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LONDON, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Shipments of large-area TFT LCD display panels dropped to historical lows in

April as pandemic impacts combined with disruptions from the war in Europe and

lockdowns in China to dampen demand, according to Omdia's latest Large Area

Display Market Tracker (https://omdia.tech.informa.com/OM023311/Large-Area-Display-Market-Tracker--April-2022-Analysis).

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Large-area TFT LCD panel shipments decreased by 10% Month on Month (MoM) and 5%

Year on Year (YoY) in April, to 74.1million units, representing historically

low shipment performance since May 2020. Omdia defines large-area TFT LCD

displays as larger than 9 inches.

"With continued ramifications from the pandemic, demand for IT panels for

monitors and notebook PCs remained strong in 4Q21. But as the market became

saturated starting in 2022, IT panel shipments started slowing in 1Q22 and

early 2Q22," said Robin Wu, Principal Analyst for Large Area Display &

Production, Omdia ( https://omdia.tech.informa.com/authors/robin-wu ).

Wu said that notebook panel shipments decreased 21% MoM in April, to 18.2

million units, or a 33% decrease from a peak of 27.3 million units in November

2021.

TV Shipments Dip 9% MoM

While TV panel prices have decreased noticeably since 3Q21, TV LCD panel

shipments increased to a peak of 23.4 million in December 2021, driven by low

prices. But rising inflation, the Ukraine crisis and continued lockdowns in

China have slowed demand. As a result, TV panel shipments posted a 9% MoM

decline in April, to 21.7million units.

Many TV panel prices have fallen below manufacturing cost, and panel makers

began to lose money in their TV panel business starting in 4Q21. But Chinese

panel makers, the biggest capacity owners, still haven't reduced their fab

utilization. With no sign of demand recovery in 2Q22 or even 3Q22, the

supply/demand situation is unlikely to see improvement, Wu said.

"IT LCD panels could still deliver positive cash flow for panel makers. But

with prices dropping dramatically, panel makers will soon start to lose money

in their IT panel business," Wu said. "Maybe only then will panel makers reduce

their glass input and the overall supply/demand situation will return to

balance."

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SOURCE  Omdia