SMD Market Sees Brisk Growth in Demand and Supply for H1 2009 

The small/medium-sized TFT-LCD panel market faced 5% oversupply in Q1 2009, an easing from the tighter situation in Q4 2008 and one that currently remains under control. With utilization rates at supplier fabs being cut starting Q4, and in the face of component shortages, tightness in the market continued in the first quarter of the year. The market also saw a boost in demand for mobile phones, thanks to the Chinese government’s stimulus package to...