This IDC study analyzes the long-term supply and demand situation in the TFT-LCD market based on a demand forecast and capital expenditure trends. This document includes a forecast of revenue and average selling prices (ASPs) for the major TFT-LCD applications, including LCD monitors, notebook panels, and LCD-TV panels. IDC also provides the margin ratio compared with the production cost and budget ratio change in PC systems.
"The TFT-LCD market will expand to about twice its current size over the forecast period, reaching $42 billion in 2007. Most notably, revenue in the LCD-TV market segment will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 41% and exceed revenue in the notebook panel market segment in 2005. LCD monitor segment revenue will increase at a CAGR of 9% and touch $18 billion in 2007." ? Stanley Jeong, IDC research manager, Global TFT-LCD Research