The investment in CANDO by TPK is an indication of the beginning of an era where large will become larger through merger and acquisition in the industry of touch panel module. The research institution WitsView under TrendForce has pointed out that this investment will lead to complimentary benefits for TPK in the three aspects of production capacity, technology and customer base.
According to the latest surveys conducted by WitsView, a subsidiary of TrendForce, large-size panel shipment in April to be 56.34 million units, a drop of 2.1% compared to March.
According to WitsView shipment survey of the world's top ten LCD monitors, the shipping MoM of the top ten brand vendors in March 2011 grew 33% over February's, to 12.91 million units. The shipping MoM of the SIs grew up to 40% compared with February's, a total amount of 14.34 million units.
◆Overall Panel Shipment Review for 1Q11
According to the latest surveys conducted by WitsView, a subsidiary of TrendForce, large-sized panel shipment surged by 21% MoM to 57.57 million units in March.