[opendtv] Sharp foresees shortage of LCD TV panels
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 04:30:05 -0400
Sharp foresees shortage of LCD TV panels
October 11, 2005
TOKYO --The global demand for flat TVs is growing so rapidly it's
creating a shortage of liquid crystal displays, not the glut that
some had expected, a senior executive at Japanese electronics maker
Sharp said Tuesday.
Toshishige Hamano, a corporate senior executive director at Sharp,
said the panel supply can't keep up with demand as people switch to
larger-panel TVs more quickly than expected.
Hamano acknowledged the plunge in prices for flat TVs was also going
faster than expected, and cheaper, lesser-known makers were grabbing
market share from major players, including Sony Corp., Samsung
Electronics and Sharp Corp.
Last year, so-called third and fourth-tier makers controlled just 28
percent of the global flat-TV market; this year, they control half of
that market, said Hamano, who oversees the Osaka-based manufacturer's
international business.
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http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2005/10/11/sharp_foresees_shortage_of_lcd_tv_panels/
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