After declining vs. the prior year in each of the first quarters of 2007, plasma panel shipments rebounded in Q3 2007, rising 9% YTY and 33% QTQ to a new record high of 3.1 mln panels, according to DisplaySearch. Increased availability of 1080p panels whose shipments rose 100% QTQ and 1030% YTY in Q3 2007. 1080p panels reached 11% of Q3’07 plasma panel unit volume and 21% of plasma panel revenues.
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Plasma panel market in Q3 2007 |
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| Share | Growth | ||
| Vendor | Q2 2007 | Q3 2007 | YTY |
| Matsushita | 36.5% | 32.7% | 18% |
| Samsung SDI | 27.4% | 28.8% | 36% |
| LGE | 23.5% | 27.3% | -8% |
| Hitachi | 8.5% | 6.9% | -16% |
| Pioneer | 3.9% | 4.2% | -3% |
| Orion | 0.2% | 0.2% | 50% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9% |
| Source: DisplaySearch | |||