Shift in Demand for Car-Navigation Touch Panels from Resistive to Projected-Capacitive Technology
First written in FY2018-Q1. 7 of 13 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2022-Q3.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 9 of 15 companies on the "Worse" side.
10 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Orders for antistatic films for LCD panels and transparent conductive films for touch panels remained firm for automotive instrument panels and other displays.」
The company is reaffirming that orders across the automotive business remain firm despite the risk of a shift away from conventional methods such as car navigation systems. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Orders for antistatic films for liquid-crystal panels and transparent conductive films for touch panels remained solid for automotive applications, as meters and other displays continue to shift to flat-panel formats.」
Despite the risk of a shift away from the conventional method for automotive navigation systems, it has reconfirmed that orders for automotive applications overall have remained solid. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「Orders for antistatic films for LCD panels and transparent conductive films for touch panels remained firm in the automotive segment, as instrument panels and other displays continue to shift toward flat-panel formats.」
While weak demand for resistive touch panels used in car navigation systems and other applications had previously been reported, orders for automotive applications overall were reported to have remained solid, indicating an improvement in conditions for automotive applications. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Transparent conductive films for touch panels remained stable in applications for Chinese-brand smartphones and automotive applications.」
The disclosure that transparent conductive films for automotive applications remained stable indicates that the improving trend in automotive applications, including the car navigation and resistive touch-panel businesses through the previous fiscal year, has continued. - FY2020-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Transparent conductive films for touch panels remained stable in automotive navigation applications, although conditions for smartphone applications were difficult.」
For the car-navigation market, which through the previous fiscal year had been described as facing slowing market growth and a substantial contraction in orders, the Company states that conditions remained stable during the quarter. - FY2019Updated factors behind the weakness in the car navigation marketAnnual report
「Transparent conductive films for touch panels remained in a difficult situation as orders contracted significantly amid slowing market growth for Chinese smartphone manufacturers and car navigation systems.」
Regarding car-navigation systems, the discussion has expanded from the product-specific factor of a shift in demand from conventional resistive touchscreens to projected-capacitive systems to broader market factors, including slower market growth and a substantial decline in orders. - FY2019-Q3Updated factors behind the weakness in the car navigation marketAnnual report
「Transparent conductive films for touch panels remained in difficult conditions as orders declined substantially amid slowing market growth for Chinese smartphone manufacturers and car navigation systems.」
For car navigation systems, the company identified the slowdown in market growth and a substantial decline in orders as factors this time, in addition to the transition from the conventional method. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Orders for transparent conductive films for touch panels declined because touch-panel technology for car navigation systems is shifting from resistive to projected-capacitive technology, while demand for smartphones made in China remained sluggish.」
Demand continues to shift from resistive to capacitive touch panels for car navigation systems, and this is described as a decline in orders for resistive systems. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Orders for transparent conductive films for touch panels declined because touch-panel technology for car navigation systems is shifting from resistive to projected-capacitive technology, while demand for smartphones made in China remained sluggish.」
Demand continues to shift from resistive to capacitive touch panels for car navigation systems, and this is described as a decline in orders for resistive touch panels. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Transparent conductive films for touch panels remained stable for smartphones, but orders for transparent conductive films for touch panels used in car navigation systems fell sharply because demand for the resistive-film method has not recovered.」
The company continues to report that demand for resistive touch panels for car navigation systems has not recovered, resulting in a substantial decline in orders for this technology. - FY2018-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Transparent conductive films for touch panels remained stable for smartphones, but orders for car navigation systems declined substantially because demand for the resistive film method has not recovered.」
The absence of a recovery in demand for resistive touch panels for car navigation systems has made the risk of a significant decline in orders for resistive systems increasingly clear. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Transparent conductive films for touch panels remained stable for smartphones, but orders for the resistive-film method used in car navigation systems declined as demand shifted from the resistive-film method to the projected-capacitive method.」
The shift in touch-panel technology for car navigation systems has continued to appear again in the results as a decline in orders for resistive touch panels. - FY2018-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Transparent conductive films for touch panels remained stable for smartphones, but orders for the resistive-film method used in car navigation systems declined as demand shifted from the resistive-film method to the projected-capacitive method.」
The company has newly disclosed the risk that the shift in technology for car navigation touch panels is materializing as a decline in orders for resistive-type systems.