As panel industry had been stuck in the mud for some time, at the end of 2008, China played a critical role in getting out of the recession mud in the panel industry. In recent years, China has also become the single market that demonstrated the rapidest growth in TV panel demand.
According to the latest survey by WitsView, the research division of TrendForce, panel shipment reached 50.87 million units in July, decreasing by 8% MoM.
Based on the latest survey by WitsView, a research division of TrendForce, the panel procurement volume among China TV brand vendors has been gradually decreasing in the latest three quarters. In 4Q09, the overall TV panel procurement volume reached a record high with 94 million units.
Since 2008, 32W has been accounting for the largest ratio with 40% in global LCD TV sales. WitsView expected that sales ratio of 40W and above LCD TV in 2H10 may increase substantially in accordance with the recent panel price quote and the street price trend.
Under the trend of economies of scale and work specialization, LCD TV vendors are focusing more on the brand management, and have gradually released their manufacturing capacity to cost-competitive SIs. Among which, Japanese TV brand vendors are the most aggressive ones to release their orders in the worldwide.