From its humble beginnings as a monochrome technology used in vending and pinball machines to the high-end flat-panel televisions and digital signage of today, plasma display panels (PDPs) have undergone dramatic growth. This service delves into the entire color PDP market on a quarterly basis, with an emphasis on panel production, panel prices and panel manufacturers plans. iSuppli forecasts worldwide PDP panel production by application and by screen size in units, value, and average selling price and offers a strategic analysis of the plasma display market, including industry partnerships, manufacturing trends, and supply/demand issues. Combined with the systems reports in the Television Systems and Signage and Professional Displays services, iSuppli provides a powerful tool to understand the use of PDPs in various applications and their positioning against the competing technologies in each of the application segments.