TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q2-2007
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TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q2-2007
TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q2-2007 DP Liu / Eric Chiou TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Outline 9 Summary 9 Key Components and Materials - Industry Outlook - Price Trend - Demand / Supply Status 9 Mainstream Panel Size - Cost Analysis - Panel ASP V.S. BOM Cost E L P M SA 9 Panel Maker Vertical Integration Issue 9 Conclusion Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 2 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Outline 9 Summary 9 Key Components and Materials - Industry Outlook - Price Trend - Demand / Supply Status 9 Mainstream Panel Size - Cost Analysis - Panel ASP V.S. BOM Cost E L P M SA 9 Panel Maker Vertical Integration Issue 9 Conclusion Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 3 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Summary LCD components industry outlook 9 Glass substrate - Glass substrate demand will grow 13% QoQ in 2Q07 and 37% YoY in 2007. - Glass substrate price in 2Q07 will decrease by only 2%-3%. E L P M 9 Color filter - For 2Q07, color filter input capacity will increase 4.2%, compared to 1Q07. Due to the rapid utilization rate increase of G5 fabs, G5 color filters will face a shortage beginning from 2Q07. SA 9 Polarizer - Similar to 4Q06, polarizer price will drop sharply in 2Q07. Thus, the profit of some polarizer makers are expected to drop, compared to last year. This is mainly attributed to a capacity expansion of more than 50%, along with more intense competition. - Yet in 2Q07, polarizer prices for monitor and 32-inch TV will both decrease 3% to 5%. For 40-inch above TV, it will decrease more than 10%. 9 Driver IC - In 2Q07, driver IC ASP will decrease around 3% to 5%. - 384 channels source driver IC continues to be replaced by 642 channels for IT panels. 9 BLU - BLU price for 2Q07 will drop because of CCFL and associated optical film cost saving. - Due to rapid capacity expansion in 2006, CCFL price decreased 10% to 20% in the beginning of 2007 to 1Q07. Mainstream size panel cost 9 IT panel material cost drop for 2Q07 roughly within 3% to 5%. TV panel dropped roughly within 5% to 8%. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 4 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Outline 9 Summary 9 Key Components and Materials - Industry Outlook - Price Trend - Demand / Supply Status 9 Mainstream Panel Size - Cost Analysis - Panel ASP V.S. BOM Cost E L P M SA 9 Panel Maker Vertical Integration Issue 9 Conclusion Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 5 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Glass Substrate – Demand and Forecast 16,000 20% Total 14,000 QoQ 18% ( K square-meter/M ) 16% 12,000 14% 10,000 12% E L P 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Q1-04 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-05 Q2 Q3 Q4 200.0 ( Mn m 2 ) 150.0 M A S Q1-06 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Q2(E) Q3(F) Q4(F) Q108(F) 80% 70% 60% 50% 100.0 40% 30% 50.0 20% 10% 0.0 2004 2005 2006 2007 (F) 2008 (F) 5.5G or larger 1.8 17.5 49.6 79.9 102.7 5G 21.1 33.2 39.7 49.3 52.1 4.5G or smaller 20.7 22.4 20.8 21.3 21.6 67.4% 50.7% 36.8% 17.2% QoQ Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 0% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 9 In 2Q07, glass substrate demand for TFT LCD grew by 13%, larger than 2.1% in 1Q07. The main reason is that demand in 2Q07 will prompt an input capacity increase of TFT LCD fabs. 9 Based on the panel production of TFT LCD makers, overall glass substrate demand reached 150 million m2 in 2007, a 37% increase, compared to 110 million m2 in 2006. 9 The glass substrate demand for 5.5G and above reached 53%, a 61% jump, compared to 2006. Demand for large glass substrates continues to grow, as many TFT LCD makers begin operating 6G or higher production lines. 9 On the other hand, 4.5G and smaller glass substrate demand merely grew by 2.7%, accounting for 14.2% of total glass substrate demand. 5G glass substrate demand took up 33%, an annual growth of 24%. 26 April 2007 | Page 6 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Glass Substrate – Demand Forecast and Ramp-up Schedule Generation Q1-07 Q2 Q3 NEG (Shanghai, China) (Polishing) 5G 6G NEG (Notogawa, Japan) (Furnace) 7G/7.5G Asahi (Yunlin, Taiwan) (Furnace) 22.9% Q1-08 Corning (Beijing, China) (Polishing) E L P M SA Asahi (Tainan, Taiwan) 35.3% (Polishing) Q4 Asahi 53% (Gumi, Korea) (Furnace) 9 To accommodate the rising demand of larger glass substrates from TFT-LCD makers, suppliers have steadily increased 43.8% 32% 45.5% production of existing furnaces. New furnaces and polishing lines are being established too. 9 In 2Q07, Asahi Glass and Nippon Electric Glass have ramped up new glass substrate capacity in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. 