Touch Screens: Pace of Change Accelerates in a High-Touch World

iSuppli Corporation
May 2008

“Generally, the industry believes that tactile feedback can improve the certainty of “touch” and reduces errors.”

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In this report, iSuppli:

• Finds that touch screen unit shipments more than doubled from 81 million units in 2006 to 218 million units in 2007.
• Forecasts that there will be 341 million units of touch-screen modules shipped and $3.4 billion in value in 2008
• Forecasts that the market will grow to 833 million units by 2013, for a CAGR of 25%. The market value is projected to grow to $6.4 billion by 2013, for a CAGR of 17% from 2007 to 2013.
• Identifies several important drivers for touch screen adoption
  • Easy and intuitive interface
  • Improvements in software and hardware
  • Improved productivity and reduced labor costs
  • Innovative applications
  • Falling prices