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Published 2008/03/21

China's SVA Group plans launch of LCD 6-generation line in 2008

SHANGHAI, Mar 20, 2008 (Asia In Focus via COMTEX) -- NO MATCHES FOUND. | news | PowerRating | PR Charts -- China's SVA GROUP will submit a LCD 6-generation line plan to the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission in one month and is expected to start construction in the second half of this year, according to an official with SVA. The LCD six-generation line project will involve over $US2 billion, which will mainly emerge from market financing and government loans. * The SVA INFO ... ...

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Product Info - SET
Published 2008/03/20

Samsung unveils the new Series 5 A550 in North America market

In 2008, Samsung appears to have adopted a new naming system in differentiating its LCD TVs, where it now uses number, namely Series 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. The newly launched Series 5 in the North America market is dubbed the A550. Available in the 40",46" and 52 sizes, it belongs to Samsung's medium-ranged lineup. As the more entry-level Series 4 covers only the 32/40" sizes, Samsung's 46" are all FHD. Thus, from a certain viewpoint, the Series 5 can be viewed as a less expensive FHD lineup....

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Market Status
Published 2008/03/05

Price Overview, 1H of Mar, 2008

IAs the market enters into March, panel makers are starting to adopt a more aggressive pricing strategy. As predicted by WitsView, panel makers are trying to create a setting conducive for the market to rebound in 2Q08. Based on our current observations, with the number of working days returning to normal in March, panel shipments are expected to return to January’s levels. As downstream clients kept a close eye on their inventory levels after the market entered into the traditional weak season in the first quarter of 2008, there is currently no serious glut. Coupled by persisting strong shipments at the channel side, the market demand in Q1 have been stronger-than-usual. Meanwhile, given expectations of panel prices rising again in Q2, an earlier-than-usual inventory pull-in in Q1 has helped consume the high panel production output, as panel makers maintained a high glass substrate input ratio. Thus, in March, ...

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Column - Downstream
Published 2008/03/19

WitsView unveils Feb08 FHD street price survey: 40/46" FHD TV Average price drops by more than USD 100; 37" FHD/HD price gap now only USD 134

In February, the FHD 40/46" fell by more than USD 100, as the average price in Korea and Taiwan fell sharply. The FHD penetration rate continued to grow during February. In particular, the penetration rate in the 46" category exceeded 70% for the first time, while the 42" neared the 50% level. ...

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Column - Component
Published 2008/03/05

Price correction in prism film becomes main contributor to backlight unit module cost down

Although 1Q08 is a traditional slow season, most panel makers have maintained their glass input capacity at 100% because of an anticipated panel shortage in 2008. Thus, the glass substrate demand remains at the same level as seen in 4Q07.

<brThe stable demand has helped underpin the glass substrate price. We estimate a 1% decline for 5G and 6G. For 7G and above, since Taiwanese TFT makers are further increasing their glass input , the price decrease should be a little bit higher than the smaller generation plants, which is about 1~2% by our estimation. ...

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