Touch Panel
DisplaySearch has surveyed over 200 suppliers of touch-screen modules, controller ICs, ITO film, and other components to produce the 2012 Touch Panel Market Analysis report. Firms are profiled in the report together with 2011 historic shipment and revenue data for more than 110 touch screen suppliers. Total touch-screen module revenue forecast will reach $16 billion in 2012, and nearly double in six years, reaching $31.9 billion by 2018, according to the most recent NPD DisplaySearch 2012 research. The market growth is being driven by increased demand from applications such as iPads and other tablet PCs, smart phones, and emerging PC notebook designs. While the leading touch technology is projected capacitive touch, demand for other technologies is on the rise. Touch screen penetration has rapidly increased in mobile phones, handheld games, and game consoles, as well as in tablet PC applications, which are forecast to collectively account for more than $13.6 billion in touch screen revenues this year. In addition, NPD DisplaySearch forecasts strong touch screen growth over the next several years driven by demand in larger display applications such as convertible/hybrid notebook PCs. Mobiles still leads: convertible/hybrid notebook/PCs gain 2013 share Mobile phones are the biggest application for touch screens in terms of unit shipments, accounting for three-fourths of units shipped in 2011. NPD DisplaySearch forecasts that 1.2 billion touch screens will ship for mobile phone applications in 2012, up 68% Y/Y. Tablet PC is a fast-growing application with shipments tripled in 2010 and reached 79.6 million in 2011. Growth continues to be strong, and NPD DisplaySearch forecasts more than 130 million touch screens for tablet PCs in 2012, and more than 190 million in 2013. Revenues for touch screens in tablet PCs are expect to grow by more than $3 billion in 2013. Touch penetration is expected to increase dramatically in convertible/hybrid notebook PCs. The Ultrabook, promoted by Intel, will start to adopt touch screens by year end, and Microsoft Surface tablets will also integrate touch screens. NPD DisplaySearch forecasts touch screen penetration on notebook PCs will increase from 2% in 2011 to about 8% in 2013. Over the next few years, all-in-one PCs and automobile monitors are expected to contribute to touch screen market growth as well. Touch technologies with high transmittance, low power consumption, multi-touch, or gesture recognition will benefit most. "Demand is growing for thinner, light weight, and lower cost touch panels and devices. In addition, we see strong touch screen growth over the next several years in larger display applications such as convertible/hybrid notebook PCs and all-in-one PCs," noted Jennifer Colegrove, PhD, VP of Emerging Display Technologies at NPD DisplaySearch. "Over the next few years, in-cell, on-cell, and sensor-on-cover touch technologies will surpass the add-on type projected capacitive touch." NPD DisplaySearch 2012 Touch Panel Market Analysis
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