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Advanced TV Market Expected to Decline in 2023; Growth to Resume in 2024

April 3, 2023

Advanced TV shipments are expected to decline in both units and revenue in 2023, but are forecast to resume growth in 2024, according to the latest update to DSCC’s Quarterly Advanced TV Shipment and Forecast Report, now available to subscribers. This report covers the worldwide premium TV market, including the most advanced TV technologies: WOLED, QD-OLED, QDEF, MicroLED and MiniLED with 4K and 8K resolution. The report looks at current and future TV shipments and revenues by technology, region, brand, resolution and size, and forecasts the growth of all these technologies. Last month, we covered the most recent historical results and this week we will cover our updated forecast.
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TV

LCD TV Panel Prices Continue to Climb in Q2

April 3, 2023

After a pause in the winter, LCD TV panel prices are increasing as Q1 ends and Q2 begins. The extremely low LCD fab utilization levels in Q1 have allowed TV supply chain inventories to normalize and panel purchases have started to recover. The higher panel prices will lead to improved profitability for panel makers, but the industry remains in a difficult position with prices below cash costs.
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Display Equipment

Leading Display Equipment Suppliers’ Revenues Fall for Sixth Straight Quarter

April 3, 2023

As revealed in our latest Quarterly Display Supply Chain Financial Health Report, display equipment revenues for 17 of the largest suppliers fell 9% Q/Q and 7% Y/Y to $1.4B, declining on a Y/Y basis for the sixth straight quarter as shown in the figure here. At $1.41B, it was the second worst quarter since Q2’20, when COVID disrupted equipment deliveries and installations. Display equipment spending is on the decline due to a decline in display demand resulting from the COVID bubble when significant display demand was pulled in along with a rise in supply in 2021 and 2022 as suppliers responded to the higher demand by adding more capacity. As a result, utilization plummeted, LCD TV panel prices fell below cash cost and panel manufacturers began delaying spending, which should extend through most of 2023.
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IT

Advanced Notebook PCs Decline 6% Q/Q in Q4’22 – 2023 Expected to Remain Flat

March 27, 2023

Last week, we released the advanced notebook PC display (OLEDs and MiniLEDs) results and our latest forecast in the Quarterly Advanced IT Display Shipment and Technology Report. In Q4’22, we saw a Q/Q decrease of advanced notebook PC displays as a result of elevated channel and brand inventories in the total notebook market and slower growth in the advanced notebook display market as a result of the continued macroeconomic turbulence and the slowing of consumer and commercial demand.
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IT

Advanced Monitor Market Expected to Rise 99% Y/Y in 2023 On Triple-Digit Growth for OLEDs Monitors

March 27, 2023

In the recently released Quarterly Advanced IT Display Shipment and Technology Report, some highlights for advanced monitors include: • In Q4’22, advanced monitor panel shipments grew 15% Q/Q and 126% Y/Y to 643K panels. We expect to see an increase to 825K panels in Q1’23, a 28% Q/Q increase with OLED displays increasing 88% Q/Q and MiniLEDs increasing 20%. The significant Q/Q growth for OLED displays is a result of significant growth from 34” QD-OLED and 49” QD-OLED models and 27”, 45” and 48” WOLED models.
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MiniLED

How MiniLEDs Can Remain Cost Competitive

March 20, 2023

Since Apple adopted MiniLEDs in the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro’s in 2020, MiniLED has become a rising star in the display and LED industries. Other IT brands have also adopted MiniLEDs in notebook PCs and monitors since then. However, Apple plans to adopt OLEDs to replace MiniLEDs in the iPad Pro next year and in MacBook Pro’s over time. This will have a large impact on the MiniLED market. Increasing MiniLED’s advantages and minimizing their weaknesses has become a big task for the LED industry. This is being achieved through collaboration with companies in optics, backplanes and driver ICs for next generation MiniLED solutions. High cost is still the main obstacle. DSCC sees a number of ways in which the MiniLED industry is approaching cost reduction:
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Mobile

DSCC Reports April Panel Shipments for the iPhone 14 Series Fall 23% M/M

March 20, 2023

As we approach the end of March, our latest survey of supply chain data shows that panel shipments for the iPhone 14 Series are tracking 2% higher than the iPhone 13 Series during the same time period of April – April. This continued decline in growth is the result of weakening demand, inventory corrections and macroeconomic turbulence.
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Advanced Tablet Panel Shipments Fall Y/Y in Q4’22, Larger Decline Expected in Q1’23

March 20, 2023

As reported in our latest Quarterly Advanced IT Display Shipment and Technology Report, OLED and MiniLED tablet panel shipments fell 10% Q/Q and 11% Y/Y in Q4’22 to 2.3M units. It was the first Y/Y decline since Q1’21. The decline can be attributed to lack of compelling new models, the weak IT market resulting from the COVID bubble where significant forward demand was pulled in, high inflation such as higher energy and food prices weakening consumer spending and recessionary concerns. Q1’23 looks even worse likely due to some inventory concerns at Apple and again a lack of new products. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S9 series isn’t expected to launch till August, so Q1’23 will have a more challenging comparable. A steeper 42% Y/Y decline is expected in Q1’23.
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