According to WitsView, the display research division of TrendForce, the medium-and large-sized LCD product demands in 2012 are hurt by the global economical slowdown, except for tablets showing large growth, the overall end market demand is soft.
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, in the third quarter of 2012 shipment volume for Chinese smartphone manufacturers was approximately 60 million units, representing a mild increase of 8% compared to 27% growth in the second quarter.
LED has been penetrated into a wide range of applications such as lighting and TV, thanks to the rapid price fall and aggressive push among vendors. Despite the LED market is still growing steadily in terms of demand, corresponding market growth slows down amid excess capacity build. LEDinside expects the LED package industry to grow only 9.6% YoY at US$11.27 billion in 2013.
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, as the cost decline of ultrabook components like SSDs, displays, and cases becomes more apparent next year and Intel places more focus on developing processors for ultrabook use, ultrabook market size may exceed 30 million units in 2013, growing by more
According to WitsView, the display research division of TrendForce, the overall demand for large-sized panels in 2012 would climb by 9%-10% with tablet panels possibly reaching 135 million units, dramatically growing by more than 85%.