9 Asahi Glass has increased production capacity in Taiwan by installing new furnaces and polishing lines in Yunlin and Tainan, Taiwan, in order to provide 7.5G and below glass substrates for CMO. 9 NEG’s new furnace in Notogawa has begun operations in 1Q07, supplying 6G and above glass substrates. 9 Corning has decided to invest USD 129 millions to further expand the manufacturing capacity of large-size glass substrates at its Taichung, Taiwan manufacturing facility. In addition to being able to handle 8G sizes, the investment will create additional finishing capacity for 7.5G. The expenditure will be incurred over two and a half years, with glass substrate production expected to begin by mid-2008. 9 Corning invested USD 160 million to further expand its manufacturing capacity for large size glass substrates at its facility in Shizuoka, Japan. The expenditure will be incurred over the next year and a half, with glass substrate production scheduled to begin by mid-2008. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 7 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Glass Substrate – ASP Trend Glass GlassSubstrate SubstrateSheet SheetASP ASPTrend Trend QoQ QoQchanges changes 70,000 G3.5 G4 G4.5 G5 G6 G7 G7.5 60,000 5% 0% E L P M 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 ( JPY ) 0 Q1-06 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) SA Q3 (F) Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) QoQ(%) 50,000 -5% -10% -15% -20% -25% -30% -35% Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) Q1-06 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) Q3 (F) G3.5 -16.7% -10.0% -8.3% -7.9% -6.7% -2.1% -1.3% -1.5% -1.1% G4.5 -12.9% -10.0% -7.4% -4.3% -4.5% -2.4% 1.2% -4.5% -2.1% G5 -10.3% -10.0% -10.3% -5.1% -14.2% -2.2% -2.2% -2.2% -2.1% G6(32) -13.5% -8.1% -7.5% -14.0% -19.1% -2.2% -3.1% -2.2% -3.0% G7 -12.5% -7.5% -4.0% -2.6% -2.2% -3.9% -2.2% -3.8% G7.5 -33.3% -7.5% -7.5% -4.7% -3.7% -3.7% -2.9% -2.9% 9Overall glass substrate price will drop within 2%-3% in 2Q07. 9G3 and G4 glass substrate price drop will be below 2% for each quarter in 2007, as output ratio of G3 and G4 becomes lower in the overall panel production. G5 and G6 glass substrate price will decline 2%-3%. 9In 2007, G7 and G7.5 will decline more than 3% in each quarter, because panel makers will gradually increase input capacity of G7 and G7.5. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 8 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Color Filter – Supply and Demand Status 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 8G 12,000 ( K m2 ) E L P 10,000 8,000 6,000 M A S 4,000 2,000 0 Q1-05 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-06 Q2 Q3 160,000 Q4 Q1-07 Total Supply 140,000 ( K pcs/Quarter, 17-inch eq. ) 120,000 Q2(E) Q3(F) Total Demand Q4(F) 7.5G 7G 6G 5.5G 5G 4.5G 4G 3.5G 3G Q1-08(F) Sufficiency 30% 25% 20% 100,000 15% 80,000 9 Affected by the reduced production utilization rate in 1Q07 for TFT-LCD panels, color filter supply grew merely 2.9%, compared to 4Q06. 9 Amid the expected demand of TFT LCD panels in 2Q07, the increased panel production has driven up color filter demand. A 8.7% growth is projected, compared to 1Q07, especially for 5G color filters. 9 5G color filters will face a shortage beginning from 2Q07, due to increased input capacity from 5G fabs, but no proportional expansion in the color filter capacity. 10% 60,000 5% 40,000 0% 20,000 -5% 0 Q1-05 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-06 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. Q2(E) Q3(F) Q4(F) Q1-08(F) 26 April 2007 | Page 9 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Color Filter – G5 Tight Supply G5 G5Size SizeCoverage Coverage CF CFSupply SupplyStatus Status--Industry Industry TV MNT 15 / 17 / 17W / 19 / 19W / 20 / 20.1W / 21W / 22W / 24W / 26W / 27W Supply Gap TFT Demand 17W / 20.1 / 23W / 42W / 46W / 47W E L P CF Supply NB 15 / 14.1W / 15.4W / 17W G5 Fabs Outsource In House M A S 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 AMTC 1400 1600 1800 2000 CF CFSupply SupplyStatus Status––by byCompany Company CF Source AUO CMO In House 100% 100% Major Suppliers CFI - HSD Innolux 65% 90% Sintek DNP Samsung LPL SVA BOE IVO 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% STI - Sintek DNP Sintek DNP Sintek DNP Sufficiency 9With a growing demand for TFT LCD panels, all of the fifteen G5 fabs will be running at full capacity. 