IHS estimates that South Korea's makers' share of large-size panel shipments will decline to 31.3% in 2017, while Taiwan’s panel makers’ one will remain stable at 34.9%. Mainland Chinese market share will closely following which climbs to 30%.
        The development of large TVs, of course, must have the cooperation of large panels. Large panels must invest in the large glass substrate factory which is the 10.5 generation or 11th generation panel factory, including BOE, Huaxing Optoelectronics, LG Display and Sharp Guangzhou Factory. They are planning investments in large panel plants. At present, the global factory generation is dominated by the 8.5-generation factory. The size of the economical-cut TV panel of the 8.5-generation factory is mainly 55-inch. Currently, the 65-inch panel is produced in a six-generation factory and is produced in two pieces, which may not very economical. The production capacity is also limited. Only the 10.5-generation or 11-generation factory can cut six 65- or 75-inch large TV panels to meet the strong demand of the market.
        The mainland continues to build a large panel factory. South Korea's Samsung display is shutting down the factory and fading out the LCD panel market for computers, while they are moving to new display technologies such as AMOLED. Those changes result in the evident growth as well as decline between South Korea and the mainland market.
        In addition, the 8.5-generation/8.6-generation new plant of BOE and Huike still were put into production in the mainland panel factory. The new 10.5-generation BOE plant will not start production until 2018., and Huaxing Optoelectronics will start production in the 11th generation in 2019. With the production capacity of panel factories has been gradually opened, the market share of mainland panel manufacturers will have the opportunity to surpass Taiwan and South Korea and leap to the global market leader in 2018.