LCD Panel Prices Drop 15 percent in May
I’d like to see them cut their costs faster than that. Here’s the rundown:
Taiwan market: 32-inch LCD TV prices to fall to new low
With Acer slashing the price on a 32-inch LCD TV in May, Taiwan-based home-appliance maker Proton recently also lowered the price on one of its 32-inch models by NT$5,000 (US$153) to NT$27,900 (US$859) amid falling LCD panel prices, according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times.
Like this article? Why not try out:With large-size panel ASPs (average selling price) continuing to fall, consolidated sales from most major Taiwan-based panel makers fell 7-20% sequentially in May, according to the companies.
Quanta Display (QDI) was the only major Taiwan maker to report growth in both sales and shipments of large-size panels during the period, while AU Optronics (AUO), Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display all had falling revenues.
Swelling inventories and disappointing demand from all applications caused prices for large-size panels to plunge in the first half of 2006, with no relief expected until the second half, according to iSuppli.
