"Chinese suppliers represented the fastest-growing contingent of the large-sized liquid crystal display (LCD) panel market in the first quarter, capitalizing on rising production and strong domestic demand for 32-inch televisions.
"No 5 Beijing Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd (BOE) of China achieved first-quarter shipment growth of 18.6 percent * * * However, it was two newer Chinese entrants that were not ranked among the Top 10 that saw the most explosive growth in the first quarter. CEC achieved a 63.5 percent expansion, while China Star Optoelectronics Technology more than doubled its shipments with a 103.3 percent increase, by far the largest growth in the market.
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(a) Beijing Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd 京东方科技集团股份有限公司
(b) CEC (China Electronics Corp) 中国电子信息产业集团有限公司 (based in Beijing; state-owned enterprise) http://www.cec.com.cn/En/News_Center/13112.aspx
(c) China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd 华星光电技术 (based in Shenzhen)
(d) In the top 10 for 1Q12 market share, only two are Japanese: Sharp (2.8% global market share) and Panasonic LCD (1.4%).