Market revenue will more than triple during the same period, rising to $2.1 billion in 2012, up from $625.2 million in 2008, iSuppli (El Segundo, Calif.) predicted. The forecast numbers are for netbook PCs that use TFT-LCD displays and are in the size range of 7- to 12-inches, the firm said.More info at EE Times.
"The rapid expansion of the netbook market represents an attractive opportunity for small/medium display suppliers that are seeing slowing growth in other segments," said Vinita Jakhanwal, a display analyst at iSuppli, in a statement.
Netbooks shipments expected to quadruple by 2012
Posted on Saturday, April 11 2009 @ 20:10 CEST by Thomas De MaesschalckResearch firm iSuppli estimates sales of netbooks displays will nearly quadruple between 2008 and 2012, reaching 47.4 million units per year.
