Friday, August 19, 2005
Samsung Electronics overtook Sony Corp. as the leading global supplier of TVs on a revenue basis in the second quarter, according to market research firm DisplaySearch Inc..
Samsung has 9.9 percent of total TV market sales of $17.3 billion, up from 8.2 percent the previous quarter, while Panasonic was runner-up with a 9.7 percent share. Longtime leader Sony saw its market share decline from 11.6 to 8.8 percent sequentially, falling into third place, the firm said.
On a unit basis, Samsung captured 9.0 percent of sales, runner up behind Korean rival LG Electronics whose share was 9.8 percent. TTE, the previous market leader in unit sales, saw its share fall from 8.1 to 7.5 percent sequentially.
Flat-panel TVs continued their robust growth, with unit sales rising 26 percent sequentially to 5.13 million units. Their share of total TV unit sales increased from 9 to 13 percent sequentially.
By: DocMemory
Copyright © 2023 CST, Inc. All Rights Reserved
|
