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Most of the available supply coming on in the second half of the year will be dedicated to the LCD television market, meaning that LCD monitors will still remain in short supply, the firm said.
Although LCD panel manufacturers have invested billions in bringing up new LCD fabs, the market for LCD televisions and monitors continues to rage unabated. That will in turn consume the increasing supply of panels, which is expected to increase by 7.4 percent in the second quarter, 12.5 percent in the third quarter and 20 percent in the fourth quarter.
Most of the available supply coming on in the second half of the year will be dedicated to the LCD television market, meaning that LCD monitors will still remain in short supply, the firm said.
Although LCD panel manufacturers have invested billions in bringing up new LCD fabs, the market for LCD televisions and monitors continues to rage unabated. That will in turn consume the increasing supply of panels, which is expected to increase by 7.4 percent in the second quarter, 12.5 percent in the third quarter and 20 percent in the fourth quarter.