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Production of Sharp’s AQUOS LCD color TVs passed the five-million mark*1 on December 28, 2004. Sharp has also been providing larger screen LCD TVs and higher performance models with a variety of lineup as well as delivering new viewing styles for LCD TVs.

This figure represents the total number of units produced at five of Sharp’s manufacturing sites: Yaita Plant (Tochigi Prefecture) and Kameyama Plant (Mie Prefecture) in Japan, and SEES (Sharp Electronica Espana S.A., Spain), SEMEX (Sharp Electronica Mexico S.A. de C.V., Mexico) and NSEC (Nanjing Sharp Electronic Co., Ltd., China) subsidiaries.

Sharp was the first to bring electronic calculators incorporating ICs or LSIs to the market but further miniaturization would only be possible if the display could be made smaller. The fluorescent elements, or LEDs (light emitting diodes), used in displays up to that time consumed a lot of electricity, so calculators had to be equipped with bulky batteries. Sharp set out to find a new display that would use less energy and take up less space. After examining the problem from every angle, it was finally decided to begin research into LCD (liquid crystal display) technology in 1970.

Though the superior characteristics of LCDs had already been recognized by researchers throughout the world, the technology was generally dismissed as impractical for commercial use due to the difficulty of selecting and combining the necessary materials. But through the unrelenting efforts of Sharp"s engineers, the company succeeded in 1973 in introducing a calculator with the world"s first practical LCD unit. This second electronic calculator was truly a breakthrough and became a big hit. Compared to the first calculator, it was only 1/12 the depth, 1/125 the weight, consumed only 1/9000 the power, and could be used 100 hours on one D3 battery.

One Sharp success in optoelectronics was the development in 1988 of the world"s first 14-inch color TFT LCD. A mere 2.7 cm thick, it boasted a sharp, bright picture. This development showed that the long-awaited, wall-mount LCD TV and truly portable data communications terminals were on the horizon.

In October 1992, the debut of the LCD ViewCam introduced a whole new concept in video cameras. Its ease of use gave Sharp an immediate share increase in the video camera market. The ViewCam was chosen as one of just 16 products from among approximately 13,000 nominated for Nikkei Product and Service Excellence Awards. It was also chosen for the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun"s (Japan"s leading industrial daily) 10 Best New Products Awards. The LCD ViewCam became the flagship product that showed the world that "LCD is Sharp" and contributed to boosting the company image.

Sharp created a buzz with the announcement of a 28-inch TFT LCD using next-generation LCD technology. The announcement boosted demand enthusiasm for LCDs for computers and large-screen wall-mount TVs in a new age of multimedia.

Using the new CG-Silicon (continuous grain silicon) technology jointly developed with Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. (Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture), Sharp made a splash with its prototype ultra high-definition 60-inch rear projector that uses three 2.6-inch CG-Silicon LCD panels.

Sharp went on to offer consumers more ways to enhance their lifestyles with more AQUOS product introductions: a PC card slot-equipped AQUOS (LC-20B1/15B1/13B1), a wide 30-inch digital HDTV model (LC-30BV3) that can be a family"s main TV, and the AQUOS Theater, a stylish entertainment system that"s a combination of AQUOS and a DVD 1-bit digital theater system.

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

Sharp Systems of Americahas announced a new line of LCD monitors, including the first 10-bit gamma corrected LCD display. Sharp said it’s the first LCD panel in a commercial product capable of displaying more than a billion colors.

The US$1,299 LL-T1820 is Sharp’s new flagship LCD display. It’s an 18-inch monitor that sports new technology which makes it possible to display 10-bits of grayscale per subpixel for a total of 2 to the thirtieth power colors — 64 times the number of colors displayable by a conventional LCD panel, according to the company.

Sharp Systems senior Vice President and General Manager Greg Nakagawa said that the LL-T1820 raises the bar for LCD displays. “The ability to reproduce a much finer color gradation sweeps away one of the few remaining areas in which a CRT has shown superiority over an LCD in professional applications such a pre-press and medical imaging.” said Nakagawa.

The monitor also features 25ms response time and a 170-viewing angle, horizontally and vertically. The display also sports reduced power consumption technology, improved brightness (220 nits), as well as a multi-layer surface treatment that reduces glare and reflection down to about one third of what a conventional LCD produces. It sits in a bezel that measures 17mm, and sports dual DVI inputs. It’s available in either black or white casing.

The company also introduced today the LL-T1803, another 18-inch LCD display. It sports analog and DVI inputs, 400:1 contrast ratio, and the same response time and brightness as its upscale counterpart — ideal for watching DVDs or playing video games, Sharp noted. It also features a backlight rated at 50,000 hours — 2.5 to 3 times longer than a comparable CRT monitor. It’s coming in May and will cost $949.

