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In March 2012 at Kameyama Plant No. 2, Sharp began producing the world’s first high-performance LCD panels incorporating IGZO oxide semiconductors. Sharp is expanding production scale through April to meet market demand.

Kameyama Plant No. 2 first started operations in August 2006, manufacturing highly advanced LCD panels for TVs. Production systems have subsequently been reorganized to focus on producing small- and medium-sized LCD panels for the world’s rapidly growing smartphone and tablet terminal markets.

Employing advanced IGZO oxide semiconductors enables Sharp to produce LCDs with smaller thin-film transistors and increased pixel transparency, thus allowing for lower energy consumption. In addition, proprietary UV2A*3 photo-alignment technology employed in Sharp’s AQUOS LCD TVs enables these displays to achieve high image quality.

Sharp will encourage the application of its new high-resolution LCD panels to high-definition notebook PCs and LCD monitors—which are both expected to grow in demand—as well as to mobile devices. Sharp will also contribute to creating markets for attractive new products.

*3 Ultraviolet-induced multi-domain Vertical Alignment (UV2A) is a photo-alignment technology that precisely controls the alignment of LCD molecules in a simple LCD panel structure.

The most advanced facility for the integrated production of LCD TVs from the manufacturing of LCD panels to assembly of final products was completed in Kameyama, Mie Perfecture, Japan, and started operation. The plant also provides rationalization in the process of production, inspection and delivery, as well as technology development, resulting in high production efficiency and high value-added performance.

Plant No. 2 will adopt large-size 8th generation glass substrates of 2,160 x 2,400 mm, which are optimum for the production of 40-inch-class and 50-inch-class models. Eight 40-inch-class panels or six 50-inch-class panels can be obtained from this single 8th generation substrate. Compared with the substrates of Plant No. 1 (1,500 x 1,800 mm for eight 32-inch-class panels) the size will be roughly double.

With the expansion of the supply of large LCD panels from the Kameyama factories, Sharp is greatly advancing LCD TV production to meet increasing market needs.

LCD displays are still going to be around for a long time, at least for smart TVs such as the ones that use Android TV and other operating systems. Today, the massive electronic manufacturing company Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) announced a new partnership with Sharp to build and operate a new TV LCD flat-panel factory in China, which will cost $8.8 billion.AMOLED displays set to close in on LCD this year

Reuters reports that the new factory will help with the expected demand of new flat-screen TVs in Asia. Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) said that the LCD factory will make 10.5-generation 8K displays, along with screens for smart TVs and electronic whiteboards. Production is expected to begin in 2019.

This news comes even as other companies are embracing OLED displays for both TV as well as smartphones. However, there’s still some life in the LCD market. Panasonic recently announced an LCD IPS display with a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. It is supposed to have 600 times more contrast compared to normal LCD panels, and those levels are close to those found in OLED displays.

There are various panel technologies. Each has its own specific features - viewing angles, color reproduction, response time, brightness/contrast, production cost, etc. The image quality depends directly on the type of the display panel used.ASV

The most widely used panels are those with 6, 8, and 10 bits for each of the RGB components of the pixel. They provide 18-, 24-, and 30-bit color, respectively.10 bits

Frame Rate Control (FRC) is a method, which allows the pixels to show more color tones. With quick cyclic switching between different color tones, an illusion for a new intermediate color tone is created. For example, by using FRC, a 6-bit display panel is able to show 16.7 millioin colors, which are typical for 8-bit display panels, and not the standard 262200 colors, instead. There are different FRC algorithms.No

The maximum number of colors, which the display is able to reproduce, depends on the type of the panel in use and color enhancing technologies like FRC.1073741824 colors

The backlight is the source of light of the LCD display panels. The type of backlight determines the image quality and the color space of the display. There are various backlights such as CCFL, LED, WLED, RGB-LED, and etc.Edge LED

BEIJING (Reuters) - A joint venture between Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, known as Foxconn, and Sharp Corpplans to build a 61 billion yuan ($8.8 billion) factory in China to produce liquid-crystal displays (LCDs).

Sakai Display Products Corp’s plant will be a so-called Gen-10.5 facility specializing in large-screen LCDs and will be operational by 2019, the company said at a signing event with local officials in Guangzhou on Friday. It said the plant will have capacity equating to 92 billion yuan a year.

Global LCD output was hit this year by the closure of a Samsungfactory that accounted for 3 percent of the market, as well as factory stoppages in Taiwan after an earthquake in March.

China’s largest LCD panel maker, BOE Technology Group, began construction on its own Gen-10.5 plant in Hefei in December last year, with production scheduled to begin in 2018.

In May Shenzhen China Optoelectronics Technology Co, asubsidiary of TCL Corp, announced that it would begin construction on a 50 billion yuan LCD plant in Shenzhen.

