David Naranjo

Can Advanced IT Displays Continue to Fuel the Recovery of the IT Market?

Displays for notebook PCs, monitors and tablets for the commercial and consumer segments had a double-digit Y/Y increase in the first half of 2024 after falling 8% Y/Y in 2023. Some of the major brands also reported double-digit Y/Y revenue growth for the first half of 2024 as a result of improved commercial demand and increased demand for AI PCs that included better performing displays. This presentation will summarize DSCC's latest results and outlook for the IT display segment, highlighting the competitive landscape for advanced IT displays (OLED and MiniLED LCDs) and the key drivers that are expected to continue to fuel the growth of the segment. Some of the key drivers include the growth of OLED tablets as a result of Apple introducing OLED tablets, the introduction of AI PCs, the utilization of Tandem OLED stacks to improve brightness and improve battery efficiency, new G8.7 fab investments and other technologies to improve display performance and reduce costs.

David joined DSCC in May 2021 as Senior Director. David has more than 20 years’ experience in the consumer and commercial electronics industry. David’s professional background includes a wide range of responsibilities in product development, product planning, product management, product marketing, data analytics, and executive /operational management. Prior experience includes working in the consumer and commercial electronics industry as Director of Business Line Management at ViewSonic, Director of Product Planning at Samsung Electronics, Director of Connected Products at Kenmore, Director of Product Management at Mitsubishi Digital Electronics and Group Manager at Panasonic.

He has served on CTA committees and the Video Board. He has been an invited speaker for technical and marketing presentations on the consumer and commercial markets for SID, CTA, FCC, Infocomm and NCTA conferences.

David enjoys hiking, exercising, running, refereeing soccer games, and giving back to the community. In his spare time, he substitute teaches and tutors 6th -12th grade students and college students in Math, Science, Accounting, Finance and Economics.

David has a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and an MBA in Finance and Marketing.