The production of large size LCD challenge industry calls for the size standard

According to attend the international society for information display (Society for Information Display, SID) conference speakers with LCD next generation manufacturers to improve the output of factories, more and more wide display may become the standard. But moving to large size LCD also presents challenges for display and device manufacturers.

Taiwan AUO president and CEO Chen Xuanbin (H.B. Chen) said that consumer applications are increasingly using LCD, is promoting the development of the industry, he believes that the industry "unlimited potential". Not only did he mention the flat screen TV, but also the mobile and automotive markets.

He expects that by 2007, 17 or 19 inch LCD display market will account for 85%, 55% higher than in 2004; in the flat-panel TV market, 30 inch and larger size of the products will account for more than 55% LCD TV market, while in 2004 the proportion of less than 7%.

LG.Philips LCD Co. Inc. executive vice president Bruce Berkhoff said the industry development direction HDTV may stimulate the market for the LCD panel 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution requirements, resulting in the use of TV display glass volume grew faster.

The urgent demand for LCD glass, LED panel manufacturers to speed up the construction to handle larger size glass next generation plant. But expanding the size of the substrate is not easy for AKT and other equipment manufacturers. The company claims that it provides at least 70% of the dielectric film for LCD.

AKT I.D. vice president of global business and service Kang said that the TV screen size (37, 40, 42 variety, 46, 50, 52 inches), has been difficult to determine the ability to display equipment manufacturers of production equipment.

And, along with the expansion of the size of the glass, the production equipment investment will also increase. He said that the need to standardize the size of the glass to help reduce costs, so that the size of LCD more economical.

C.J. Muse industry analyst at investment bank Lehman brothers said, although from the 5 generation to the 7 generation plant plant migration can achieve 20% production cost savings, but due to the larger size of glass will reduce the rate of qualified products, and display design become more complex, this will enable further cost reduction becomes more difficult.

Muse also said that in order to realize the LCD module price 32 inch below $1000 before the end of 2005, LCD panel manufacturers have significantly reduced profit margins, in order to reduce the cost of the panel.