Approximately 170 million handsets sold in 2013 are expected to use in-cell touch technology, according to the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) under the Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).

IEK said that approximately 25% of mid-range and high-end handsets sold in 2013 are expected to use the technology, indicating that yields for the technology are increasing and that handset makers are looking to make their devices thinner and lighter.

IEK also said that it expects in-cell technology's CAGR over the next four years to be at 25%.