Taiwanese large-area TFT-LCD (Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display) panel shipment volume arrived at nearly 51.4 million units, slipping 1.7% sequentially on off-season effects but growing 36.5% in comparison with the first quarter of 2007. It is expected that demand for display products will remain robust in 2008, and panel makers have no large-scale production expansion planned for 2008. As a result, even during the traditional off-season, large-area TFT-LCD panel shipment remained strong on major brands' advanced stocking efforts in anticipation of short supply.