Global touch screen shipments are expected to reach 1.75 billion in 2013, up 17.2% on year. Among the shipments, approximately 1.28 billion or 73% are estimated to be for handsets, which will be a 14.2% on-year increase. Shipments for touch screens used in tablets meanwhile are expected to reach 233 million units, up 38.2% on year, while touch screens for PCs are expected to reach 26.33 million in 2013, up 251.3% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
In terms of shipments of touch screen panels used in handsets, resistive touch screen shipments are expected to decrease in 2013 due to Nokia, one of the largest users of the technology, using more projected capacitive touch screen technology in its handsets. Additionally, shipments of embedded touch screen technology are expected to increase during the year since the iPhone 5 uses the technology.
Because the iPad mini uses DITO thin-film type projected capacitive touch screen technology, shipments of glass-on-glass (GG) touch screen technology, which is used in 9.7-inch iPad models, are expected to drop in 2013.
Japan- and Korea-based panel makers benefiting from touch screen orders in new touch technologies
The touch panel supply chain of main mobile phone makers in 2013
Shipment and proportion predictions for touch screens used in handsets in 2013
In-cell touch screen technology for use in the iPhone will be in most demand in 2013
Shipment and proportion predictions for touch screens used in tablets in 2013
Google, Samsung, Amazon and Microsoft touch panel shipments by maker, 2013
Taiwan-based touch panel makers' shipments and outlook in 2013
Taiwan-based touch panel shipments by application, 2012-2013 (k units)
Outlook for touch panel makers' shipments for touch screens used in handsets in 2013
Shipment proportion for touch screens used in handsets by region, 2011-2015
Taiwan-based handset touch panel shipments by maker, 2012-2013
TPK to fall to the number three Taiwan spot for shipments of touch screen panels used in handsets
Outlook for touch panel makers' shipments for touch screens used in tablets in 2013
TPK to be number one provider for tablets in Taiwan due to orders for 9.7-inch iPads
Touch screen shipments for use in large-size PC applications by vendor
Taiwan touch panel handset shipments by technology, 2012-2013
Taiwan-based makers' shipments for touch panels used in tablets by technology, 2012-2013
Taiwan-based touch screen makers' OGS technology for use in tablets is expected to grow in 2013
Taiwan-based makers' shipments for touch screens used in large-size PC applications by technology
Windows 8 to present Taiwan makers opportunities for projected capacitive panels
China-based panel makers' touch panel shipments and outlook in 2013
China touch panel shipments for large-size PC applications by technology, 2013
China-based touch panel makers' shipments and outlook in 2013 by technology
China-based touch panel makers' thin-film type shipments expected to increase in 2013
New touch panel technologies solidified mass production in 2H12
Taiwan-based touch panel makers focus more on small-size OGS touch screens
iPad mini uses DITO thin-type film, which is likely to influence ITO shipments
