Flat Panel Display Market to Reach $135b by 2020

By Dipo Olowookere

This Future Market Insights report examines the flat panel display market for the period 2015–2020. The primary objective of the report is to offer updates on the advancements in FPDs that have given rise to FPDs adoption across globe.

A Flat Panel Display is a very thin and light weight display screen used in laptops, monitors, televisions, smartphones, digital cameras and other portable devices. These displays are lighter and thinner than traditional CRT (cathode ray tubes). Flat panel size requirement varies as per the end device on which it is mounted. Flat panel displays mostly use LCD (liquid crystal display) technology. With the introduction of more innovative technology based solutions, flat panel displays are taking the place of traditional CRT based consumer and industrial display systems.

In the next section, FMI covers the flat panel display market performance in terms of global flat panel display revenue split, since this is detrimental to growth of the flat panel display market. This section additionally includes FMI’s analysis of the key trends, drivers and restraints from the supply, demand and economy side, which are influencing the flat panel display market. Impact analysis of key growth drivers and restraints, based on the weighted average model is included in the flat panel display report to better equip and arm clients with crystal clear decision-making insights.

Flat Panel Display Market: Segmentation

As highlighted earlier, flat panel display market is classified on the basis of technology, application and regions. On the basis of technology, the global flat panel display market is segmented as liquid crystal display (LCD), plasma display (PDP), organic light emitting diode display (OLED), others (FED, ELD, etc). On the other hand, market by application includes consumer electronics, automotive application, others (healthcare, defence & military, others). Consumer electronics segment is further sub-segmented into Television (TV), Mobile Phone, and Personal Computer (PC). All these aforementioned segments are included in the report to make the study more comprehensive.

Flat Panel Display Market: Region-wise Outlook

The next section of the report highlights flat panel display adoption by regions.It provides a market outlook for 2015–2020 and sets the forecast within the context of the flat panel display ecosystem, including product category and verticals to build a complete picture at regional levels. This study discusses the key regional trends contributing to growth of the flat panel display market on a worldwide basis, as well as analyses the degree at which global drivers are influencing this market in each region. Key regions assessed in this report include Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific (includes China, Taiwan and Korea) excluding Japan (APEJ), Japan (as a separate region), Middle East and Africa.

All the above mentioned sections, by technology, by application and by regions, evaluate the present scenario and the growth prospects of the flat panel display market for the period 2014 –2020. We have considered 2014 as the base year.

To calculate the flat panel display market size, we have considered revenue generated from the sale of flat panel display solutions. The forecast presented here assesses the total revenue by Value across the global flat panel display market. In order to offer an accurate forecast, we started by sizing the current market, which forms the basis of how the flat panel display market will develop in the future. Given the characteristics of the market, we triangulated the outcome of three different types of analyses, based on supply side, consumer spending and economic envelope. However, forecasting the market in terms of various flat panel display applications, and regions is more a matter of quantifying expectations and identifying opportunities rather than rationalising them after the forecast has been completed.

In addition, it is imperative to note that in an ever-fluctuating global economy, we not only conduct forecasts in terms of CAGR, but also analyse on the basis of key parameters such as year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth to understand the predictability of the market and to identify the right opportunities across the flat panel display market.

As previously highlighted, the flat panel display market is split into a number of segments. All the flat panel display segments in terms of applications, technology and regions are analysed in terms of Basis Point Share (BPS) to understand individual segment’s relative contributions to total FPD market growth. This detailed level of information is important for the identification of various key trends of the flat panel display market.

Also, another key feature of this report is the analysis of all key flat panel display segments, sub-segments and regional adoption and revenue forecast in terms of absolute dollar. This is traditionally overlooked while doing the forecast of the market. However, absolute dollar opportunity is critical in assessing the level of opportunity that a provider can look to achieve, as well as to identify potential resources from a sales and delivery perspective in the FPD market.

Furthermore, to understand key growth segments in terms of growth & adoption of flat panel display across regions, Future Market Insights developed the flat panel display Market Attractiveness Index. The resulting index is useful to understand market opportunities during the forecast period, 2015 – 2020.

Flat Panel Display Market: Key Market Players

In the final section of the report, flat panel display Competitive landscape is included with detailed profiles of FPD manufacturers. This section is primarily designed to provide clients with an objective & detailed comparative assessment of key players, specific to the flat panel display manufacturing. Report audiences can gain players insights to identify and evaluate key competitors based on in-depth assessment of players’ financial details and product portfolios. Detailed profiles are useful to evaluate their long-term and short-term strategies, key offerings and recent developments in the flat panel display space. Key competitors covered in the report are Panasonic Corporation, Sony Corporation, LG Display Co. Ltd., Emerging Display Technologies Corp., Innolux Corp., Sharp Corporation, Japan Display Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Universal Display Corporation and AU Optronics Corporation.