2008 global flat panel display market will reach $119 billion

[San Francisco] market research firm DisplaySearch said, whether it is the 82 inch LCD panel, 11 inch OLED TV, or flexible electronic paper display, technology and application of OLED, LED backlight, flexible touch screen and digital signage and other emerging is to promote the flat display panel in 2008, after a number of supply chain the key factor in the growth of years.

DisplaySearch founder and CEO Ross Young said, because the price is relatively stable in 2008, flat-panel display industry sales revenue will reach $119 billion, more than 19% growth in 2007. After 2008, the flat panel display market will grow at the same rate, while the growth in production capacity requires the growth of electronic signage and electronic applications such as block. In addition, OLED, LED backlight and flexible display technology and other advances will be the opportunity to accelerate the growth of new sales and new applications. Therefore, these key topics will be the main content of the DisplaySearch 2008 U.S. flat panel display conference discussion.

DisplaySearch predicted that in 2011, digital signage (26 inches or more) will be shipped in 2006 from less than 1 million growth to 3 million 500 thousand, compound annual growth rate of 31%. The market is still in the early stages of development, there are still many problems to be solved.