9The worldwide 5G color filter demand stands at 1,800k per month. In contrast, the global supply of color filters, including in-house and outside suppliers, are only 1,500k per month. A supply gap is unavoidable. 9Furthermore, the shut down of AMTC, due to financial issues, will make the shortage even tighter. 9But not all panel makers have been impacted by the shortage. For instance, LPL, Samsung, AUO and CMO produce color filters by themselves. AUO acquired a 49% stake of Toppan CFI, securing its 5G color filter supply. 9On the other hand, China-based TFT LCD panel makers, BOE-OT and SVA-NEC, will be hit harder by the 5G color filter shortage, due to a lack of in-house capability. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 10 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 BLU – Technology and Cost Improvement Inverter InverterLess Less Panel Standard Cost-Saving New NewStructure Structure 100% 115% ~ 120% Color Saturation NTSC 72% NTSC 85% E L P M SA Diffuser Diffuser Film Film Diffuser Diffuser Film Film Diffuser Diffuser Film Film Diffuser Diffuser Plate Plate Lamp Lamp Reflector Reflector Fi lm Diffuser Diffuser Film Film BEF BEF Diffuser Diffuser Film Film Diffuser Diffuser Plate Plate Lamp Lamp Reflector Reflector LU B DBEF DBEF Diffuser Diffuser Film Film Diffuser Diffuser Film Film Diffuser Diffuser Plate Plate Lamp Lamp Reflector Reflector Brightness NTSC 92% FL C C LIPS Board Inverter (s) te r Panel Luminescence LuminescenceEfficiency Efficiency In ve r PCB DBEF BEF Diffuser BEF DBEFDTV Multi-functional Prism Multi-functional Multi-functionalOptical OpticalFilm Film 9 BLU improvements are being conducted by changing the structure to achieve additional cost savings. By substituting DBEF or BEF with diffuser film, costs can be reduced by more than 10%. 9 Optical film suppliers have developed multifunction films, where they can improve the brightness of the backlight and make it thinner. The film combines functions of BEF and DBEF (3M) or BEF and diffuser (MNtech, SKC, Efun, etc.). 9 TFT LCD panel makers adopt LIPS (LCD inverter power supply) to integrate inverters and power supply. 9 By raising the CCFL luminescence efficiency 15%~20%, the backlight’s BEF can be replaced to reduce costs. In addition, the color saturation can be enhanced from 72% NTSC to 85%, or even 92%; improving the LCD TV performance. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 11 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 BLU – ASP Trend (Monitor Panel) BLU BLUASP ASPTrend Trend––Monitor MonitorPanel Panel QoQ QoQchanges changes 0% 50 E L P M -5% 17 19(L) 19(H) 19W 20.1W SA 22W 30 20 ( USD ) 10 Q1-06 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) Q3 (F) Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) ( QoQ ) 40 -10% -15% -20% -25% -30% Q1-06 Q2 Q3 Q4 17 -0.4% -3.9% -10.3% -10.0% 19(L) -0.3% -1.7% -19.3% -4.3% 19(H) -2.7% -2.3% -20.5% -3.0% 19W -0.3% -1.7% -19.3% -4.3% 20.1W -4.8% -4.8% -29.5% -5.0% -18.8% 22W Q1-07 Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) -4.5% -6.8% -5.0% -4.4% -5.8% -5.0% -5.0% -6.4% -5.0% -6.4% -13.6% -5.0% -10.4% -11.6% -5.0% Q2 (E) Q3 (F) -8.3% -6.1% -13.6% -5.3% -13.6% -5.3% -6.6% -17.3% -3.6% -11.1% 9 Due to severe competition, prices of optical film and CCFL are expected to decline substantially. In 2007, BLU cost saving should be mainly contributed by optical film and CCFL price drop. 9 20W and 22W monitor BLU price decline will exceed more than 10% in 2Q07, due to supply of key BLU materials from local Taiwan suppliers. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 12 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 BLU – ASP Trend (TV Panel) BLU BLUASP ASPTrend Trend––TV TVPanel Panel QoQ QoQchanges changes 300 E L P M 23W 200 26W 0% 32W -5% 37W -10% SA 42W ( USD ) 0 Q1-06 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) Q3 (F) Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) -20% Qo Q(% ) 100 -15% -25% -30% Q4 Q1-07 Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) -11.8% -9.3% -11.8% -7.0% -20.6% -15.0% -15.3% -6.9% -11.8% -8.3% -7.0% Q2 32W -6.5% -10.3% -10.9% -2.1% -9.6% 37W -9.0% -8.1% -11.5% -6.4% -3.1% -4.7% -27.2% -11.2% -11.1% -15.0% 42W Q3 Q3 (F) Q1-06 Q2 (E) 9 For TV BLUs, price drop could exceed more than 10%, as panel price continues to decrease. 9 32-inch BLU price drop within 10%. 37- and 42-inch BLU price will fall more than 15%. 9 Amid cost issues, panel makers introduced low cost 32-inch models. Its BLU adopts three lower diffusers to replace one BEF and two diffusers. