Touchscreen technology

Touchscreen technology

The touchscreen technology market will have a major influence on the mobile handsets industry in the near future. Though touchscreen technology has been in existence since the 1980’s, it has come in to prominence only after the launch of the iconic Apple iPhone. Touchscreen technology has also seen rapid growth in other segments like PCs, kiosks etc. much before the launch of the iPhone or the LG Prada. The current market for touchscreens is primarily driven by mobile handsets, portable gaming consoles, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and Portable Navigation Devices (PNDs). The report forecasts the market size of global mobile touchscreen technology market over the period 2007-2012. It includes a detailed study of the market size and key players. The market size and forecasts are evaluated on the basis of number of shipment units every year. The report analyzes the market by technology where in, it highlights the types of touchscreen technologies that are used for manufacturing mass touchscreen mobile phones. The report also discusses the penetration of touchscreen technologies into the mobile handsets market. The report helps in identifying and estimating growth in various types of touchscreen technologies. Comparisons of the most used/top three technologies under certain parameters are also included in the report giving a clear picture on the pros and cons of each technology. The report also highlights some of the other influencing technologies, which are a part of commercialized touch screen technologies. In addition, the report also explains the growth drivers and inhibitors of mobile touchscreen technology market and identifies some of the suppliers, future touchscreen technologies and trends in the mobile touchscreen market. This report helps IT vendors in gaining an overall understanding of the mobile touchscreen technology market. It enables them to understand the market potential of the mobile touch screen technology market, thus helping them identify opportunities in the market place.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1 Scope of the report

2. Market size

3. Market Analysis by Technology

4. Comparison of Touchscreen Technologies

5. Other Influencing Technologies

6. Growth Drivers & Inhibitors
6.1 Growth Drivers
6.2 Inhibitors

7. Future Trends


List of Exhibits
Exhibit 2.1: Unit Shipment and Revenue Forecasts for Mobile Touchscreen Technologies, 2007-2012 ($ Millions)
Exhibit 3.1: Penetration of Touchscreen technologies into Mobile Handsets market 2007-2012 Exhibit 4.1: Comparison of Touchscreen technologies
Exhibit 5.1: List of few suppliers for Capacitive Touchscreen technology devices