No End in Sight for Plunging LCD Panel Prices, Says DSCC

LCD TV panel prices reached all-time lows in August, and are expected to continue declining in September, reported Display Supply Chain Consultants Monday. The firm forecasts “no recovery at all” in LCD panel prices before 2023, and “the only question is how low prices will go before they flatten out,” it said. Feeding the plunge in LCD panel prices is the “perfect storm of a continued oversupply, near-universally weak demand and excessive inventory throughout the supply chain,” and no screen size is being spared, it said. Though fab utilization slowed sharply starting in July, “we do not see any signal to suggest that prices can increase any time soon,” said DSCC.