Strong sales of Amazon and Barnes & Noble's 7-inch tablets have strongly boosted the purchasing of 7-inch panel with the related supply volume in November already surpassing that of 9.7-inch panels, according to sources from panel players.

With demand for Amazon's Kindle Fire and Barnes & Nobel's Nook Tablet quickly rising, Shipments of 7-inch panel in November grew about 17% on month.

As for 9.7-inch panel, due to Apple reportedly being ready to launch the next-generation iPad in the first half of 2012, the company's purchasing of the panel for the existing model dropped in November, but may start pick up again as the company will need to prepare panels for the new models.