The LL-T1520 is Sharp’s new top-end 15-inch LCD display. The LCD flat panel system features the same ASV technology as the LL-T1820, so it has the same response time (25ms) and the same 170-viewable angle. It also sports the same glare reduction coating. The LL-T1520 features two stereo multimedia speakers, and is available in white or black this May for $499.

Bringing up the low end is Sharp’s LL-T15G1. It features a brightness of 260 nits and a 350:1 contrast ration. It also sports auto synchronization and auto gain controls, which Sharp said would yield the best image from a PC or Mac. The base of the LL-T15G1 sports a VESA-compliant hole patter for wall or arm mounting, thus eliminating the need to remove the display’s base. The display has a low power consumption backlight (29 watts) and long life (50,000 hours under normal conditions). Coming in May, the LL-T15G1 will cost $249.

While there are many different manufacturers of LCD monitors, the panels themselves are actually only manufactured by a relatively small selection of companies. The three main manufacturers tend to be Samsung, AU Optronics and LG.Display (previously LG.Philips), but there are also a range of other companies like Innolux and CPT which are used widely in the market. Below is a database of all the current panel modules manufactured in each size. These show the module number along with important information including panel technology and a detailed spec. This should provide a detailed list of panels used, and can give you some insight into what is used in any given LCD display.

Note:These are taken from manufacturer product documentation and panel resource websites. Specs are up to date to the best of our knowledge, and new panels will be added as and when they are produced. Where gaps are present, the detail is unknown or not listed in documentation. The colour depth specs are taken from the manufacturer, and so where they specify FRC and 8-bit etc, this is their listing. Absence of such in the table below does not necessarily mean they aren’t using FRC etc, just that this is how the manufacturer lists the spec on their site.

45LG.DisplayOLEDLW450CWQ-ARG13440 x 14400.03ms1.5 million:11000 peak178/1781.07b (10-bit)98.5% DCI-P3OLED240Hz21:9Bendable up to 800ROLED, bendableLate 2022

Sharp hasn"t cut production in its Kameyana plant since it began operating in 2004, but it"s dangerously close to dialing things back a bit. As with practically every other flat-panel manufacturer out there, Sharp is feeling the pinch of the worldwide economic crisis, and as demand weakens for LCD TVs / LCD monitors, it"s looking like now is an opportune time to slow things down. Purportedly, the company is considering scaling back production by as much as 10% from mid-December, though it is still expecting to reach sales of 11 million LCD TVs in the year ending March 2009.

MAHWAH, NJ (September 27, 2011) --Continuing to build on its leadership in large screen LCD TVs, Sharp today introduced the largest LED LCD TV to date, the 80-inch AQUOS (80-inch diagonal) LC-80LE632U. This new TV is a full HD 1080p (1920 x 1080) Smart TV, equipped with built-in Wi-Fi and  access to apps like Netflix®,CinemaNow® and VUDU™  as well as Sharp’s exclusive AQUOS Advantage Live℠ online support.

“Our 80-inch AQUOS TV delivers more than double the screen area of a 55-inch TV, for an amazing viewing experience,” said John Herrington, president, Sharp Electronics Marketing Company of America. “It’s truly like nothing else on the market. Consumers want bigger flat panel TVs for deeper, more immersive viewing experiences and that’s exactly what Sharp’s delivering here,” Herrington continued.

The AQUOS 80-inch LED LCDTV offers stunning picture quality and sleek design. The full array LED backlighting system ensures uniformity in both color and brightness from edge to edge and corner to corner while also enabling an incredible dynamic contrast ratio of 6,000,000:1. Additionally, the LC-80LE632U employs 120Hz Fine Motion Enhanced which virtually eliminates blur and motion artifacts in fast-moving video. At an incredible depth of less than four inches, the new AQUOS 80” is a stylish replacement for similar screen size rear-projection TVs, with depth of almost two feet.

With AQUOS Advantage LIVE℠, Sharp AQUOS Advantage Advisors can remotely connect to the TV through the Internet to assist with TV setup, troubleshoot and optimize the picture quality.

The LC-80LE632U is the latest expression of Sharp’s goal of providing a large screen TV to fit virtually any need or budget. It is the centerpiece to Sharp’s large-screen push of 2011, following the release of five Sharp AQUOS 70-inch class TVs, and 10 AQUOS 60-inch class TVs.

