In terms of size, with the iPad’s buoyant influence, shipments of 9.7 million units of panel shipments in May of this year increased by 26%, indicating that the impact of the Foxconn factory explosion was minimal. At the same time, due to the introduction of new products such as the Galaxy Tab10.1, shipments of 10.1 inches reached 986,000 units, a growth of 37%. In addition, due to the continuous launch of Android Tablet PC products, it began to produce 8-inch (8-inch, 8.9-inch) panels, and with the Galaxy Tab and other tablet computer size changes, 7-inch panel production will be significantly reduced.
On the other hand, in May of the overall large-scale panel market, due to the increase in demand and price increase in the second half of the period, the increase in the number of panel purchases by the brand manufacturers, and the increase in panel and notebook computer panel shipments, the large-scale panel out in May. The volume was 63 million units, an increase of 8.1%. However, Displaybank researcher Alex Kang pointed out that the current upward trend will begin to slow in June and maintain the same shipments as in May.
May panel shipments show that the Foxconn factory explosion has little impact on the iPad
With the introduction of more diversified tablet PCs, touch panels for tablets continued to rise in May. According to the “Monthly Panel Shipment Statistics†report of Displaybank, a market research organization, the shipment of touch panels for tablet PCs of various sizes, such as 8-inch, 8.9-inch, 9.7-inch, and 10.1-inch, continues to increase steadily. It is estimated that shipments of panel PCs for the month of May grew by 28% from the previous month to 6.43 million units.