Approximately 14 million 4K2K – ultra-high definition (UHD) – television sets will be shipped globally in 2014, penetrating 6-7% of the overall TV market, according to WitsView, a subsidiary of the Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce.
Global demand for LCD TV panels this year is beating analysts’ forecasts according to WitsView, a subsidiary of the Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce.
Global shipments of large-size panels fell 5% on month to 68.21 million in July. LCD TV panel shipments reached 20.86 million, down 0.4% on month, while monitor panel shipments reached 12.72 million, a 5.6% decrease, as LCD TV panel applications strained production capacity. Meanwhile, notebook panel shipments, fell 5.8% to 15.32 million due to increased demand for smartphones, while tablet panel shipments dropped 8.4% to 19.27 million as Apple adjusted reserves in anticipation of the release of a new iPad in the second half of 2014, according to WitsView, a subsidiary of market intelligence firm TrendForce.
Supply for LCD monitor panels is being pushed down by production of TV, notebook and small- to medium-size applications, which will lead to a 9.2% sequential decline in supply as well as increased pricing during the third quarter of 2014, according to WitsView, a research subsidiary of TrendForce.
The global smartphone market is slowing down and entering a mature period where growth will be limited. Mature markets such as Europe and North America in particular are expected to see smartphone growth in the single digits. Amid an increasingly competitive smartphone market in China growth is expected to be more noticeable, vendors such as Xiaomi, Huawei and Lenovo have nevertheless gained a strong market share in the lower-priced smartphone segment.
