The Taiwanese firm shipped a total of 7.6 million units in large-sized panels last month, followed by Samsung Electronics Co's 7.4 million units and LG.Philips LCD Co's 7.3 million.
Last week, DisplaySearch said global panel makers might increase spending on new equipment by 13 percent year-on-year next year in response to growing demand and in the hope of improving financial performance.
The Austin, Texas-based researcher expected similar growth in 2009. Equipment spending for this year is expected to contract 35 percent to US$8.2 billion after three consecutive years of heavy spending over US$10 billion.
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