Omdia: panel makers increase fab utilization plans by three consecutive months and maintain 80% utilization rate in 1Q 2025

LONDON, Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest analysis from Omdia has found that display panel makers consistently raised their fab utilization plans throughout the fourth quarter of 2024 and by the end of November, the quarterly utilization plan for Q4 was 77%. By December's end, plans had been revised upward by two percentage points to 79% with a further revision of four percentage points for 1Q 2025, bringing quarterly utilization to 80%. In particular, January 2025 fab utilization plans rose by six percentage points, according to Omdia's latest Display production & Inventory Tracker – December 2024.