Archive for the ‘Suppliers’ Category
Monday, January 5th, 2009
By Brian Chen, Research Director, Greater China Market
As TFT LCD makers are now suffering from a deep downturn cycle, TFT-LCD component makers also face the same situation from Q3'08. As some of panel prices are approaching material costs, cost down requests from panel makers to LCD component makers are ...
Posted in Brian Chen, Equipment, Suppliers, TVs | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
By David Hsieh, Vice President, Greater China Market
Some panel makers have raised LCD monitor panel prices for January. Panel suppliers and their OEM and brand customers are agreeing to increase the panel price of the 19” Wide and 18.5” Wide LCD monitor panels by $3-5. Meanwhile, there are many reports ...
Posted in Authors, David Hsieh, Desktop Monitors, Economics, Equipment, Notebook PCs, Suppliers, TVs | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
By David Barnes, Vice President, Strategic Analysis
A recent DisplaySearch Blog by David Hsieh led me to think about potential changes in the TFT LCD supply chain. As he points out, brand owners and retailers play a dangerous game when they drive flat panel display prices towards the cost of materials. ...
Posted in Applications, Authors, David Barnes, Desktop Monitors, Equipment, Notebook PCs, Suppliers, Supply Chain | No Comments »
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
By David Hsieh, Vice President, Greater China Market
TFT LCD makers are now suffering from a deep downturn. According to the latest Quarterly TFT LCD Cost Forecast Reports with Annual and Quarterly Projections, panel prices are approaching cash costs, and some panel makers are already selling products ...
Posted in David Hsieh, Desktop Monitors, Equipment, Large Format Commercial Public Displays, Notebook PCs, Suppliers, TVs | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
By David Hsieh, Vice President, Greater China Market
There has been a great deal of news recently about the weak demand for LCD TV panels, causing panel prices to fall. Panel makers report that they do not see strong demand for the next few months. Although monthly shipments of LCD TV ...
Posted in Authors, David Hsieh, Suppliers, Supply Chain, TVs | No Comments »
