacities of BOE`s Gen 8.5 fab in Fuqing and HKC`s Gen 8.6 fab in
Chongqing have been focusing on middle-size TV panels (43" and 32"
respectively), bringing the annual shipments beyond expectation to
263.83 million pieces, an increase of 1.3% compared with 2016.
As for 2018, Iris Hu, research manager of WitsView, points out that
panel makers will continue to increase the production shares of
large-size panels and UHD panels to boost the revenue and profit. [The
penetration rate of UHD panels is expected to reach 42% this year, an
increase of 7.4 percentage points compared with 2017", says Hu.
Regarding the new production capacity, BOE`s Gen 10.5 fab produces
mainly large-size TV panels (65" and 75"), but CEC`s two fabs still put
their priorities at middle-size ones (32" and 50"). Meanwhile,
replacement of CRT TV sets with 32" and 23.6" LCD ones is still ongoing
in emerging markets, making the average panel size grow slower to 45.8
inches, only 1.3 inches up from 2017. Overall speaking, global TV panel
shipments this year will have chance to hit a second-highest number in
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