Smartphones spur shift in small- to medium-size display demand, says IHS

Smartphones spur shift in small- to medium-size display demand, says IHS: Ongoing improvements in smartphone display performance is leading to increasing demand for high-resolution panels with lower power consumption requirements, which are not supported by the most common legacy technologies such as a-Si. According to IHS, overall global shipments of small- to medium-size (9-inch or smaller) a-Si TFT panels are forecast to decline 7% on year in 2015, to reach 1.6 billion units. At the same time, combined unit-shipments of newer LTPS TFT LCD and oxide TFT LCD panels will grow 33%, to reach 676 million units, while AMOLED panel production will increase 44%, to reach 260 million units.