Research: April Large-Size TV and LCD Monitor Panel Prices Increase, Notebooks Flat
According to TrendForce, large-size TV and LCD monitor panel prices are expected to rise in April due to rising component costs and stable demand. Notebook panel prices are expected to remain flat.
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(Central News Agency Reporter Pan Zhi-yi, Taipei, April 20) Fan Boyu, Vice President of Research at TrendForce, stated today that although some TV brands have begun to adjust demand in April, Chinese brands are still maintaining demand for TV panels, and large-size panel prices will continue to rise. LCD monitor panel prices will continue to increase in response to rising component costs.
Fan Boyu pointed out that due to the impact of rising memory prices on small and medium-sized TV panels, there is insufficient buffer space for cost adjustments, leading to a slowdown in demand momentum. Although panel manufacturers are leaning towards a more aggressive reflection of costs in their panel pricing attitudes, in reality, only large-size TV panel prices are likely to continue rising.
TrendForce (集邦科技) estimates that in April, the price trends for TV panels of various sizes will see 32-inch to 55-inch prices turning flat, while 65-inch panels will increase by $2, and 75-inch panels by $1.
TrendForce's survey shows that demand for LCD monitor panels in April is stable. However, the costs of various components used in panels have begun to stir recently. For panel manufacturers, with relatively stable demand and emerging cost pressures, they hope to amplify the increase in panel prices to offset some of the rising component costs.
TrendForce expects that for April's LCD monitor panel price trends, excluding backlight modules, 23.8-inch FHD IPS panels are expected to increase by $0.4 to $0.5, and 27-inch FHD IPS panels by $0.3. For panel modules, 23.8-inch FHD IPS is expected to increase by $0.3, and 27-inch FHD IPS by $0.2.
Furthermore, the prices of ICs related to high-end products are soaring, and panel manufacturers are also starting to consider increasing panel prices. However, whether prices will actually increase still depends on the negotiation status with brands.
Regarding notebook panels, TrendForce indicates that after entering the second quarter, brands had already made large-scale advance purchases of notebook panels by the end of the first quarter. Coupled with tight supply and price increases for memory and CPUs, this has formed a dual pressure, impacting the normal supply of goods to brands. Brands are trying to advance their procurement and production as much as possible to avoid subsequent risks. However, this advance procurement may lead to a risk of declining notebook panel demand in the second quarter, and a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 5% in notebook panel shipments in Q2 is not ruled out.
In addition, panel manufacturers are also feeling the pressure of rising notebook panel component costs, and thus hope that panel prices can be supported, unwilling to concede much on price to reduce the risk of potential losses. Currently, it is estimated that in April, notebook panel prices, under the pressure of potential demand decline and increasing cost pressures, are likely to turn to a situation of overall flatness. (Editor: Zhang Liang-zhi) 1150420.
(Central News Agency Reporter Pan Zhi-yi, Taipei, April 20) Fan Boyu, Vice President of Research at TrendForce, stated today that although some TV brands have begun to adjust demand in April, Chinese brands are still maintaining demand for TV panels, and large-size panel prices will continue to rise. LCD monitor panel prices will continue to increase in response to rising component costs.
Fan Boyu pointed out that due to the impact of rising memory prices on small and medium-sized TV panels, there is insufficient buffer space for cost adjustments, leading to a slowdown in demand momentum. Although panel manufacturers are leaning towards a more aggressive reflection of costs in their panel pricing attitudes, in reality, only large-size TV panel prices are likely to continue rising.
TrendForce (集邦科技) estimates that in April, the price trends for TV panels of various sizes will see 32-inch to 55-inch prices turning flat, while 65-inch panels will increase by $2, and 75-inch panels by $1.
TrendForce's survey shows that demand for LCD monitor panels in April is stable. However, the costs of various components used in panels have begun to stir recently. For panel manufacturers, with relatively stable demand and emerging cost pressures, they hope to amplify the increase in panel prices to offset some of the rising component costs.
TrendForce expects that for April's LCD monitor panel price trends, excluding backlight modules, 23.8-inch FHD IPS panels are expected to increase by $0.4 to $0.5, and 27-inch FHD IPS panels by $0.3. For panel modules, 23.8-inch FHD IPS is expected to increase by $0.3, and 27-inch FHD IPS by $0.2.
Furthermore, the prices of ICs related to high-end products are soaring, and panel manufacturers are also starting to consider increasing panel prices. However, whether prices will actually increase still depends on the negotiation status with brands.
Regarding notebook panels, TrendForce indicates that after entering the second quarter, brands had already made large-scale advance purchases of notebook panels by the end of the first quarter. Coupled with tight supply and price increases for memory and CPUs, this has formed a dual pressure, impacting the normal supply of goods to brands. Brands are trying to advance their procurement and production as much as possible to avoid subsequent risks. However, this advance procurement may lead to a risk of declining notebook panel demand in the second quarter, and a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 5% in notebook panel shipments in Q2 is not ruled out.
In addition, panel manufacturers are also feeling the pressure of rising notebook panel component costs, and thus hope that panel prices can be supported, unwilling to concede much on price to reduce the risk of potential losses. Currently, it is estimated that in April, notebook panel prices, under the pressure of potential demand decline and increasing cost pressures, are likely to turn to a situation of overall flatness. (Editor: Zhang Liang-zhi) 1150420.