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TrendForce: LED Manufacturers will Uplift the Technology Entry Level and Find New Applications in Hopes to Raise Profitability in 2015

15 December 2014

For many LED manufacturers, 2014 has been a challenging year. A lot of manufacturers’ performance in first and second half of the year was very polarized. Lighting market demands were stronger than expected in the first half of 2014, leading to a period of LED supply shortages, said Roger Chu, Research Director of LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce. Despite the positive development, the industry was impacted by clients double booking and distributors rising inventory levels during second half of the year. Many manufacturers were impacted by the markets cooling demands, and price competition as a result.

US anti-dumping ruling key to local solar firms' business plans

15 December 2014

TrendForce: LCD Monitor Shipments to Be Determined by Market Demand in 2015, Will Decrease by 1.3%

11 December 2014

Panels were in uncharacteristically short supply in the LCD monitor market in 2014. As a result, panel manufacturers were unable to fully meet market demand. TrendForce forecasts that total LCD monitor shipments in 2014 including all-in-one (AIO) PCs will be 150 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 5.1%.

LTPS panel production capacity to reach11.7 million square meters ...

11 December 2014

Mobile screen demand to drive competitive panel display market

11 December 2014