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News Release from: Sharp Microelectronics Europe | Subject: LQ084S3DG01 and LQ064V3DG01
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 26 November 2004
Industrial displays expand LCD
applications
Two new small-format industrial-specification TFT displays are among the latest generation of LCDs manufactured by Sharp.
Sharp Corp has begun production at the first sixth-generation LCD manufacturing site worldwide, the Kameyama Plant in the Mie Prefecture in Japan In a start-to-finish production mode, this facility manufactures LCD panels and TV sets from mother glass panels measuring 1.5 x 1.8m
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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This glass is the basis for a highly efficient, vertically integrated manufacturing process with optimised, standard-setting flow of materials, production, testing and control procedures.
With its monthly production volume of 15,000 mother glass units, this plant provides Sharp Microelectronics with the best conditions to meet the growing demand for LCD panels.
In October of this year, the new manufacturing technologies at Kameyama enabled Sharp Microelectronics to produce the largest LC display in the world, with a diagonal dimension of 65in (163.9cm).
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The module measures approximately 142.8 x 80.4cm.
This represents a true quantum leap for the world leader in LCDs.
This achievement only became possible with the deployment of cutting-edge technologies at the Kameyama facility.
The LCD module meets the highest standards in illumination and uniformity: its composition is completely uniform, providing an optimally clear display in spite of its exceptional size.
The 65in display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 x RGB will find its first application as a TV screen; market introduction is scheduled for the end of 2005.
The most recent developments in the area of small-format industrial LCDs include the 8.4in (LQ084S3DG01) and the 6.4in (LQ064V3DG01) TFT displays.
With the introduction of these models Sharp is broadening its range of components for industrial applications, adding two robust, high luminosity and temperature resistant displays.
The 350cd/m2 luminance and bright backlights of these modules ensure optimal display clarity, even in poor lighting conditions.
The 800 x 600 or 640 x 480 pixel resolution, the 262,144 colour display and the anti-reflection screen surface also contribute to the display's high image quality.
The functional life of the LCD backlight is approximately 50kh of continuous use, far higher than the average life expectancy of a standard module.
The 8.4in display will work within a temperature range of -10 to +65C (-10 to +70C for the 6.4in version).
In addition, both models can be stored at temperatures ranging between -30 and +80C.
Current LCDs, by contrast, are functional only within a temperature range from 0 to a maximum of +60C.
Industrial LC displays can be used for a variety of applications.
Their resistance to shocks, vibrations and surface pressure makes them ideal for use as touchscreen monitors in service, information and ATM applications.
Other current applications are in the medical industry as functional displays for measuring devices or in production lines as machine control displays.
Production of the 8.4in LQ084S3DG01 TFTs has already started.
Samples of the new 6.4in LQ064V3DG01 TFT Display will be available from the fourth quarter of 2004.
Serial manufacturing for the European market will begin in the first quarter of 2005.
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