Touch Panel Market Report 2015

Published: Feb, 2015 | Pages: 62 | Publisher: The Business Research Company
Industry: ICT | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

The report covers the global touch panel market, focusing on the key market trends and purchasing considerations rather than on technology details.  Forecasts are for 2014-2020, with the full year 2014 data not being available at the time of writing, although quarterly figures up to 3Q14 were used to inform the 2014 forecast where available.  Historical data is provided back to at least 2010 where relevant.

Executive Summary
The Global Touch Screen Technology Market has so far been characterised by extreme fragm entation both in technology and in supply chain.  Ten years of double-digit growth in both units and revenues,   combined with relatively low barriers to entry, have encouraged a huge number of suppliers.  At the same time there has been no ‘one-size-fits-all’ technology solution, with several different technology approaches meeting the needs of different categories of device or usage scenario.  However, since 2009, one approach (PCAP) has captured the highest-volume touch categories of mobile phones and tablets.

 Table of Contents
Touch Panel Report 1
Table of Contents 2
List of Figures 5
List of Tables 6
Preface 7
Report Scope 7
Research Methodology 7
Executive Summary and Recommendations 8
Analysis by Technology Type 12
Detailed Analysis: Projected Capacitive (PCAP) 13
Cost Drivers in PCAP 15
Pricing Analysis 19
Market Dynamics 19
Bargaining Power of Suppliers versus Buyers 20
Value Chain Analysis and Degree of Competition 20
Detailed Analysis: Embedded Touch 20
On-cell (also known as TOD, touch-on-display) 20
In-cell 23
Market Dynamics 25
Bargaining Power of Suppliers versus Buyers 26
Value Chain Analysis and Degree of Competition 26
Detailed Analysis: Resistive touch 26
Cost Drivers 29
Pricing Analysis 30
Market Dynamics 31
Bargaining Power of Suppliers versus Buyers 32
Value Chain Analysis and Degree of Competition 32
ITO and Alternatives 32
ITO Film Likely to See Continued Price Falls 32
Alternatives to ITO 34
Metal Mesh 35
Silver Nano Wire (SNW) 36
Other Alternatives to ITO 36
Competitive Landscape of Suppliers 37
Detailed profile of 10 selected suppliers 38
TPK 38
O-Film 39
General Interface Solutions (“GIS”) 39
MELFAS Inc. 41
ELO Touch Solutions 42
S-Mac 42
Iljin Display 43
3M 44
GeneralTouch 44
Laibao 46
Breakdown by Screen Size 47
APPENDIX 1: Evolutionary Changes in PCAP 48
Glass Glass (GG) 48
Glasd Film Film (GFF) 51
Glass and Film (G1F) 51
One Glass Solution (OGS) 52
Window Integrated Sensor (WIS) 53
Appendix 2: Alphabetical list of 4”-21” touch panel suppliers 54
Table 9 Alphebetical List Of 4''-21'' Touch Panel Suppliers 54
Appendix 3: Niche Technologies 58
Infra-Red (IR) 58
Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) 59
Surface Capacitive (SCAP) 60
The Business Research Company 62
Copyright and Disclaimer 62

List of Tables
Table 1 Touch Panel Units and Revenue, 2010 – 2020Es 9
Table 2 Analysis by Technology Type Percentage Share Of Units 12
Table 3 Average ITO Sensor Costs By Size 2014-2020E ($) 17
Table 4 Average Cover Glass Cost For Selected TP Sizes, 2010-2020E ($) 18
Table 5 Revenue of PCAP and Resistive 2010-2020(e) ($m) 19
Table 6 Conductivity And Cost Of Alternative Touch Display Materials – 2020 Forecast 35
Table 7 Estimated Market Share of Top 30 TP Suppliers, By value and Technology, 2014E 37
Table 8 Global Touch Screen Market Revenue, By Screen Size, 2014 – 2020 (Million Units) 47
Table 9 Alphebetical List Of 4''-21'' Touch Panel Suppliers 54