Taiwan makers' shipments of large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LCD panels reached 66.99 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, down 1.4% on quarter but up 4.2% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
The makers total large-size TFT LCD panel shipments for 2014 reached 264.6 million, up 4.4% on year, which was slightly higher than the global average of 3.6%.
The overall on-year increase came as the global TFT LCD industry rebounded driven largely by demand for TV displays. The decline in the fourth quarter meanwhile was due to fluctuations in orders from Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, and Taiwan makers did not make adjustments to their capacities.
BOE, LG Display and Samsung Display on the other hand have opened new capacities at China-based 8.5G facilities, with BOE witnessing some of the largest capacity and yield increases at its Hefei-based fab. Such developments led to an over 15% sequential increase in large-size TFT LCD shipments, with TV, monitor and PC applications all increasing.
China-based China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) meanwhile saw a 9% increase in TV panel shipments during the fourth quarter of 2014 driven by orders from the TCL Group, added Digitimes Research.
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