Taiwan-based makers of FPD key components will generate a total production value of NT$142.92 billion (US$4.66 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2010, increasing 1.48% on quarter, according to forecasts by the Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center (IEK) under the government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).
FPD key components include glass substrates, color filters, polarizers and backlight units.
Since panel makers downward adjusted capacity utilization to cope with lower than expected demand in the third quarter, the corresponding component production value of NT$140.84 billion dropped 0.9% sequentially, IEK indicated.
| IEK: Taiwan FPD key component production value, 4Q10 (NT$b) |
| Component | 3Q10(e) | 4Q10(f) | Q/Q |
| Glass substrates | 43.32 | 44.97 | 3.81% |
| Color filters | 30.78 | 30.16 | (2.01%) |
| Polarizers | 20.62 | 20.22 | (1.94%) |
| Backlight units | 46.12 | 47.56 | 3.12% |
Source: IEK, compiled by Digitimes, November 2010