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Bhavin Shah<br />

(852) 2800-8538<br />

bhavin.a.shah@jpmorgan.com<br />

Figure 97: Polarizer market trends<br />

US$ in billions, %<br />

7<br />

6<br />

5<br />

4<br />

3<br />

2<br />

1<br />

0<br />

168<br />

2006 2007 2008E 2009E<br />

Polarizer Polarizer as % of LCD market (RHS)<br />

Source: DisplaySearch. J.P. Morgan estimates.<br />

Asia Pacific Equity Research<br />

20 April 2009<br />

Table 85: Polarizer components, suppliers and functional roles<br />

Polarizer structure Suppliers Functional role<br />

Protective film Sekisui Chemical Co. Prevents TAC film from being scratched during<br />

the LCD module assembly process<br />

TAC film Fuji Photo Film, Konica Minolta Protects PVA sheet (on both sides)<br />

Poly-vinyl alcohol/iodine sheet (PVA) Kuraray, NSC Allows light to pass through the sheet<br />

Adhesive Saiden, Soken Allows the polarizer to be attached to the LCD<br />

module<br />

Release liner Protects the adhesive layer until it can be<br />

attached to the module<br />

Wide-view film Fuji Photo Film<br />

Anti-glare film DNP, Nitto Denko<br />

Anti-reflection film South Wall <strong>Tech</strong>nology<br />

Compensation film<br />

Source: J.P. Morgan.<br />

3M<br />

12%<br />

10%<br />

8%<br />

6%<br />

4%<br />

2%<br />

0%<br />

Figure 98: Y/Y growth of TFT-LCD and polarizer markets<br />

%<br />

40%<br />

30%<br />

20%<br />

10%<br />

0%<br />

Source: J.P. Morgan estimates.<br />

2007 2008E 2009E<br />

TFT-LCD market gorwth Y/Y Polarizer market gorw th Y/Y

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