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.