Touch panel makers see increased orders for panels used in mid-range handsets Sammi Huang, Taipei; Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 21 August 2013]
Touch panel makers such as Truly Optoelectronics, O-Film Tech and J Touch have recently seen increased orders from China-based smartphone vendors such as Lenovo, Huawei Device, ZTE and Coolpad, according to industry sources.
The vendors are looking to further tackle the mid-range handset segment as the high-end segment is starting to see a slowdown in sales as well as facing bottlenecks in the supply chain, which means the mid-range segment is likely to give the vendors the most room for growth in the second half of 2013, the sources said.
The mid-range segment is also likely to bring the touch panel makers the most shipments in the second half of the year, the sources added.