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 13 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Polarizer – Capacity Investment Plans Makers Q1-07 Q2 Q3 Nitto Denko Sumitomo Chemical Sumitomo (Ehime, Japan) (Full process) Sumitomo (Pyungtaek, Korea) (Full process) Sumitomo (Torun, Poland) (Post-processing) Sumitomo (Wuxi, China) (Post-processing) Optimax (Suzhou, China) (Post-processing) LG Chem LG Chem (Taichung, Taiwan) (Post-processing) Chi Mei Material Q1-08 Nitto Denko (Shenzhen, China) (Post-processing) Nitto Denko (Cernovicka Terasa, Czech Republic) (Post-processing) E L P M SA Optimax Chi Mei Material Line 2 (Tainan, Taiwan) (Full process) Q4 LCD Module Polarizer Plant POLAND Optimax (Suzhou, China) (Post-processing) CZECH REPUBLIC SLOVAKIA 9Polarizer makers capacity expansion plan: Nitto Denko has decided to construct a new plant in Shenzhen for optical film production in meeting the growing demand of large-sized LCD TV applications. Plant investment will amount to 6 billion yen, and begin operating in Oct07. 9LG Chem plans to invest 2,708 million NT dollars to install a polarizer post-processing plant in Taichung, Taiwan. Production will begin in midAug07. Also, it announced plans to invest 44 billion won (roughly USD 43.2 million) to construct a polarizer back-end processing plant in Wroclaw, Poland. 9To support the module plants of TFT LCD panel makers in East Europe, polarizer makers are planning to set up post-processing plants in the area. 9LG Chem Ltd. Sumitomo plans to set up a polarizer post-processing plant in Poland. Mass production to start in summer of 2007, providing support to Sharp’s Poland module plant. Total investment is around 5 billion yen. 9Nitto Denko to produce optical films for LCD-TVs in Czech Republic in strengthening local supply setup in Europe. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 14 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Polarizer – ASP Trend (Monitor Panel) Polarizer PolarizerASP ASPTrend Trend––Monitor MonitorPanel Panel QoQ QoQchanges changes 0% 16 17 20.1W 22W 13 SA 12 11 10 9 8 7 Q1-06 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) Q3 (F) Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) ( QoQ ) 19VA 19W 14 ( USD ) E L P M 19TN 15 -6% -12% -17% Q1-06 Q2 Q3 17 -3.4% -10.4% 19TN -2.8% -10.9% 19VA -2.7% 19W -2.8% 20.1W -2.8% 22W Q2 (E) Q3 (F) Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) Q4 Q1-07 -2.9% -2.0% -16.3% -2.1% -1.6% -2.5% -2.6% -3.3% -3.4% -8.7% -1.9% -1.9% -2.0% -2.0% -10.5% -3.1% -3.2% -8.3% -1.8% -1.9% -1.9% -1.9% -10.9% -3.3% -3.4% -8.7% -1.9% -1.9% -2.0% -2.0% -10.0% -4.7% -4.7% -5.7% -3.4% -2.7% -2.8% -2.8% -4.4% -4.7% -5.7% -3.4% -2.7% -2.8% -2.8% 9 For LCD monitor polarizers, price decline expected to be roughly 1%-2% in 2Q07. 9 Polarizer price declines sharply in 1Q07, causing the revenues and profits of polarizer makers to decrease more than last year. Thus, polarizer prices in 2Q07 should drop less than in 1Q07. 9 In addition, some newcomers, such as Daxon and Chi Mei material have entered the polarizer market too. Severe competition will accelerate price drop, especially in monitor segment. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 15 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Polarizer – ASP Trend (TV Panel) Polarizer PolarizerASP ASPTrend Trend––TV TVPanel Panel QoQ QoQchanges changes 0% 100 23W -2% 26W 32W -4% 37W 42W SA 60 40 20 ( USD ) 0 Q1-06 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) Q3 (F) Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) Q o Q (% ) E L P M 80 -6% -8% -10% -12% -14% -16% -18% -20% Q1-06 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) Q3 (F) Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) 23WTN -4.8% -10.7% -5.1% -3.3% -3.4% -5.0% 26WTN -4.5% -10.3% -9.5% -3.2% -3.3% -5.0% 32W -10.5% -10.0% -10.1% -6.6% -13.4% -2.3% -2.3% -2.4% -2.9% 37W -5.0% -10.0% -10.2% -18.5% -12.2% -3.2% -3.3% -3.4% -2.9% -10.0% -10.2% -10.2% -13.4% -10.3% -5.8% -5.1% -4.9% 42W 9 For LCD TVs polarizers, price decline to be roughly 3%-5% in 2Q07. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 16 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Polarizer – Expansion of TAC Film Production Fujifilm Global TAC film Capacity Supply 700 60% 600 50% 40% 400 20% 200 10% 100 Konica Minolta SA 2005 2006 2007 (F) Total 370 450 600 QoQ 54.2% 21.6% Q4-06 Fujifilm E L P M 30% 300 0 (QoQ %) ( Mn M2/ Year ) 500 Q1-07 (E) Q2 (F) Q3 (F) Kumamoto Plant 1 (Kumamot o, Japan) Kumamoto Plant 2 (Kumamoto, Japan) L-4 (Kobe, Japan) L-5 (Kobe, Japan) 33.3% Q4 (F) 9 Fujifilm announced that its new LCD polarizer plant in Kumamoto began operations in Oct06; 2 months ahead of schedule. The construction of the new plant is in response to the increasing demand of LCD TV products. A 2nd plant is slated for construction