静電容量式タッチスクリーンの開発は、タッチスクリーン業界の発展に直接影響します。 今後、静電容量式タッチスクリーンの開発は、注目に値するタッチスクリーン産業の発展とともに行われるでしょう。
In terms of manufacturing process and materials, the LCD panel and the touch screen are relatively similar. In other words, manufacturers of liquid crystal display panels can produce touch screens at the technical level. However, not many of the top LCD panel manufacturers devote themselves to the development and production of touch screens. Due to the continuous development of capacitive touch screens, among Japanese LCD panel manufacturers, only Sharp and Hitachi have become manufacturers of touch screens. The main reason is that the market size of touch screens is still very small compared with LCD panels.
The market size of touch screens in 2007 was approximately 100 billion yen, while the market for flat-panel display panels exceeded 10 trillion yen. The gap between the two is very obvious. However, since 2007, touch screens have developed rapidly. By 2009, its market size reached 350 billion yen, but the market size of 32 flat-panel displays was only 9 trillion yen due to the impact of the 2008 economic crisis. In addition, it is estimated that by 2015, the market share of touch screens will exceed 900 billion yen, which is close to 1 trillion yen. Even if the market recovers, the development of flat display panels is still relatively low, and it is expected to reach 10-12 trillion yen. In this way, there will be a significant difference in the speed of future development. In comparison, the gap between the touch screen market and the flat panel display panel will be greatly reduced by 2015.
