Small and medium-sized display industry output decline in 2006, but the market appear gradually changes.
With high Generation (are) tft-lcd production line production, originally a main big size 3 generations – 5.5 Generation line than six generations manufacturer competitiveness obvious – 10 generations tft-lcd production line. These manufacturer has transformed into small and medium-sized display manufacturers, so a glut on the market, especially the phenomenon began to appear in size (5-11 inches) in the field, the price drop dramatically.
First, the dimensioning display market began to erupt. 2009 this time, a lot of the Internet in small and medium size display industry makes in the background of economic crisis is still achieved growth. 2010, is a tablet PC shipment in size display market driven growth.
Small and medium-sized display industry has experienced in one year compare big changes. HuaYing (CPT) and caijing (HANNSTAR) completely transformed for small screen manufacturers. CPT in 2010 than opioids billion as shipments in 2009 growth 135%; HANNSTAR in 2010 than 2.48 billion, up shipments in 2009 505% growth. Although shipments soars, but the average unit price is not high, Maori low. Plus tft-lcd production line, the high depreciation expense is still in the two manufacturers in the mire of the loss.
Secondly, with the rapid growth of smart phones, cell phone screen size is more and more big. Mainstream smartphone screen size reach 3.5 inch, high-end smartphone screen to 4.3 inch, is twice the normal cell phone. The resolution (Resoultion) also more and more high, mainstream for 800 * 480 resolution or 800 * 854, high-end resolution to 9.6 * 640, is four times the normal cell phone.
The average price of cell phone screen by continuous drop (ASP) to continue to rise, 2010 cell phone screen the average price of $8.06 than 2009 growth 11.8 percent. Expected to 2013, cell phone screen at the average price rise.