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Article: Sharp and Samsung Reclaim Top Positions in LCD and Flat Panel TVs According to DisplaySearch; Vizio Falls to #2 in Each Category.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- November 1, 2007
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AUSTIN, Texas -- The North American TV brand sell-in rankings were shaken up again in Q3'07 with Sharp on top in LCD TVs for the first time since Q1'05. As shown in Table 1, Sharp led the North American LCD TV market with an 11.3% share, rising from #3 in Q2'07, on 65% Q/Q and 88% Y/Y growth. Its strong growth can be attributed to
* Rapidly growing internal panel capacity--Sharp had the fastest sequential TFT LCD supply growth of any panel supplier, up 36% Q/Q, as it continues to ramp its 8G fab.
* Growing LCD TV focus--Sharp's worldwide LCD TV panel shipments rose from 56% to 64% of its total large-area TFT LCD volume, taking share from notebook PCs.
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