37-inch panels slated for production at Sharp's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Kameyama, Japan
Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas will demonstrate Sharp's 37-inch, high resolution large-format Thin-Film Transistor (TFT-LCD) Liquid-Crystal TV Display at S.I.D. 2003.
Based on Sharp's proprietary Advanced Super View (ASV) technology, this 37-inch display (P/N LQ370T3LZ11) offers a resolution of 3.15 million dots and a signal response time of 15 milliseconds (ms), making it an ideal panel for demanding applications such as LCD TV sets, kiosks, signage, gaming, and surveillance.
The introduction of the 37-inch LCD module, Sharp's largest flat panel to-date, is part of Sharp's initiative to develop LCD display technology that offers superior performance compared to plasma displays, while maintaining competitive prices.
"This new 37-inch LCD panel offers outstanding clarity and color performance in a large format display," Joel Pollack, Vice President of the Display Business Unit at Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas, Camas, Washington. "We believe we've attained a breakthrough for the industry, which will usher in even more widespread consumer acceptance. We expect to see the large-format LCD panels become the display of choice in both consumer and commercial applications."
Unique to Sharp's large-format LCD panels is a proprietary Quick Shoot technology that eliminates the ghosting, or after images, characteristic in other LCD technologies when portraying high-speed motion.
Features of the LQ370T3LZ11 Display
- Screen size: 37-inch (460 V x 819 H mm, 940 mm on the diagonal)
- Contrast: 800:1
- Brightness: 500 nits
- Resolution: 3.15 million dots
- Response Rate: 15 ms
- Viewing Angle: 170 degrees (V) x 170 degrees (H)
Large TFT-LCD Production Slated to Begin at Sharp's Kameyama Plant
Sharp's large format displays are slated for production at Sharp's new Kameyama Plant, a state-of-the-art, seventh-generation fabrication facility in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Sharp will begin mass production by January 2004, three months ahead of the originally planned schedule.
The plant will utilize the world's largest glass substrates for LCDs, approximately 4.5 times larger in terms of surface area than the substrate size used at the Mie No. 2 plant. This vertically-integrated manufacturing facility will also house the final assembly for Sharp's AQUOS LCD television products.
