Global flexible display screens market to reach $260.3 million in 2013

Wednesday 3 April 2013, Amsterdam

Analysis indicates that the global flexible display screens market revenues will reach $260.3 million by the end of 2013, mainly due to the expected release of a handful of smartphones with flexible display screens in the second half of 2013, which will attract consumer interest we predict that this trend will continue to grow with increasing uptake of flexible display screen devices throughout the forecasting period until 2018.

Technology based markets are exposed to a more rapid cycle of innovation and obsolescence than most other industries. In order to avoid losing market share to competitors in commoditised markets, original equipment manufacturer companies have to sustain rapid innovation cycles to stay one step ahead of competition. As a consequence, the emerging players in the flexible display screens sector must pay attention to emerging and potentially disruptive technologies.

The technology is increasingly gaining credibility amongst the critics as more people are discussing and keenly anticipating the launch of flexible display screen based devices. Although it is still in its very early phase when compared to other technologies which have been tried and tested, however w calculate that flexible display screens will become the benchmark for mobile devices and TV’s by the end of the forecast period in 2018.

The author of Global Flexible Display Screens Market 2013-2018: Bendable Screens for Smartphones, Tablets, E-readers/E-Paper, TV’s and PC’s report commented that we believe that the biggest challenge to be faced by OEM’s in the flexible display screens market remains that of balancing the performance and the price of their devices to ensure premium user-experience and the best value for money at that price point.’

The report contains 61 tables, charts and graphs that add visual analysis in order to explain developing trends within the flexible display screens market. We provide global flexible display screens market forecasts for the period 2013-2018 as well as a breakdown of flexible display screens submarkets forecasts by device type. In addition, 5 regional markets and 2 national markets (US and China) of the flexible display screens markets have been forecasted and analysed over the period 2013-2018. The report also provides profiles of 14 leading companies operating within the flexible display screens ecosystem, alongside analysis.

The report provides a holistic view of the flexible display screens market and lays a strong emphasis on the dynamics of the market, with a critical analysis of how key industry players can effectively leverage the market in order to get ahead of competition. The report looks at established, emerging and innovative market players, their different offerings and the current and future outlook of the flexible display screens market on a global and regional level.

The Global Flexible Display Screens Market 2013-2018: Bendable Screens for Smartphones, Tablets, E-readers/E-Paper, TV’s and PC’s report will be of value to current and future potential investors into the flexible display screens industry, as well as companies and research centres who wish to broaden their knowledge of the flexible display screens market.