
Supplies of the materials and components used to make large liquid crystal displays won’t meet demand in the second half of 2005, market researcher iSuppli predicted Friday. Glass substrates used to manufacture large-size thin film transistor LCD panels are likely to be 8 percent to 10 percent short of demand in terms of area, the market research firm said. The shortage of color filters used in fifth- and sixth-generation LCD plants is projected to be between 7 percent to 12 percent toward the end of 2005.