Small- and medium-size panels more profitable, says industry sources
"Panel makers are focusing on producing small- and medium-size panels due to increasing global demand along with declining prices for large-sized panels.
Sources noted that more than ever there is strong demand for mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and notebooks. As a result, Japan-, Korea-, Taiwan-, and China-based panel manufacturers such as BOE and Tianma are all competing for small- and medium-sized panel orders to meet the growing trend.
Global large-sized panel prices have been falling continuously due to lower than predicted growth in large-sized LCD panel sales and some panel makers are transferring to producing small- and medium-size panels to increase profits whereas some makers are still focused on producing large-sized LCD panels as there is still a large demand for LCD TVs in China expected in the years to come, added sources." via DigiTimes
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