in Kumamoto in Aug07, which is a year earlier than originally planned. In Apr08, a 3rd plant will be built, which is 2 months sooner than originally projected. Q108 (F) 0% Q2 (F) Kumamoto Plant 3 (Kumamoto, Japan) Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 9 Each plant will have two production lines. It is anticipated that all 6 lines will be fully functional by 2010, where the total Capex is expected to reach 100 billion yen. 9 When all 6 production lines become operational, they will have an annual polarizer production of 580 million m2, a twofold increase versus its current 280 million m2. Konica Minolta 9 Konica Minolta is considering moving up the operational date of its 4th TAC plant several months earlier. In order to quickly increase its TAC film production, a 5th plant has already undergone construction in Jul06, and is expected to be online in 2007. 9 The total investment of the company’s 4th TAC plant is roughly 10 billion yen (approximately USD 85.91 million), where it will have an annual production of 30 million m2. The 5th plant is expected to entail a total investment of 1.4 billion yen, producing 50 million m2 annually. If all 5 plants are taken into account, the production volume of Konica’s TAC film will reach 170 million m2. 26 April 2007 | Page 17 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Driver IC – Evolution of Cost Reduction 384 (6 Bit) Channel Channel Chip ChipArea Area 100% 100% Process Process 0.4μ 0.4μ Film Film TCP TCP 45μ 45μ SA E L P M 642 (6 Bit) 75% 75% 60% 60% 0.35μ 0.35μ 0.25μ 0.25μ COF COF 35μ 35μ 33% 33% 0.18μ 0.13μ COF COF 30μ 30μ COF COF 25μ 25μ 9 Driver IC cost reduction driven by die size shrink. 9 Foundry manufacturing process technology improves from 0.3μ~0.35μ to 0.25μ or 0.18μ. The shrinking die size will allow more chips to be produced. The driver IC cost also declines simultaneously. 9 In addition, package pin pitch decreases from 35~30 to 25, enabling the die size to shrink further. 9 As panel makers seek to further drive down their costs, driver ICs are gradually progressing towards multi channels in order to decrease the total amount of ICs required. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 18 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Driver IC – ASP Trend Driver DriverIC ICASP ASPTrend Trend QoQ QoQchange change 2.2 0% Source 384 channels Source 642 channels E L P Gate 256 channels 1.7 ( USD ) M A S 1.2 0.7 0.2 Q1-06 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) Q3 (F) Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) -5% Qo Q (% ) Source 420 channels -10% -15% -20% -25% -30% Source 384 channels Q1-06 Q2 -2.7% -19.3% Gate 256 channels Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) Q3 (F) Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) -7.4% -1.5% -0.3% -0.2% -0.2% -0.2% 0.0% -1.5% -2.5% -2.9% -4.7% -4.5% -4.7% -3.0% -8.3% -9.1% -1.5% -5.2% -5.0% -4.5% -4.7% -3.0% -10.0% -27.8% -3.0% -4.8% -5.0% -5.0% -4.9% -4.9% -5.0% Source 642 channels Source 420 channels Q3 9 In 2Q07, driver IC price drop will be within 5%. 9 In 2H06, panel makers began to employ 642 channels source driver ICs to replace 384 channels, where it is anticipated to become mainstream in 1H07. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 19 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Outline 9 Summary 9 Key Components and Materials - Industry Outlook - Price Trend - Demand / Supply Status 9 Mainstream Panel Size - Cost Analysis - Panel ASP V.S. BOM Cost E L P M SA 9 Panel Maker Vertical Integration Issue 9 Conclusion Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 20 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Monitor Panel – 17 inch (G5 Production) Component Cost Breakdown Component Cost Breakdown Panel BOM Cost Panel BOM Cost 0% 100 -2% 80 -4% 60 -6% 40 -8% 20 -10% E L P M 0 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) Q3 (F) Material Cost 105.6 94.4 88.1 83.8 76.1 73.8 71.7 change (QoQ) -3.9% -10.6% -6.7% -4.9% -9.1% -3.0% -2.8% SA ( USD ) BOM Cost V.S. Panel ASP BOM Cost V.S. Panel ASP 17-inch ASP 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 1 H J an 0 5 Component Cost Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) 69.3 67.3 -3.4% -3.0% -12% % of Panel ASP 80% 60% 0% 1 H J uly C rystal, 3.9% 100% 20% 1 H J an 0 6 Glass, 9.6% C olor Filter, 21.5% Driver IC , 12.0% 40% 1 H J ul Others, 21.2% QoQ(%) Q1-06 ( % of Panel ASP ) (USD) 120 BLU, 21.0% Polarizer, 10.9% 1 H Jan 0 7 9 Material cost saving for 2Q07 is USD 2.3, or 3%; mainly contributed by BLU, cost reduced by USD 1. Fully-loaded cost in 2Q07 is USD 98.4 and cash cost in the same period is USD 82.3. 