LCD screen 3 projects: the first step Guangdong cluster dream a big step

In January this year, SKYWORTH, TCL, Konka, Changhong and other four TV companies and the Shenzhen municipal government over the background of the company in Shenzhen collective registered Julong photoelectric.

In April this year, Taiwan CMO LCD module production line officially started construction in Foshan. May 27th, LG- PHILPS LCD (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. and ancillary projects settled in Guangzhou Science City, a formal agreement signed in Guangzhou.

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At the end of December 2005, after nearly half a year after the discussion research, TFT-LCD (thin film type liquid crystal screen) and related industry officially became the Department of information industry of Guangdong Province in 2006 the first priority. After less than half the time, Guangdong LCD project such as bamboo shoots after a spring rain, emerged one after another.

However, before this, Guangdong province has 70% national TV industry production capacity, in the most advanced TFT-LCD production line layout is still a blank, to master the core technology of electronic information industry, following the IC (integrated circuit) again after a fall on the back of the Yangtze River delta.

In the face of technological backwardness, Guangdong hopes to find the lost opportunity in the LCD screen industry. This time the positive storm can get it?

TFT-LCD spare no effort to catch up

In the information industry to upgrade frequently lost opportunities, manufacturing base is facing an embarrassing situation of outflow, the Guangdong provincial government finally in 2005 will start the LCD screen industry on the agenda.

According to the Guangdong Provincial Department official letter of introduction, in 2005, the Department has conducted in-depth research and repeated study for half a year long, for the Guangdong economic and Trade Commission, the provincial development and Reform Commission, the SASAC, science and Technology Department, foreign trade department, office of finance, people's Bank of China Guangzhou branch and other departments, TCL, SKYWORTH, Konka and other major companies as well as the Zhongshan University, South China University of Technology and other colleges and universities, and the introduction of the LG- technology in contact with PHILPS and other foreign companies.

In response to domestic and international technical strength of the TFT-LCD enterprises, the provincial Office of the letter and the economic and Trade Commission jointly proposed to the Guangdong provincial government to develop LCD screen project proposals. In the meantime, Foshan, Guangzhou, Dongguan, Zhaoqing and other places on the LCD screen projects have expressed strong interest.

At the end of December 2005, the provincial leading group of information work in Guangdong conference and the Guangdong provincial government executive meeting for this project for special consideration, finally decided to take the introduction, digestion, absorption and innovation, with enterprises as the main body, government support, given by the provincial government subsidized support, 3 years to solve the 900 million yuan loan interest, pay close attention to start the LCD flat panel display (TFT-LCD) project.

Soon, the LCD screen and LCD modules in Guangdong province began to speed up.

The first is SKYWORTH, TCL, Konka, Changhong and other four color TV enterprises and Shenzhen municipal government background over the company earlier this year in Shenzhen collective registered Julong photoelectric, and soon introduced the BOE capital and technology investment. However, in the process of negotiations, BOE proposed production line into the plan, the two sides carried out long negotiations, although the final production line may still remain in Shenzhen, but the BOE is 40% stake to become the largest shareholder of the dragon.

Wang Dianfu, chairman of the board of directors of SKYWORTH recently said that the fastest in the second half of this year will begin to start the second half of this year, the date will be put into operation in 2008, the parties are currently financing for the final negotiations.

At the same time, Taiwan CMO LCD module production line in April this year, officially started construction in Foshan, the initial investment scale of $30 million. Chi Mei Electronics, said the relevant departments of the mainland in Taiwan to invest in front of the release of the product policy, it is possible to build the seventh generation LCD screen production line in Foshan, in order to meet the needs of large screen LCD TV production.

South Korea's LG- PHILPS also aimed at the Pearl River Delta flat-panel TV industry huge market prospects and demand for LCD screen. March 2nd, the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, Guangdong provincial Party Secretary Zhang Dejiang met in Guangzhou LG- PHILPS CEO Jun, after the PHILPS LG- will determine the initial intention of the LCD screen production line.

The project is progressing well. May 27th, LG- PHILPS LCD (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. and ancillary projects settled in Guangzhou Science City, a formal agreement signed in Guangzhou.

It is reported that, LG- PHILPS in Guangzhou will invest in the construction of the latest generation (ie, the eighth generation) LCD screen production line, the specific amount of investment has not yet been determined. From a global point of view, is currently preparing for the eighth generation of the production line only Samsung - SONY and SHARP, its investment is above $2 billion.

Can you find the lost chance?

Guangdong Province in the field of liquid crystal screen concentrated force, can change the passive situation of the electronic information industry?

In the long run, Guangdong's financial strength, technical digestion and policy conditions must be improved in order to truly reverse the passive situation.

As everyone knows, the LCD screen invested hundreds of billions of dollars, is a burn of the industry, Beijing and Shanghai municipal government in the BOE and SVA NEC liquid crystal screen project to the syndicated loan guarantees and other forms of financial support, the seventh generation line up to a total investment of more than $4 billion in the Shanghai municipal government can drive GDP growth of 100 billion yuan of industrial chain configuration, may plays an essential role in the.

Some experts pointed out that the LCD screen investment and foreign investment is the focus of the government around the country, because the LCD screen and supporting industries may bring huge GDP growth, and even mention Wuhan