Notebook panel specs rising together with sturdy demand
Rebecca Kuo, Tainan; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES
Robust demand for notebooks, fueled by work-from-home actions, is anticipated to stretch into fourth-quarter 2020, with panel specs being upgraded, based on trade sources.
Along with the rising reputation of bezel-less fashions, extra pocket book distributors are planning to roll out machines with screens that includes a side ratio of 16:10, as a substitute of the present mainstream 16:9.
The growth towards 16:10 screens has accelerated after Lenovo reported sturdy gross sales for its not too long ago launched Xiaoxi Pro 13 2020, which comes with a 16:10 show, mentioned the sources, including that extra fashions with 16:10 display screen design will hit the market in 2021.
As the manufacturing value for 16:10 shows is greater than that for 16:9 design, some panel makers could also be reluctant to obtain such orders, although China’s panel makers together with China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) and Tianma Microelectronics have been eager on creating such screens, the sources mentioned.
Notebooks that includes such shows are thought of high-end merchandise, with 13.x-, 14.x- and 16-inch being mainstream sizes at present, mentioned the sources, noting that these fashions principally function resolutions of 2K (1920 by 1080 pixels) and above.
For gaming pocket book panels, some panel makers are creating QHD 165Hz shows with a 16:10 facet ratio in comparison with present mainstream 16:9 FHD shows at 120/144/204+ Hz, paving the way in which for the rollouts of 16:10 gaming notebooks in 2021, mentioned the sources.
Global shipments of 16:10 pocket book panels are forecast to complete 4 million models in 2020 for a penetration charge of two.3%, with the shipments more likely to ramp as much as 9 million models for 4.8% in 2021, based on Sigmaintell Consulting.