Sharp is arguably the world"s best producer of LCD TVs with the stellar product lineup of its flagship Aquos series. What can"t be argued is that Sharp is the world"s largest volume manufacturer of LCDs. Many of Sharp"s sales are of non-Aquos displays, like the LC-20SH4U LCD TV, which offers budget-conscious consumers a well-performing EDTV LCD display.

When buying a low cost Sharp display from high-end manufacturer, as opposed to a no-name brand, consumers benefit from the trickle-down effect. Car technologies, like remote keyless entry systems and airbags, that in the early 90"s were only available on imports costing upwards of $100,000 can be had in cars today for less than $15,000. LCD TV technology has been advancing much faster than automotive technology and during the past few years and Sharp, the inventor of many LCD manufacturing technologies, has had the most time to refine and perfect their flat-panel manufacturing process. For consumers this means low-cost TVs that are made from a quality panel component.

The LC-20SH4U LCD TV is a new product offering with an introductory date of February 2005. It does not replace an existing model. For those not in need of HD-native resolution, this display stands out in a crowded field of competitors.

The Sharp LC-20SH4U LCD Television is a competent TV with accurate color reproduction and a clear picture in both bright and dim rooms. The LC-20SH4U is at its best displaying bright scenes. During dark scenes, its picture quality lags as detail and nuance disappear and blocky chunks of black take their place. Poor performance in dark scenes is an inherent shortcoming of low-price LCD TVs and the LC-20SH4U"s performance meets or exceeds its competition. The LC-20SH4U does an excellent job at curbing glare from any angle or source.

I found that the default picture settings of the TV failed to maximize the display"s potential. While watching my test DVD, Man on Fire, which contained many dark scenes and would give even the best LCDs a thorough workout, the display consistently lacked detail on this LCD panel at the factory preset settings. Turning up the brightness from zero to +10 on a -30/+30 scale improved detail in the dark areas of scenes, while turning the color up to +5 improved upon skin tones. Decreasing the sharpness setting -5, on a different -10/+10 scale, resulted in more realistic picture over time. Leaving the contrast at the factory setting of +40 (0/60 scale) worked best for maintaining dark blacks. Like most LCD TVs, this unit ships from the factory with the backlight setting turned to its maximum—unnecessary since the LC-20SH4U"s image was clearly visible at half brightness in a well-lit room. In all but the brightest of rooms users will probably want to dim the backlight to prolong the bulb"s life, which is rated to last 60,000 hours at 50 percent brightness. Rounding out the inconsistent use of scales, backlight setting operates on a 1-17 scale.

Unlike dark scenes, this LCD Television was an exceptional performer during bright scenes. When Man on Fire shifted to a swimming competition the image perked up considerably as bathing suits and pool water in the midday sun were conveyed in vibrant color. Likewise, while watching a broadcast documentary on whales I couldn"t help but appreciate the rich detail in the underwater landscape and the display"s vivid image. Displaying a down-sampled 1080i broadcast signal at 480p yielded DVD-like accuracy. Displaying non-HD broadcast material the image quality suffered at times to the point where it exhibited the lack of detail that would be expected of a poor quality VHS tape. This deficit was as much a symptom of the broadcast as of the display. Sharp"s specifications list a 170-degree viewing angle for the display, but I found that outside of 110 degrees subtle detail in the documentary"s bright underwater scenes was lost. Still, scenes were clearly visible to the advertised 170 degrees—those people not looking for detail in a coral reef while standing 85 degrees off center won"t be disappointed with the display"s performance. For this price range, a potential buyer will not find an LCD television with better viewing angles.

The Sharp LC-20SH4U LCD, which has a native resolution of 640x480, displayed wide-screen DVD images very well. There are four aspect ratio settings, which Sharp places under the "view mode" menu: 4:3, 16:9, ZOOM, and Stretch. We found the native 4:3 did a nice job displaying the contents of our anamorphic, widescreen DVD. For those using the display in a larger room, unable to afford the display space lost to bars across the top and bottom of the image and willing to sacrifice the director"s artistic vision, the zoom mode does a decent job of enlarging the image. The other settings do little to improve the image on this EDTV/SVGA LCD display.

The LC-20SH4U has three inputs: a cable/antenna coaxial input, a component video RCA input, and a composite video RCA input. A cable corral at base of the TV"s stand helps concentrate wires behind the stand and prevents an unsightly spaghetti mess from hanging behind the display. There is no DVI or VGA connector, thus this LCD Is to be used only as a television-viewing device and not with computer Input.

Sharp is a leader in quality LCD flat panel manufacturing and the LC-20SH4U"s $700 street price is a deal from such a well-respected manufacturer. For people not looking for a HDTV display and who do not need to have their LCD do double-duty as a computer display, the LC-20SH4U will deliver the excellent picture consumers have come to expect from Sharp. This display is a good value piece for use In a kitchen, bedroom, breakfast room, even a home gym—right in front of that exercise bike you"ve been looking forward to...