Cover lens end-market shipments will decrease to 6.08 billion units in 2022, down 4.5% year-over-year (YoY), because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the lockdown in China, and the global macroeconomic recession.
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Kimi Lin
Senior Research Analyst, Touch, Cover Lens & Fingerprint
Kimi is a senior analyst for display (TFT LCD and OLED) touch and user interface at Omdia. He covers display price, supply chain, fingerprint, cover lens, shipment forecasts, and emerging technologies.
Prior to joining Omdia (formerly IHS Markit), Kimi was a research analyst at Tianma Group, where he spent over two years in LCD and AMOLED market research. He also oversaw the China FPD industry market at the Topology Research Institute for over five years. Kimi has a bachelor's degree in telecommunications engineering and a master’s degree in microelectronics from Shanghai University, China.
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Touch Panel Market Tracker – 1Q22 Database
Owing to the high-level factors influencing worldwide economics and geopolitical conflict, 2022 shipments will inevitably decline. If these can be relieved or ceased by the end of 2022, then long-term shipments should bounce back in 2023.
Data / 23 May 2022 / Calvin Hsieh
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Touch Panel Cover Lens & CPI Report – 2021 Data
Despite COVID-19 in 2020, total shipments did not decrease because brands actively reserved their inventory. Omdia expects further growth in 2021. Overall cover lens shipments will increase slightly to 6.17 billion units, up 3.6% YoY.
Data / 18 May 2021 / Kimi Lin
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