9 17-inch material cost to panel ASP ratio reaches 71% in Apr07, slightly higher than in 1Q07. Mainly caused by a faster panel ASP drop (QoQ 7%) than the panel cost reduction (QoQ 3%). Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 21 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Monitor Panel – 19 inch (G5 Production) Panel BOM Cost Panel BOM Cost 140 120 -2% 100 -4% -6% 60 -8% -10% E L P M 20 0 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) Material Cost 130.3 117.5 106.9 102.8 93.1 change (QoQ) -3.9% -9.8% -9.0% -3.9% -9.4% Q3 (F) Q4 (F) 90.6 88.1 SA -2.7% -2.8% BOM Cost V.S. Panel ASP BOM Cost V.S. Panel ASP 19-inch ASP 250 ( USD ) 200 150 Component Cost Q1-08 (F) 85.4 82.9 -3.0% -2.9% -12% Others, 21.4% Driver IC , 9.7% % of ASP C rystal, 3.9% C olor Filter 23.4% 100% 80% 60% 100 40% 50 20% 0 Glass, 10.4% QoQ(%) Q1-06 ( % of Panel ASP ) (USD) 80 40 1 H J an 0 5 Component Cost Breakdown Component Cost Breakdown 0% BLU, 19.9% Polarizer, 11.4% 0% 1 H J ul 1 H J an 0 6 1 H J uly 1 H Jan 0 7 9 Material cost saving for 2Q07 is USD 2.5, or 2.7%; mainly contributed by BLU and driver IC, cost reduced by USD 1 and USD 0.5, respectively. Fully-loaded cost in 2Q07 is USD 123.3 and cash cost in the same period is USD 101.9. 9 19-inch material cost to panel ASP ratio reaches 74% in Apr07, an increase of 3%, compared to 1Q07. Mainly caused by a faster decline in the panel ASP (QoQ 6%) than the panel cost reduction (QoQ 3%). Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 22 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Monitor Panel – 19 inch Wide (G5 Production) Panel BOM Cost Panel BOM Cost Component Cost Breakdown Component Cost Breakdown 0% 100 -2% 80 -4% 60 -6% 40 -8% E L P 20 -10% 0 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) Q3 (F) Q4 (F) M A S Material Cost 118.8 107.1 97.3 93.7 84.7 82.2 79.8 77.2 74.9 change (QoQ) -3.6% -9.8% -9.2% -3.7% -9.6% -2.8% -3.0% -3.3% -2.9% BOM BOMCost CostV.S. V.S.Panel PanelASP ASP 240 19-inch Wide ASP Component Cost 200 160 ( USD ) Q1-08 (F) 120 % of ASP 80% 60% Glass 8.6% C rystal, 3.9% C olor Filter 19.3% Driver IC 12.1% 100% 40% 80 Others 21.7% QoQ(%) Q1-06 -12% ( % of Panel ASP ) (USD) 120 Polarizer, 12.5% BLU, 21.9% 20% 40 - 0% 1H O ct 1 H J an 0 6 1 H A pr 1 H July 1H O ct 1 H Jan 0 7 1 H A pr 9 Material cost saving for 2Q07 is USD 2.5, or 2.8%; mainly contributed by BLU, cost reduced by USD 1. Fully-loaded cost in 2Q07 is USD 106.8 and cash cost in the same period is USD 90.7. 9 19-inch material cost to panel ASP ratio reaches 74% in Apr07, an increase of 3%, compared to 1Q07. Mainly caused by a faster declining panel ASP (QoQ 6%) than the panel cost reduction (QoQ 3%). Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 23 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Monitor Panel – 20 inch Wide (G6 Production) Panel BOM Cost Panel BOM Cost Component Cost Breakdown Component Cost Breakdown 0% 160 -2% 120 -4% (USD) -6% 80 -8% -10% 40 E L P M -12% Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) Q3 (F) Material Cost 158.1 142.6 123.8 116.0 108.8 102.0 98.2 93.3 90.2 change (QoQ) -6.2% -9.8% -13.2% -6.3% -6.2% -6.2% -3.7% -5.0% -3.3% SA BOM Cost V.S. Panel ASP BOM Cost V.S. Panel ASP 20.1-inch Wide ASP 250 200 ( USD ) Q4 (F) 150 Component Cost Driver IC 11.4% 100% 80% 60% 40% 50 20% 2H Apr 2H July 2H O ct 2H Ja n 07 Glass 9.7% C rystal 3.6% C olor Filter 21.4% % of ASP 100 - -14% QoQ(%) Q1-06 Q1-08 (F) 0% 2H Apr ( % of Panel ASP ) 0 Others 19.9% BLU 23.0% Polarizer 11.0% 9 Material cost saving for 2Q07 is USD 6.8, or 6.2%; mainly contributed by structure change of BLU, cost reduced significantly by USD 4.9. Fullyloaded cost in 2Q07 is USD 131.4 and cash cost in the same period is USD 111.9. 9 20-inch wide material cost to panel ASP ratio reaches 76% in Apr07, an increase of 5%, compared to 1Q07. Mainly caused by a faster declining panel ASP (QoQ 12%) than the panel cost reduction (QoQ 6%). Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 24 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Monitor Panel – 22 inch Wide (G5 Production) Panel BOM Cost Panel BOM Cost Component Cost Breakdown Component Cost Breakdown 0% 120 -2% 90 -4% 60 -6% E L P M 30 0 Q3-06 Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) Q3 (F) Q4 (F) 134.0 123.7 114.8 109.8 105.2 100.6 -7.7% -7.2% -4.4% SA change (QoQ) -4.2% BOM Cost V.S. Panel ASP BOM Cost V.S. Panel ASP 22W ASP 250 ( U SD ) 200 150 Component Cost Q1-08 (F) -10% 97.6 -4.4% Others 21.9% -3.0% Driver IC 10.6% % of ASP Glass 9.9% C rystal 3.9% Q o Q(% ) Material Cost -8% C olor Filter 21.7% 100% 80% 60% 100 40% 50 20% ( % of Panel ASP ) (U SD ) 150 BLU 21.9% Polarizer 10.2% 0% 0 1H Aug 1H Sep 1H Oct 1H Nov 1H Dec 1H Jan 07 1H Feb 1H Mar 1H Apr 9 Material cost saving for 2Q07 is USD 5, or 4.4%; mainly contributed by structure change of BLU, cost reduced significantly by USD 3. Fullyloaded cost in 2Q07 is USD 146.6 and cash cost in the same period is USD 122.5. 