OLED notebook penetration rate to reach beyond 5% by 2027
December 18, 2024
TrendForce's latest OLED market development report reveals that the penetration rate of OLED displays in notebooks is set to increase to 3% in 2024, driven by large-scale procurement from Chinese laptop brands.
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LG Display to invest $1 billion in Vietnam OLED plant
November 18, 2024
With the new investment, LG Display wants to ramp up OLED panel output after selling its LCD factory in China for USD 1.5 billion.
Apple establishes display research labs in 4 Chinese cities
November 07, 2024
This move is being seen as a major investment in China’s display ecosystem, with contributions from leading Chinese display panel firms and equipment and material-related firms, BusinessKorea reports.
TCL to acquire LG Display’s Guangzhou plant
October 01, 2024
TCL Group announced on September 26th its plans to acquire 80% equity in LG Display’s 8.5-generation LCD panel plant in Guangzhou (including 10% previously held by Shenzhen Skyworth) and 100% equity of the module factory through its subsidiary, CSOT.
VR/MR device shipments to reach 37 million units by 2030
August 05, 2024
TrendForce’s latest report reveals that shipments of near-eye displays are expected to increase year-by-year over the next few years following inventory clearance.
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2024 Apple iPad Pro estimated to ship Between 4.5 to 5M units
May 09, 2024
Apple’s recent product launch in May introduced a lineup of new tablets featuring advanced AMOLED screens. Notably, the Pro version boasts a dual-layer tandem structure designed to address the longstanding challenges of screen burn-in and lifespan that are common with AMOLED displays. The absence of a backlight module has facilitated the thinnest tables to date, Says TrendForce.
Runjing Chemical buys two Chinese plants
April 19, 2024
Runjing Chemical, a manufacturer of Tetramethylammonium hydroxide based products, is set to take over Sumitomo Chemical's two Chinese facilities. Sumitomo's Hefei and Chongqing plants will now become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Runjing.
AUO secures crucial role in the auto supply chain
October 06, 2023
With the acquisition of Germany’s Behr-Hella Thermocontrol GmbH (BHTC), AUO has a golden ticket into BHTC’s client supply chain, amplifying and fortifying its presence in the automotive market.
Manufacturers from China have increased their dominance
September 29, 2023
At least in the in the auto display market. Omdia reports that Chinese companies have emerged as the top suppliers in the automotive display market in the first half of 2023, holding a market share of 45.3%.
Shipments of smartphone panels forecasted to drop by 9% YoY
September 28, 2023
TrendForce projects that shipments of smartphone display panels (smartphone panels) will reach approximately 1.85 billion pieces in 2023, reflecting a YoY increase of 8.7%.
Japanese watchmakers and Western automakers boost micro LED market
August 10, 2023
Mass production of large displays and wearable devices is propelling the Micro LED market. TrendForce predicts that the market value of Micro LED chips will reach USD 27 million in 2023, indicating a YoY growth of 92%.
OLED materials projected to reach a valuation of $3B in 2025
April 12, 2023
TrendForce’s latest report, “AMOLED Technology and Market Status”, reveals that OLED, the next generation of digital displays, has not only taken hold of the smartphone market but is also beginning to make its move into other applications.
Shipments of TV panels are projected to drop by 2.8% YoY for 2023
January 13, 2023
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine military conflict and high inflation will continue to affect the global economy and politics during 2023.
Innovobot, TDK, Microchip and BOE Varitronix team up on automotive haptics display
January 04, 2023
Tech innovation and R&D design house Innovobot Labs is is teaming up with three technology companies to develop a next-generation reference design for automotive displays.
Mini LED backlit automotive display modules forecasted to total around 450,000 units for 2023
December 21, 2022
According to TrendForce’s latest research, shipments of Mini LED-backlit automotive display modules are estimated to total around 140,000 units this year because of their use by European, Chinese, and US carmakers.
Ennostar and PlayNitride join forces to develop micro LED
November 14, 2022
Ennostar’s subsidiary Epistar and PlayNitride’s wholly-owned subsidiary PlayNitride Display have announced that they have teamed up to build a production line for 6-inch Micro LED epi-wafers.
