As smartphone panel prices fall, panel makers focus on cost reduction, says IHS

May 18, 2015 (Updated Jan 12, 2016) Cellpex, United States, Ohio - admin

As smartphone panel selling prices continue to fall, display makers are focused on finding ways to reduce production costs, in order to eke out profits. For example, five-inch Full HD mobile phone panels experienced a drastic on-year unit-shipment decline of 34%, but manufacturing costs fell only 14% in 2014. If current price trends continue, manufacturing costs for five-inch Full HD panels are expected to reach the break-even point by the end of 2015, according to IHS.

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