e-Paper Display Market To Reach $2.1 Billion In 2015

May 8, 2009
E-books like Amazons Kindle will represent the bulk of the demand for e-paper technology

E-books like Amazon's Kindle will represent the bulk of the demand for e-paper display technology

Inspite the economic downturn, the e-paper display market is thriving, growingon average 46.9% annually; to reach $2.1 billion in 2015 from only $260 million in 2010 and then on to $7 billion in 2020.

LG Display will be the first to market with a flexible e-paper display

LG Display will be the first to market with a flexible e-paper display

That’s according to market research firm DisplayBank which also sees e-books – like Amazon’s Kindle – as being the main driver for this hyper growth.

On the flexible e-paper front, LG Display is expected to be the first to market with 11.5-inch flexible display products during the first half of this year.

The Hearst Corporation – publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire or Cosmopolitan – said it will use that technology for an e-book it has under-development.

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Displaybank Forecasts Flat Panel Price Increase

February 23, 2009
Flat panels lost half of their value in one year

Flat panels lost more than half of their value in one year

After a 50% drop year over year, prices of flat panels used in LCD TVs and monitors are expected to hold steady, according to Silicon Valley-based research firm Displaybank.

Panel shortage will be resolved by the end of March – with increase production from Asia makers – and prices might slightly increase by then.

After that, it’s everybody’s guess.

Displaybank suggests two possible scenari:

  1. The economy recovers in the second half of the year, so does the demand, and prices go up;
  2. The economy recovers in Q2. Prices increase in the first half of the year after Q1, but then prices decline again due to
    an excessive supply volume in the second half of the year

It’s perhaps time to think about that second flat panel set :-)

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Prices Of Flat Panel TVs, Monitors Decline Sharply; Trend To Continue Beyond Holiday Season

December 4, 2008
Flat panel TVs and monitors are a hot commodity this holiday season

Flat panel TVs and monitors are a hot commodity this holiday season

Prices for flat panels – used in LCD TVs and monitors – could decline even further as the low-demand season approaches, reports research firm Displaybank.

Despite production cuts from manufacturers this year, 32″ flat panels used in LCD TVs recorded a 39% price erosion since last June; more than any other flat panel TV sizes (37″ and above).

The situation is even more dramatic in the LCD monitor market. Since June, the price for 17″ and 19″ flat panels nearly halved; now reaching $60 and $63, respectively while 22″ panels dropped at $89. “They are gradually reaching marginal cost making harder for most panel makers to generate any profit,” states Displaybank.

The San Jose, Calif. firm now anticipates price reductions to continue after December and well into 2009 but at a somewhat slower rate.

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