Taipei, January 20, 2009—According to WitsView, with the panel prices in the three main applications staying flat in 2HJan, the likelihood of prices hitting bottom in Jan or Feb has greatly increased. This has spurred downstream clients to prepare their inventory.
Since the Taiwan and China panel makers’ sharp production cutbacks in 4Q08, the average utilization [...]
Taipei, January 7, 2008—According to WitsView’s 1HJan price survey, mainstream TV and notebook panels continued to fall respectively by 2-6% ($5-10) and 4-5% ($2-3), while monitor panels remained stable.
“The panel production cutbacks in 4Q08 and 1Q09 will render the rate in the production cutbacks to sharply outpace the decline in demand, thereby helping to clear [...]
Taipei, October 21, 2008—According to WitsView’s 2HOct price survey, in monitor segment, which is already relatively saturated (more than 90% market penetration rate), panel prices dropped by 5-6 per cent ($5). Supported by the PC desktop replacement effect, NB panels slipped by a smaller 2-4 per cent ($2-3). TV panels, which still have some room for [...]
