This unique report has earned kudos from both its worldwide readership and the media. Used by subscribers throughout the entire TFT LCD supply chain, as well as financial analysts, students, and retailers this report is an invaluable business tool. Now in its fourth edition, it offers exclusive insights on all aspects of TFT LCD module manufacturing.

Information you must have

More than a summary of the current state-of-the-industry, this extensive document gives you the information you need to truly understand the industry from every angle.

• Find out what drives panel costs
• Check on your competitors' or suppliers' market position or future capacity
• Examine trends

Look into the past, present, and future of TFT LCD equipment manufacturing with 813 pages of DisplaySearch analysis.

The dynamic display industry continues to demand the most updated information available. To address this rapidly changing market, on Sept 12, 2007, DisplaySearch released the 271 slide 2007 TFT LCD Equipment Market Share & Industry Trends Supplement.

Every major materials and component supplier is profiled in a report that spans the TFT LCD materials market. Also included are actual and forecast shipment results, market size, pricing and revenues for a total picture of market share leaders in all segments. Emerging market and technology trends are revealed and their impact on panel requirements and panel costs is analyzed.

Subscribers use the information and analysis delivered in this report to gain a thorough understanding of the materials market.

• TFT Array Materials: Glass substrates, Large area masks, Sputter targets, Photoresist, Developer, Gases
• Cell Assembly Materials and Components: Color filter, Polarizers, TAC, Liquid crystal, Wide viewing angle film, Color photoresists, Spacers, Alignment film, Sealant
• Module Components and Materials: Backlight units, CCFL, Backlight inverters, LED backlights, BEF and DBEF, Reflector film, Diffuser film, Light guide plate, ACF, Driver IC

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This comprehensive guide to TFT LCD supply/demand and capital spending continues to grow in content and depth of analysis with every edition. Offering supply/demand analysis, manufacturers' announced spending plans, and panel maker financial data, this one-of-a-kind report reveals insights unavailable in other reports.

Supply/Demand, Capacity Analysis and more

• Announced fab and manufacturers' spending plans
• Probabilities of future TFT LCD shortages
• News and trends from key panel and equipment makers
• Comparisons of supply/demand to previous quarters

This is the industry's only source of quarterly forecasts of TFT LCD array PVD, CVD, exposure, coaters, developers, dry etch, dry strip, wet etch, wet strip, wet clean, crystallization, ion implant, test, cut repair, open repair, stand-alone and in-line AOI in terms of both units and revenue. In addition to TFTs, the report provides a broader prospective on the FPD industry through discussion of PDP, OLED and color filter fab activity and capacity.

Glass, the substrate material essential to TFT LCD production, is discussed and tracked in this comprehensive document with subscriber updates delivered four times a year. Everything you need to know about the market and the technology in a single report from DisplaySearch.

Performance and pricing

Information provided in this report allows you to better understand your company's position in the market, the strength and dependencies of each player's supply chain, and the supply/demand for glass substrates.

• Look at forecast pricing and adjust your pricing strategy
• Determine the likelihood of production shortfalls and plan accordingly
• Use DisplaySearch's technology insights to rethink product development strategy

Color filters, a key and costly panel component, are the subject of this quarterly DisplaySearch report. Stay current on industry and technology trends, actual shipment figures, pricing and revenue, fab activity and capacity, and supply/demand.

Inside and out

Inside the box information on pricing, sizes and shipments so you can make the decisions about:

• Suppliers
• Investment plans over time
• Future pricing

Value chains show where LCD panel makers procure color filters for each line, quantifying the color filter supply chain and forecasting trends.

Information on the entire value chain, including technology developments for large-sized TFT LCD Backlight units (BLU), can be found in a single report updated quarterly. The report also includes the latest news on alternative lighting technologies with an updated listing of the panel makers that are adopting LED backlight technology.

DisplaySearch analysis and commentary provides a single source of BLU data and conclusions about supply/demand, supplier performance and capacity, price trends, cost structure, revenue and market share.

The only report that covers the entire range of TFT LCD optical films, this report eliminates the need to go to multiple sources for information.

Used by component, panel and set makers, OEMs, and researchers, DisplaySearch analysis and commentary provides a single source of optical film information for supply/demand, supplier performance and capacity, price trends, cost structure, revenue and market share.

This report analyzes improvements in display performance derived from optical films as well as different optical film configurations and stacks found in production today.

Optical filters, which have significant impact on PDP performance and costs, are tracked and analyzed with subscriber updates delivered four times a year. Written by industry insiders, this is the only report that accurately tracks the PDP Optical Filter market and supply chain.

With shipment data, market share, and technology trends, the report reveals average selling prices plus each brand's optical filter solution. Materials suppliers gain an understanding of their share of the market, while TV brands and OEMs can review the market position of their suppliers.