The color TVs industries in mainland China and Taiwan are on growth trajectories amid surging demand. The worldwide TV market is forecast to continue growing at 5 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2004 to 2008. While the product line has been dominated by traditional CRT units, its segmentation is evolving toward more flat panel types including flat CRT, LCD and plasma TVs. Another trend is toward HDTV, especially for large-screen units.

This report covers 41 companies: 25 from mainland China and 16 from Taiwan. The respondent companies from the mainland comprise about 36 percent of the 60-odd industry players. The Taiwan companies, on the other hand, make up 40 percent of the estimated 40 LCD TV and plasma TV makers there.

Analyses presented in this report are drawn from information provided by the respondent companies.

Production centers

•	For mainland manufacturers, the center of color TV production is Guangdong province, with Fujian province emerging as an alternate hub. Companies with the largest production figures reported factories in Indonesia, Russia and South Africa.
•	For Taiwan-headquartered companies, production is still largely based on the island. Some makers have set up offshore facilities in mainland China, Malaysia, Mexico, and Slovakia.

Manufacturing capability

•	Taiwan companies are older than their mainland counterparts in terms of manufacturing age. About half of Taiwan makers have 20 years' experience, while more than half of mainland makers have been in business 10 years or less
•	The average monthly output of mainland China makers ranges from 8,000 units to more than 1,000,000 units.
•	In Taiwan, the average monthly production ranges from 600 units to more than 600,000 units.

Component sourcing

•	The key components in color TV manufacture include ICs, LCD and plasma panels, and CRTs. Mainland China companies import ICs from the likes of Sanyo, Philips, and Toshiba but some makers have developed their own ICs. LCD panels come from South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
•	Taiwan color TV makers count on domestic suppliers for panels as well as other components like color filters, backlight modules, and polarizers.

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In this Report • 24 In-depth Supplier Profiles • 17 Profile Tables • Product Galleries for 5 Combination and Projection TVs, 55 CRT TVs, 75 LCD TVs and 8 Plasma TVs • Supplier Index