Capacitive touch panels and components

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I   Analysis oｆ Capacitive Touch Panels (Touchscreens)/Components Market

• There may be some business chances in film sensors if they become available in 3D or Bended screens
•  One of the solutions for glass sensors may lie in a collaboration with panel makers with touchscreen processing technologies.
• In-cell and On-cell methods that Apple and Samsung have been using, have eventually been introduced at other manufacturers as well.
• Demands for GF1 have been expanded in place of those for G1F for middle/low-end terminals
• G1 will not be introduced even for low-end terminals because they failed to improve yield and cost.
• Fierce competition and selection among OGC manufacturers have started in Taiwan because of shrinking market of Note PCs with touchpad and price reduction of OGC.
• Product development and mass production of in-cell/on-cell products such as AIT (Advanced In-cell Touch) is likely to start to full extent during 2015
• As price of in-cell/on-cell products have been reducing, installation to middle-range displays have begun expanding.
• Separation of business between display makers and touchscreen manufacturers has been in consideration.
• Development of those with touchpad is likely to be developed.
• In combination with attaining higher quality of non-ITO touchscreen technologies, creation of application for Non-ITO Touchscreens is required to expand the market.

II   Perspectives of Capacitive Touchscreen Components Market

1. Transparent Conductive Film Market

1. ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) films
2. Non-ITO films

2. Cover Lens Market
3. OCA Market (rigid, liquid adhesive)
4. Lead Wire/Materials Market

1. Metal-base sputtering target
2. Conductive paste

5. Hard Coat Films Market

1. for ITO films
2. for others (shatterproof films, for ITO covers)

III   Trends in Manufacturers of Capacitive Touch Panels and their Components

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