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The world’s top four LCD suppliers for TVs will be mostly from in 2020, while the total shipment from global LCD companies is likely to fall by 8.2% to 265 million units, according to market research firm IHS Markit on Dec. 18.

IHS Markit said this would mark the first time in 10 years to witness a decline in such panel shipments, as unlike Chinese companies that will continue to ship more, South Korean suppliers will be cutting their volume.

As with BOE, CSOT is mass producing Gen-10.5 and Gen-11 LCD panels. CSOT will also be ramping up production from its first Gen-11 LCD production line, the T6, by the end of this year. The T7, which is the firm’s second Gen-11 line, is to begin mass production by 2021.

Meanwhile, Taiwan’s Innolux is expected to maintain its No.3 status, while China’s HKC will rise to the fourth-largest supplier. HKC had earlier been cited as likely to acquire the Gen-8 LCD production lines at Samsung Display’s suspended panel plant, but Samsung has chosen a different Chinese manufacturer that had no display production lines.

In terms of country, China will ship 58% of the total amount of LCD panels for TVs to reflect a jump from this year’s 47%. South Korean firms, on the other hand, are to see their shipment fall to 17% from this year’s 27%. The 17% will be smaller than the share by Taiwanese firms, which are likely to ship around 22% of the total global volume.

If there is "Google" just the numbers (or whatever you have found), do not mention Vizio in the search as most probably the results will focus on it rather than on the numbers. With a bit of luck you may get supplier info, as the screen is probably not made by Vizio anyway.

This is the only panel manufacturer that I can find that has TVP listed in their products, so perhaps they are the makers or perhaps not. How this helps you I"m not sure as I"m thinking that even if they were that they wouldn"t supply on a one off basis.

Irvine-based Vizio Inc. is moving the contract manufacturing hub for its line of larger flat TVs from Asia to Tijuana, Mexico. The shift comes as Vizio aims to cut costs amid a changing economic climate in China and particularly Taiwan, according to founder and Chief Executive William Wang.

Vizio"s subcontractor is setting up at least two plants in Tijuana that will add "millions" of square feet for TV production, according to Wang. "We"re getting ready for mass production soon, within three months," he said.

Vizio will maintain significant production operations in Taiwan, where its smaller TVs, consumer electronics accessories, tablets and a newly launched line of personal computers are made.

The Taiwanese companies, in turn, rely on various suppliers in China"s mainland. Manufacturing costs throughout the region have increased in recent years as rapid economic development lifted wages. China also has raised tariffs on components and materials used in TV production, prompting some manufacturers to consider a shift in operations. The tariffs on imported LCD panels to be used in the assembly of TVs 32 inches and higher recently rose to 5%, up from 3%.

Taiwan has long held the market share lead for LCD TV production but the gap is narrowing as some U.S. companies move manufacturing operations closer to their domestic markets in an effort to cut shipping costs. Mexico is an attractive option since the North American Free Trade Agreement eliminated tariffs among the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

It regained the U.S. market share lead in the LCD TV segment in the first quarter of 2012, surpassing South Korea-based Samsung Group, which had held the title since the second quarter of last year.

This isn"t Vizio"s first foray in Mexico. It established partnerships prior to NAFTA with free trade zones known as maquiladoras in the border town of Jaurez.

Vizio"s move to swap some manufacturing in Taiwan for Mexico comes as significant numbers of other companies are bringing production back to the U.S. Benefits such as quicker turns and closer contact with customers have been cited by many small and midsize manufacturers who have brought operations back from offshore markets.

Vizio and other consumer electronics makers aren"t likely to go that far, since many operate on low margins, putting a premium on keeping costs to a minimum.