LCD-TVs to drive semiconductor market
By Jim Carbone -- Purchasing, 10/2/2007 2:03:00 PM
Liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions will help drive the semiconductor industry over the next several years, according to a report by researcher iSuppli.
The market for semiconductors used in LCD-TVs will grow from $2 billion in 2006 to $7.4 billion in 2011, according to iSuppli.
Chip shipments for LCD-TVs will rise to 178 million units in 2011, up from 43 million in 2006. LCD-TV chips will account for 77.4% of digital television (DTV) semiconductor shipments in 2011, up from 55.5% in 2006. The DTV marker includes LCD-TVs, plasma sets, cathode ray tubes and rear-projection televisions.
The forecast indicates that the LCD-TV segment has become the driving force behind the global DTV semiconductor business, propelling revenue growth and generating the most attractive opportunities for television chip suppliers.
The rise of DTV and LCD-TV is being driven by multiple factors, including the migration to digital sources for television content and mandated digital broadcasts in most of the world’s countries during the next 10 years. Other factors include the emergence of new displays with attractive form factors, like LCDs and plasma sets, and—most importantly—because of the rapidly falling prices of large-sized flat-panel TVs.
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