BOE becomes largest shareholder in HC Semitek
November 08, 2022
BOE has become the largest shareholder in HC Semitek following a RMB 2.1 billion (EUR 289.5 million) capital investment deal, and they are now in a partnership with respect to the development of Micro/Mini LED businesses.
Market penetration rate of OLED folding phones to reach 1.1% in 2022
August 25, 2022
According to TrendForce, as technology and materials evolve, the penetration rate of OLED folding mobile phones is estimated to reach 1.1% in 2022.
Trendforce: Panel makers forced to reduce utilisation
July 28, 2022
Moving into 2H22, terminal brands continue to adjust their inventory, not only weakening panel demand, but also inducing a sustained drop in panel quotations.
LCD TV panel prices fall to new low
June 10, 2022
According to TrendForce, LCD TV panel quotations bore the brunt of continuous downgrades in the purchase volume of TV brands and pricing for most panel sizes have fallen to record lows.
High-end notebook panels to surpass 20% market share in 2022
July 27, 2021
The massive rise in market demand for notebook computers in response to distance learning needs and WFH applications from 2020 to 2021 has generated not only a double-digit growth in notebook panel shipment, but also a price hike of more than 40% for notebook panels, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
ABB to acquire ASTI Mobile Robotics Group
July 20, 2021
ABB will acquire ASTI Mobile Robotics Group (ASTI), a global autonomous mobile robot (AMR) manufacturer with a portfolio across all major applications enabled by the company’s software suite.
Chinese suppliers take top spots in TV panel shipment ranking
April 09, 2021
As Samsung Display (SDC) decided to extend the manufacturing operations of its Korea-based Gen 8.5 LCD fab, and tier-two panel suppliers are still slow to reassign their production capacities from TV panels to IT panels, TrendForce expects total TV panel shipment for 2021 to reach 269 million units, which is relatively unchanged compared to 2020 levels.
Solas OLED settles patent disputes with LG Display
February 22, 2021
Solas OLED, an Irish company that specialises in OLED technologies that it licenses to consumer electronics manufacturers, has entered into a Settlement and License Agreement with LG Display, resolving a number of patent infringement actions brought by Solas against LG Display and a certain number of its customers, including Sony.
Mini LED chip revenue likely to reach USD 270M in 2021
January 25, 2021
As various TV manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, and TCL announced their new models equipped with Mini LED backlights at CES 2021, TrendForce's investigations shows that total Mini LED chip revenue from Mini LED backlight TVs to potentially reach USD 270 million in 2021, as manufacturers gradually overcome technological bottlenecks and lower their overall manufacturing costs.
Limited IC supply to bottleneck monitor panel shipments
January 15, 2021
The stay-at-home economy generated by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in persistent demand for IT products such as monitors, says TrendForce.
Chinese panel makers expected to occupy more than 50% share in monitor panel market in 2021
October 15, 2020
Chinese manufacturers are expected to raise their market share from 39% this year to 52% next year in the monitor panel market, and 36% to 39% in the notebook panel market, according to TrendForce’s preliminary shipment forecast of panel makers for 2021.
Strong demand in 3Q20 results in highest single-quarter global TV shipments
October 08, 2020
Owing to a 20% increase in TV demand in North America, as well as the fact that TV brands had deferred their shipment schedules in 1H20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of the third-quarter cyclical upturn were further compounded in 3Q20, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
BOE to control 28% of global large-sized display panel capacity in 2021
September 25, 2020
After a period of back-and-forth negotiations, the sale of CEC Panda has finally materialised, as BOE formally announced on September 23 its plan to acquire an 80.831% share in CEC Panda’s Nanjing-based Gen 8.5 fab and 51% share in CEC Panda’s Chengdu-based Gen 8.6+ fab, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
BOE takes the lead as Chinese panel manufacturers expand on the market
August 05, 2020
BOE and CSOT strategically adjusted their Gen 8.5 production lines by shifting some production capacities from TV panels to monitor panels instead, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
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