Samsung Electronics to improve 05 years LCD panel shipments expected in 06 years

Second of the world's largest LCD maker Samsung on Tuesday increased its global LCD panel shipments expected, said the reason is the TV and computer panel demand greatly exceeded previous expectations.

Samsung now expects the world's 10 inches and above LCD panel shipments this year will grow by more than last year's 131 million units of 46%, to reach $191 million. 2006 is expected to grow 24% to reach $236 million.

Tablet manufacturers such as Samsung and LG.Philips industry leader LCD company is investing billions of dollars to build a factory to expand production, to enable consumers will use small area LCD to replace the traditional big glass tube television and computer display. July, Samsung had expected shipments in 2005 will grow to 179 million.

Samsung will be on TV panel shipments are expected to increase by 10%, to 22 million dollars; the notebook computer panel is expected to increase by 5.3%, to 60 million dollars; on the desktop panel is expected to increase by 7.1%, to 105 million.

Samsung expects its third quarter size panel shipments will grow by more than 18% in the second quarter to reach $1170 in the fourth quarter will grow by more than third in the quarter to reach $13 million 100 thousand.