CASIO and HannStar LCD jointly engaged in business

CASIO computer, and to HannStar (HannStar Display) reached a cooperation agreement: CASIO will provide its own TFT to HannStar LCD technology -- low reflective color LCD (Hyper Amorphous Silicon TFT, HAST), and HannStar production will give priority to the supply of CASIO HAST lcd.

CASIO has been engaged in the business of small and medium size LCD, HAST LCD, the digital camera market share has reached about 40%". HAST technology through the development of special low resistance wiring material and multi needle of thin LSI technology in non crystalline silicon is realized on the same and polycrystalline silicon high fineness and high opening rate.

HAST LCD production base - Kochi CASIO has been in full load operation, therefore, to expand production capacity before the process has become a pressing matter of the moment. While HannStar had been to the large size of TFT as the center to carry out business, but in order to get involved in the future is expected to be small and medium size TFT market growth, the company is currently actively preparing. In order to expand the production capacity of TFT before the process, CASIO had been looking for partners, and HannStar hope official involved in small and medium-sized LCD market using the existing production line, the cooperation in full compliance with the idea of both sides. In the future, Cathy will provide to HannStar (before the process of liquid crystal cell processes) technology, while CASIO will through the acquisition of HannStar TFT production process before the bottom, to carry out the business of mobile phone and digital camera. HannStar will set up the application of CASIO technology in the existing production line in Taiwan Yangmei town in the production line, and plans to start mass production during the first half of 2006.