Emerging Industry Overview: Video Displays
Industry Snapshot
In the early 2000s, flat panel displays (FPDs) were the primary replacement technology for cathode ray tube (CRT) displays, which hitherto dominated the display market. The technology was simultaneously finding new applications in a wide array of consumer electronics--not only traditional television and computer screens but also smaller, portable devices such as cell phones, digital cameras, and other gadgetry. In 2007, the global sale of liquid crystal displays (LCDs), the most common form of FPD, surpassed those of CRT devices for the first time. Following behind were plasma panels and (way behind), the...