9 22-inch wide material cost to panel ASP ratio reaches 67% in Apr07, an increase of 3%, compared to 1Q07. Mainly caused by a more rapid declining panel ASP (QoQ 9%) than the panel cost reduction (QoQ 4%). Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 25 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 TV Panel – 32 inch (G6 Production) Panel PanelBOM BOMCost Cost Component ComponentCost CostBreakdown Breakdown 0% -2% -4% -6% -8% Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Q2 (E) Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) Material Cost 349.0 316.3 290.9 268.8 244.6 229.8 218.8 208.1 199.7 change (QoQ) -6.8% -9.4% -8.0% -7.6% -9.0% -6.1% -4.8% -4.9% -4.0% SA BOM BOMCost CostV.S. V.S.Panel PanelASP ASP 32-inch ASP 700 Component Cost 600 500 ( USD ) E L P M Q3 (F) 400 % of Panel ASP 300 Glass 9.7% C rystal 5.3% Driver IC 4.1% C olor Filter 21.3% 100% 80% 60% 20% 100 0 1H Jan 05 1H Apr -10% 40% 200 Others 20.8% QoQ(% ) Q1-06 ( % o f P a n e l ASP ) (U SD ) 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 BLU 29.4% Polarizer 9.4% 0% 1H Jul 1H Oct 1H Jan 06 1H Apr 1H July 1H Oct 1H Jan 07 1H Apr 9 Material cost saving for 2Q07 is USD 14.8, or 6.1%; mainly contributed by structure change of BLU, cost significantly reduced by USD 11.5. Fullyloaded cost in 2Q07 is USD 303.3, and cash cost in the same period is USD 254.5. 9 32-inch material cost to panel ASP ratio reaches 75% in Apr07, a decrease of 3%, compared to 1Q07. Mainly caused by a faster declining panel cost (QoQ 6%) than the panel ASP reduction (QoQ 3%). Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 26 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 TV Panel – 37 inch (G6 Production) Panel PanelBOM BOMCost Cost Component ComponentCost CostBreakdown Breakdown 0% 400 -2% 300 -4% 200 -6% 100 -8% E L P M 0 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 Material Cost 489.6 450.3 408.2 373.0 344.5 change (QoQ) -9.4% -8.0% -9.4% -8.6% -7.6% Q2 (E) 313.9 1000 C omponent C os t ( USD ) 800 600 292.7 SA -8.9% BOM BOMCost CostV.S. V.S.Panel PanelASP ASP 3 7 -inc h A SP Q3 (F) -6.8% Q4 (F) Q1-08 (F) 274.6 263.6 -6.2% -4.0% % of P anel A SP -10% 60% 400 40% 200 20% 1 H Jul 0% 1H O ct 1 H Jan 0 6 1 H A pr 1 H July 1H O ct 1 H Jan 0 7 Glass 9.5% Crystal 5.3% Driver IC 3.0% Color Filter 20.8% 100% 80% 0 Others 20.0% Q oQ (% ) Q1-06 ( % of Panel ASP ) (U SD ) 500 BLU 31.9% Polarizer 9.6% 1 H A pr 9 Material cost saving for 2Q07 is USD 30.6, or 8.9%; mainly contributed by structure change of BLU, cost significantly reduced by USD 26. Fullyloaded cost in 2Q07 is USD 411.9, and cash cost in the same period is USD 346.8. 9 37-inch material cost to panel ASP ratio reaches 70% in Apr07, a decrease of 3%, compared to 1Q07. Mainly caused by a faster declining panel cost (QoQ 9%) than the panel ASP reduction (QoQ 4%). Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 27 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 TV Panel – 42 inch (G7.5 Production) Panel PanelBOM BOMCost Cost Component ComponentCost CostBreakdown Breakdown 0% 400 -2% 300 -4% 200 -6% E L P M 100 -8% 0 Material Cost change (QoQ) 489.6 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1-07 450.3 408.2 373.0 344.5 -8.0% -9.4% -8.6% -7.6% Q2 (E) Q3 (F) 313.9 292.7 274.6 263.6 -8.9% -6.8% -6.2% -4.0% SA BOM BOMCost CostV.S. V.S.Panel PanelASP ASP 42-inch ASP Component Cost 1,200 1,000 ( USD ) 800 600 Q4 (F) -10% QoQ(% ) Q1-06 Q1-08 (F) Others 20.0% Glass 9.5% C rystal 5.3% Driver IC 3.0% C olor Filter 20.8% % of Panel ASP 100% 80% 60% 40% 400 20% 200 ( % of Panel ASP ) (US D) 500 BLU 31.9% Polarizer 9.6% 0% - 1 H J an 0 6 1 H A pr 1 H J uly 1H O ct 1 H J an 0 7 1 H A pr 9 Material cost saving for 2Q07 is USD 38.6, or 8.1%; mainly contributed by structure change of BLU and polarizer, cost significantly reduced by USD 24 and USD 6, respectively. Fully-loaded cost in 2Q07 is USD 599.3 and cash cost in the same period is USD 479. 9 42-inch material cost to panel ASP ratio reaches 76% in Apr,07, an increase of 2% compared to 1Q07. Mainly caused by a faster declining panel ASP (QoQ 9%) than the panel cost reduction (QoQ 8%). Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 28 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Outline 9 Summary 9 Key Components and Materials - Industry Outlook - Price Trend - Demand / Supply Status 9 Mainstream Panel Size - Cost Analysis - Panel ASP V.S. BOM Cost E L P M SA 9 Panel Maker Vertical Integration Issue 9 Conclusion Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 29 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Vertical Integration of TFT-LCD panel makers BLU Panel Maker Glass Substrate Color Filter Samsung Samsung Corning Precision Glass In-house DSTI (5G) LPL Paju Electric Glass In-house Sharp In-house (4G) AUO In-house Toppan CFI Cando CMO In-house CPT In-house HSD In-house (5G) Sintek BOE-Hydis In-house (Under planning) SVA-NEC NEG Polarizer Driver IC In-house LG Chem BLU assembly CCFL Inverter LED chip Darfon Highlinktech SEMCO Heesung E L P M Heesung In-house In-house DaxonTech Raydium (Large-sized panel) Orise Tech Darwin Wellypower Chi Mei Materials Himax In-house Chi Lin Technology GIO Howard Sintronic SA Optical film Exploit Formosa Epitaxy Cheertek Suzhou BOE Chatani In-house (Fujifilm) 9 AUO Xiamen plant will operate in 2Q07. Darwin Precision, a joint venture between AUO and Forhouse, has begun operations in Mar07 to supply AUO’s BLU demand. 9 Chi Mei Group’s Chi Lin Technology builds BLU units for CMO. A small amount of the BLUs are produced by CMO itself. 9 AUO plans to promote driver IC supply from group design house Radium. 9 CMO has acquired a 15% stake in Exploit to control supply of diffuser film for BLU. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 30 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Outline 9 Summary 9 Key Components and Materials - Industry Outlook - Price Trend - Demand / Supply Status 9 Mainstream Panel Size - Cost Analysis - Panel ASP V.S. BOM Cost E L P M SA 9 Panel Maker Vertical Integration Issue 9 Conclusion Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 31 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Conclusion Key Components price trend In 2Q07, LCD key component prices will continue declining. Glass substrate and driver IC will drop steadily. However, polarizer and BLU price drop will be roughly above 5%. E L P M 9 Glass substrate - Glass substrate price sees steady drop in 1Q07; roughly 2%-3%. - 2Q07 glass demand will grow by 13%, compared to 1Q07. In 2007, glass substrate demand estimated to see a 37% YoY growth, compared to the previous year. 9 Color filter SA - In 2Q07, color filter supply will increase 4.2%, compared to 1Q07. Due to the rapid increase in the G5 fab utilization rate, G5 color filters will face a shortage starting from 2Q07. 9 Polarizer - Polarizer price will see a slower sequential price drop in 2Q07. Monitor-based polarizers mostly within 1%-2%. For TV-based polarizers, mostly within 3%-5%. - But in 2Q07, polarizer price for monitor and 32-inch TV will decrease 3% to 5%; for 40-inch above TV, it will decrease more than 10%. 9 Backlight unit - Gradual BLU price drop in 2Q07; contributed from substantial key BLU component price drop, such as optical film and CCFL. - Taiwanese BLU key component makers aggressively try to enter supply chain. Their competitive pricing strategy may trigger American and Japanese makers to perform price cuts too. Thus, it is anticipated that BLU costs will see bigger price declines in the future. 9 Driver IC - Driver IC price in 2Q07 shows steady decline. - Due to additional cost downs, source driver IC for monitor use are migrating to multi channels. It is expected that 642 channels of source driver ICs will become mainstream in 2007. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 32 TFT-LCD Key Components Market Update, Q1-2007 Components Supply Condition 9 Amid 2Q07 demand recovery, input capacity of TFT LCD panel makers will increase. In light of the rush orders from panel makers, some materials and components will become insufficient in the short term, eg. polarizer and driver IC. 9 5G color filters expected to experience a shortage. TFT LCD panel makers are increasing 5G input capacity, but independent color filter makers are not expanding their 5G color filter productions. E L P M Mainstream size Panel cost trend 9 Material costs in 1Q07 for monitor panels such as 17-inch, 19-inch,19W, 20W, drops within 3%-5%, lower than 1Q07. 9 Material costs in 1Q07 for TV panels, such as 32-inch, 37-inch and 42-inch drops within 5%-8%. SA Current Vertical Integration by Panel Makers 9 9 9 9 AUO Xiamen plant will operate in 2Q07. Darwin Precision has begun operations in Mar07 to supply AUO’s BLU demand. Chi Mei Group’s Chi Lin Technology builds BLU units for CMO. A small amount of the BLUs are produced by CMO itself. AUO plans to promote driver IC supply from group design house Radium. CMO has acquired a 15% stake in Exploit to control supply of diffuser film for BLU. Intelligence I Q-report I Key Components Sector ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION. 26 April 2007 | Page 33