Blog from January 2022

Mobile

2021 AMOLED Smartphone Revenue Reaches $397B - A Record 56% Unit Share for Flexible AMOLED

January 3, 2022

DSCC has released its latest Quarterly Advanced Smartphone Features Report and revealed its preliminary Q4’21 and 2021 AMOLED smartphone unit and revenue results. Q3’21 and Q4’21 were very strong quarters for AMOLED smartphone panel procurements and AMOLED smartphone revenue. Q3’21 finished strong with a 22% Q/Q and 33% Y/Y increase of 163M AMOLED smartphone panels and $106B for smartphone revenue followed by Q4’21, with an 11% Q/Q increase to 180M AMOLED smartphone panels and $110B in smartphone revenue. On a panel procurement basis, we expect 2021 to achieve a total of 634M AMOLED smartphone panels, a 27% Y/Y increase and $397B for smartphone revenue, a 22% Y/Y increase.
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Events

CES 2022: In-Person Observations

January 10, 2022

Although it was greatly diminished in terms of the number of exhibitors and attendees, CES 2022 went forward as an in-person event. I am very glad I attended because I had quite a few productive meetings and saw new technologies with my own eyes.
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Mobile

DSCC Downgrades AMOLED Smartphone Growth in 2022 on Weak Rigid Demand at Huawei and Honor

January 10, 2022

DSCC has released its latest Quarterly Advanced Smartphone Features Report and Quarterly OLED Shipment Report and revealed its preliminary 2021 and 2022 AMOLED smartphone unit and revenue results. In 2021, our preliminary AMOLED smartphone panel shipment results show that 2021 will have a total of 644M AMOLED smartphone panel shipments, up 28% Y/Y. Of the 644M units, rigid AMOLED smartphone panels will have a 42% unit share, flexible AMOLED smartphone panels will have a 55% unit share and foldable AMOLED smartphone panels will have a 2% unit share.
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TV

LCD TV Panel Prices Continue to Fall in January

January 10, 2022

LCD TV panel prices, which peaked in summer 2021, fell through the second half of the year and are continuing to fall in the new year. The pace of price decreases is slowing, and we expect that pattern to continue through the first quarter, but prices have already given up most of the gains that they made in the long upcycle of 2020-2021.
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Reports

Quantum Dot Displays Start to Diversify Again

January 18, 2022

DSCC has just released its latest Quantum Dot Display Technology and Market Outlook Report. According to the report, the mature QDEF technology will continue to grow in 2022 while new configurations appear, marking a diversification in technologies and materials. Quantum dots (QDs) have been used for nearly a decade to enhance colors in LCD panels. In the early days, OEMs had the choice between two types of configurations: a glass tube designed for edge-lit backlights or an optical film that could fit inside most LCD panels. The latter became known in the industry as QDEF, which stands for Quantum Dot Enhancement Film. Sony and TCL initially went for the glass tube for their premium TVs while Amazon adopted QDEF in its most expensive tablet, the Kindle HDX.
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OLED

DSCC’s Latest Report Reveals $63B for OLED Panel Revenue in 2026 - Fueled by Growth from OLED IT Products, OLED TVs and Smartphones

January 18, 2022

DSCC has released its latest Quarterly OLED Shipment Report and has revealed the updated shipment and revenue forecasts for all OLED applications through 2026. DSCC forecasts $63B and an 8% revenue CAGR in OLED panel revenue through 2026, driven by double-digit revenue CAGR growth for notebook PCs, monitors and tablets and a 6% CAGR revenue growth for smartphone and a 9% CAGR revenue growth for OLED TVs.
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Foldable

Latest Insights on Samsung’s Foldable Smartphone Production and Panel Procurement

January 18, 2022

Samsung’s foldable smartphones continue to perform well with December production its second-best month ever at 1.47M, up 3435% Y/Y. The Z Flip 3 accounted for 67% of the total or nearly 1M units. 2021 foldable smartphone production rose nearly 300% to 8.1M units. Korea led Samsung’s demand in 2021 with a 32% share followed by Europe at 31% and the US at 29%. Relative to 2020, the US gained significant share while Europe also remained strong.
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Events

CES 2022 in Photos

January 20, 2022

There was a lot to see at CES 2022, as I was able to see new technologies with my own eyes. Here are some more notes and pictures from the event.
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TV

CES Review: What is the Landscape for Premium TV in 2022?

January 24, 2022

Now that CES 2022 is in the rear-view mirror, it is a good time to review what the new TV product introductions mean for the premium TV market this year. The arrival of Samsung Display’s QD-OLED heightens the technology battle in the premium TV space, and after a year of unprecedented volatility in LCD TV panel prices, we expect LCD products to become more aggressive as panel prices have come down.
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Financial

Panel Maker Q4 Earnings Preview

January 24, 2022

In the next few weeks, we will see the Q4 earnings announcements for flat panel display makers, starting with LG Display on Wednesday, January 26th. Although price declines will likely bring profits down from historically high levels during the summer, we expect that panel makers will report continued profits to close out the most profitable year in the history of the industry.
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