元器件交易网讯  3月18日消息，据外媒报道，康宁显示玻璃台湾分公司负责人Daniel Tseng表示2014年由于电视、平板电脑和智能手机的需求量上升，面板市场将出现增长。

　　Daniel Tseng评论了特种玻璃市场领域，尤其是作为智能手机屏幕的蓝宝石优点和缺点。Daniel Tseng表示蓝宝石由于其硬度良好抗划伤性能高，但也意味着它是脆的。蓝宝石可以形成良好的覆盖面，但康宁Gorilla玻璃针对消费电子产品来说是一种更好的选择。他表示Gorilla玻璃更轻，而且比蓝宝石便宜得多。而蓝宝石生产产量较低。

　　Daniel Tseng说虽然2013年触控面板中的笔记本电脑市场普及率较低，但是增长的智能手机和平板电脑让触控面板领域形势十分乐观。Daniel Tseng预计随着更多的软件和硬件的支持，2014年触控面板市场仍将会上升。（元器件交易网  白玉涛译）

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　　The panel market will see growth in 2014, driven by demand for TV, tablet and smartphone applications, according to Daniel Tseng, president of Corning Display Technologies Taiwan (CDTT).

　　Although demand for notebook and monitor applications is likely to see slight declines, the performances of the TV, tablet and smartphone segments will fuel the growth momentum of the panel market, Tseng said.

　　He said the TV segment will see growth in both unit and area shipments in 2014, and the area shipment growth will be more significant because of TV screens getting bigger.

　　As for touch panels, Tseng said growth in the smartphone and tablet segments remain optimistic. Although touch panels' penetration in the notebook segment was low in 2013, Tseng expects improvements in 2014 because of more software and hardware support.

　　Tseng also commented on the specialty glass market, particularly the pros and cons of sapphire glass being adopted as cover glass for consumer electronics.

　　Tseng said sapphire has good anti-scratch properties because of its hardness, but that also means it is brittle. Sapphire may form good covers for watches, but Corning's Gorilla Glass is a better cover glass option for co nsumer electronics, Tseng claimed.

　　He said Gorilla Glass is lighter and and much cheaper than sapphire. Sapphire substrates are hard, but yield rates during production are low.The panel market will see growth in 2014, driven by demand for TV, tablet and smartphone applications, according to Daniel Tseng, president of Corning Display Technologies Taiwan (CDTT).

　　Although demand for notebook and monitor applications is likely to see slight declines, the performances of the TV, tablet and smartphone segments will fuel the growth momentum of the panel market, Tseng said.

　　He said the TV segment will see growth in both unit and area shipments in 2014, and the area shipment growth will be more significant because of TV screens getting bigger.

　　As for touch panels, Tseng said growth in the smartphone and tablet segments remain optimistic. Although touch panels' penetration in the notebook segment was low in 2013, Tseng expects improvements in 2014 because of more software and hardware support.

　　Tseng also commented on the specialty glass market, particularly the pros and cons of sapphire glass being adopted as cover glass for consumer electronics.

　　Tseng said sapphire has good anti-scratch properties because of its hardness, but that also means it is brittle. Sapphire may form good covers for watches, but Corning's Gorilla Glass is a better cover glass option for consumer electronics, Tseng claimed.

　　He said Gorilla Glass is lighter and and much cheaper than sapphire. Sapphire substrates are hard, but yield rates during production are low.