At present, in the field of touch screen has 8 kinds of Technology: surface capacitive, resistive, capacitive projection, surface acoustic wave, infrared type, refraction type, active type digital conversion and optical imaging. Among them, the resistive touch screen with low price and good for finger and pen input response touch, covers the more than and 100 touch screen component manufacturers in 2/3, as sales in the past 5 years the highest touch screen products. However, in recent years, affected by the Apple Corp launched iPhone mobile phone, projected capacitive touch screen has been developing rapidly. Compared with the resistive touch screen, it has higher transmittance degree of resolution, service life, and can realize multi touch.
In 2007 the global touchscreen shipments to 320 million, of which projected capacitive touch screen shipments accounted for nearly 4%, reached 12 million 800 thousand, sales amounted to $250 million, a touch screen type in 2007 the fastest growth rate. The projected capacitive touch screen in the next few years will maintain rapid growth, is expected in 2012 will account for the global the touch screen Market 15%, reached 105 million. At the same time, the refraction type touch screen and infrared touch screen in 2007 began to infiltrate a wireless handheld device market.
Mobile phones, automotive electronics and PC industry as the main application areas
Mobile phone is currently the most widely used touch screen field. According to statistics, in 2007 the global touchscreen mobile phone market accounted for the entire mobile phone market launch iPhone mobile phone 2%. in recent years led to the development of touch screen technology. This technology is gradually applied to other portable electronic products. With the mobile phone market continues to increase, and the intelligent mobile phone, for convenient degree more and more high, the touch screen as one of the most friendly man-machine interface on the mobile phone application is becoming more and more popular. It is expected to use the touch screen mobile phone in 2012 will account for the touch screen shipments of 32.8%, shipments of touch screen mobile phone will reach 230 million.
In addition to mobile phone, touch screen applications in the field of automotive electronics is becoming more and more widely. With the rapid development of automobile industry, the requirements of the vehicle entertainment information system is more and more high, car navigation systems, car audio and video entertainment system began to gain popularity. The touch screen as the most convenient interface, and quickly occupied the display the market for the car. The touch screen can effectively reduce the difficulty of the operation, also gives the vehicle more multimedia equipment, is a very attractive market. According to the forecast, the market for touch screen portable navigation devices and other electronic equipment will reach $600 million in 2012.
China's touch screen market potential huge industrial structure to be adjusted
According to CCID Consulting, 2007 Chinese mobile phone market sales reached 150 million, an increase of 24.1% over 2006, 2009 reached 200 million; PND (portable navigation devices) market total sales reached 960 thousand, is expected to reach 7 million 567 thousand by 2012. With the touch screen more and used in the terminal electronic products more widely, will be large-scale the outbreak of the touchscreen demand. At present our country touchscreen market is still at the start stage, but the potential is huge.
Ecclestone Howard touch screen manufacturers by virtue of its good development of technology and market currently accounts for the advantages of the industry, is committed to the development of customer alienation market, currently has more than and 300 sets of mold, specializing in the production of 1.5-21.5 inch capacitive touch screen, car touch screen, touch screen control, mainly used for car intelligent vehicle, Home Furnishing, industrial equipment, military, bank ATM industry, currently with the United States, Walker, Daikin Air Conditioning brands to achieve cooperation.
