Component
TFT backplane
Thin-film transistor array (amorphous silicon, LTPS, or oxide) that switches each pixel on an LCD or OLED panel.
Criticality
High
Unit cost
$4
Quality
70 / 100
US saturation
4.0
Made in US
10,000,000 units
Current demand
250,000,000 units
US exports
800,000 units
Opportunity score
67.7
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$2.2B
Expected extra output: 160,000,000 units per year
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