Shipments of touch screen panels in 2013 to rise by 34%, as per IHS
IHS forecasts a total of 2.8 billion touch-screen panels will ship in 2016, up from 1.3 billion in 2012. Shipments in 2013 to surge 34 percent to reach 1.8 billion units, as per IHS.
“Growth in the touchscreen market will be driven by increasing penetration in markets beyond the smartphone and tablet businesses,” said Duke Yi, senior manager for display components and materials research at IHS. “Demand so far has largely been limited to these two markets. However, touch-screen sales are increasing dramatically across a broad range of products, particularly notebook PCs.” “The notebook represents the key near-term growth generator for touch-screen displays,” said Yi at an event. IHS finds global shipments of touch-screen-equipped notebook PCs will rise to 78 million units in 2016, up from just 4.6 million in 2012. By 2016, notebooks will account for 12.3 percent of global touch-screen shipments by area, up from less than 2 percent in 2012. Prices for touch-enabled notebooks are declining, with a popular model from Asustek Computer Inc. falling to a $700 price in China, Yi noted. This is making the touch screens more affordable for mainstream consumer notebook PC buyers. The form factor of notebooks is evolving to suit touch technology, with new alternatives ...
“Growth in the touchscreen market will be driven by increasing penetration in markets beyond the smartphone and tablet businesses,” said Duke Yi, senior manager for display components and materials research at IHS. “Demand so far has largely been limited to these two markets. However, touch-screen sales are increasing dramatically across a broad range of products, particularly notebook PCs.” “The notebook represents the key near-term growth generator for touch-screen displays,” said Yi at an event. IHS finds global shipments of touch-screen-equipped notebook PCs will rise to 78 million units in 2016, up from just 4.6 million in 2012. By 2016, notebooks will account for 12.3 percent of global touch-screen shipments by area, up from less than 2 percent in 2012. Prices for touch-enabled notebooks are declining, with a popular model from Asustek Computer Inc. falling to a $700 price in China, Yi noted. This is making the touch screens more affordable for mainstream consumer notebook PC buyers. The form factor of notebooks is evolving to suit touch technology, with new alternatives ...
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