All Press Releases
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5/24/13 10:21 am EDT
Vancouver, British Columbia(May 23, 2013)—Worldwide shipments of touch-screen panels are set to double from 2012 to 2016, reaching nearly 3 billion units as a wide variety of products beyond smartphones and tablets adopt the technology, particularly notebook PCs. A total of 2.8 billion touch-screen panels will ship in 2016, up from 1.3 billion in 2012, according to the IHS DisplayBank “Touch Panel Issue and Cost/Industry Analysis Report,” from information and analytics provider IHS (more...English -
5/23/13 9:00 am EDT
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 23, 2013)—The headlines often trumpet news about declining commodity prices. So why don’t these reductions ever seem to result in price reductions from suppliers? Suppliers will never volunteer to lower their prices, of course. Because of that, the only way for purchasers to parlay falling raw-materials expenses into real cost savings is to arm themselves with critical knowledge that can give them an edge in price negotiations. Speaking at a recent webcastmore...English -
5/22/13 3:08 pm EDT
Industry leaders and analysts to discuss the economy, regional and global markets, midstream and infrastructure developments and feedstocks
IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analysis, will host the 17th Annual Asia LPG Seminar and Workshops, Wednesday, June 12 to Friday, June 14, 2013, at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Singapore, which will bring together industry analysts and decision makers from the Asian LPG industry to discuss the global LPG (liquid propane gas) market, Asian and other regional market outlooks, as well as key midstream and infrastructure developments. The dramatic increase in naturalmore...English -
5/22/13 10:47 am EDT
Vancouver, British Columbia(May 21, 2013)—Driven by falling prices and a major initiative from Intel Corp., shipments of touch-enabled mobile PCs are expected to enjoy rapid growth in 2013 and the coming years, rising to about 25 percent of all notebooks by 2016. Global shipments of touchscreen-equipped notebook PCs will rise to 78 million units in 2016, up from just 4.6 million in 2012, according to the Notebook Touch Panel Shipment Database from information and analytics provider IHSmore...English -
5/22/13 9:00 am EDT
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 22, 2013)—Sales of liquid crystal display televisions (LCD TV) during China’s Labor Day holiday rose 18 percent in 2013 compared to a year earlier, as consumers were lured by attractive promotional pricing and a government subsidy program. Chinese consumers bought 4.2 million LCD TV sets in a three-week stretch from April 15 through May 5, the Labor Day selling season for this year, according the TV Systems Intelligence Service at information and analyticsmore...English -
5/22/13 6:00 am EDTENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IHS (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analytics, today announced the winners of the 2013 IHS SPECTRUM Excellence Awards, which honor outstanding leadership in the use of advanced information systems and best practices to achieve environmental, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability business goals. “We are proud to celebrate the accomplishments of this year’s SPECTRUM Award winners. We want to thank thesemore...English
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5/21/13 11:11 am EDTTop IHS Experts to Attend SID Display Week 2013 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (May 20, 2013)—A cadre of leading IHS Inc. analysts will attend the Society for Information Display (SID) 2013 Display Week event this week, providing insight on a range of technology and business topics to the media and other attendees. The SID event will be held May 19 through 24 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, Canada. IHS analysts at SID 2013 will include: Sweta Dash, seniormore...English
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5/21/13 10:49 am EDT
Vancouver, British Columbia(May 21, 2013)—Television industry participants gathering at the Society for Information Display (SID) 2013 Display Week event here this week are showcasing the product they hope will rejuvenate the market: the Ultra-High Definition (UHD) set. But can UHD avoid the dismal fate of another product touted as the industry’s savior just a few years ago, the 3-D TV? TV panel makers are betting on a high rate of growth for UHD LCD TVs during the next four years.more...English -
5/21/13 10:19 am EDT
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 21, 2013)—Bringing an end to a full year of declines, global flat-panel television shipments rose slightly in the first quarter, paving the way for marginal growth in 2013, according to the “Monthly Worldwide FPD TV Shipment Data Report” from the IHS TV Systems Intelligence Service at information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). Global shipments of flat-panel televisions comprising liquid-crystal display (LCD) and plasma sets amounted to 47.6 millionmore...English -
5/20/13 10:47 am EDT
Vancouver, British Columbia (May 20, 2013)—Can PC makers produce ultrathin, touch-screen PCs that are appealing to consumers—and that are priced at just $200? The astounding answer seems yes—if microprocessor Intel Corp. is willing to cut the price of its semiconductor components to PC makers, according to a PC Dynamics Market Brief from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). Speaking at the IHS/SID 2013 Business Conference, held May 20 in Vancouver, Canada, Zanemore...English