Full HD 1080p X-Gen LCD Panel – with 10-bit processing is designed with advanced pixel control to minimize light leakage and wider aperture to let more light through;

For more information on AQUOS TVs and Sharp’s full line of consumer products, contact Sharp Electronics Corporation, Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, NJ, 07495-1163, or call 800-BE-SHARP.

Sharp’s AQUOS BOARD PN-L603A is designed for smooth and hassle free communication in a wide range of contexts. The PN-L603A’s highly responsive touch pens allow several people to write on the same screen at the same time with a variety of font colors. The PN-L603A takes communication methods to new heights by adding innovative elements. The built-in Touch Display Link 2.0 software expands the locus of PN-L603A’s features and makes it premium not just for office use, but also for classroom activities. The Included Touch Display Link 2.0 software is a powerful, easy-to-use application that can exchange data via wireless LAN between Sharp Touchscreen LCD Monitors and media tablets such as iPad or Android devices.

A wide variety of 10 bit lcd panel options are available to you, such as original manufacturer, odm and agency.You can also choose from datasheet, 10 bit lcd panel,as well as from tft, ips, and standard 10 bit lcd panel,

We asked Sharp Electronics a number of very specific questions regarding its new Q+ technology, which incorporates over 16 million sub-pixels compared with the 6.22 million found in traditional 1080p LCD sets.

On a related note, Sharp also just announced that it’s now shipping the less expensive SQ series sets which uses the same Q+ tech as the company’s UQ Series models.

Full HD / Built in Revelation Upscaler for HD Content / Able to play 4K content / 240Hz Panel 3D Ready (3D Glasses not included) / SmartCentral 3.0 / TV-Web Split Screen / Silver-Brushed Plastic Thin Bezel / Wallpaper Mode / 4 HDMI Inputs (4K Ready) and 2 USB Ports / Bluetooth Audio

THX Certification / Super Bright Technology / AquoMotion 960 with 240Hz Panel /Active 3D with Two Bluetooth 3D Glasses Supplied / Titanium-Brushed Solid Aluminum Bezel / 4 HDMI Inputs (4K Ready) and 2 USB Ports / 15W Subwoofer

A: HEVC decoding is not included in Q+ models. Users will be able to stream 4K content via an external device that accepts HEVC decoding. Sharp is evaluating the consumer demand for HEVC decoding and will incorporate it into future models as appropriate.

Trusted color accuracy. The PA243W is a 24" IPS LCD monitor that raises the bar for color critical applications including photography and video editing. Offering an full 100% coverage of sRGB color gamut, 99.8% of Adobe RGB, 95.5% of DCI-P3 and 80.0% of Rec 2020, you can trust that the PA243W will deliver the colors that you need. Its always-on backlight sensor, internal 14-bit 3D programmable lookup tables (LUTs) provide stable white points and accurate color rendition for the life of the display. 10-bit DisplayPort and HDMI connectivity provides the highest color fidelity and built-in USB 3.1 hub with DisplaySync Pro™ makes it a fit for any configuration. In addition, Picture in Picture and Picture by Picture modes allow for real-time print emulation, simplifying your workflow. IPS LCD panel with wide viewing angles and excellent color reproduction and superior screen performance

Trusted color accuracy. The PA243W is a 24" IPS LCD monitor that raises the bar for color critical applications including photography and video editing. Offering an full 100% coverage of sRGB color gamut, 99.8% of Adobe RGB, 95.5% of DCI-P3 and 80.0% of Rec 2020, you can trust that the PA243W will deliver the colors that you need. Its always-on backlight sensor, internal 14-bit 3D programmable lookup tables (LUTs) provide stable white points and accurate color rendition for the life of the display, especially when used with the included SpectraViewII color calibration software and MDSVSENSOR3 calibration sensor. 10-bit DisplayPort and HDMI connectivity provides the highest color fidelity and built-in USB 3.1 hub with DisplaySync Pro™ makes it a fit for any configuration. In addition, Picture in Picture and Picture by Picture modes allow for real-time print emulation, simplifying your workflow. SpectraViewII Color Calibration Solution , which includes software and colorimeter, helps the display achieve accurate, consistent and repeatable color performance

In both LCD and OLED displays, producing these cells – which are highly complex – is by far the most difficult element of the production process. Indeed, the complexity of these cells, combined with the levels of investment needed to achieve expertise in their production, explains why there are less than 30 companies in the whole world that can produce them. China, for instance, has invested more than 300 billion yuan (approximately $45 billion USD) in just one of these companies – BOE – over the past 14 years.

Panox Display has been involved in the display industry for many years and has built strong and long-term partner relationships with many of the biggest OLED and LCD panel manufacturers. As a result, we are able to offer our clients guaranteed access to display products from the biggest manufacturers.

LG Display was, until 2021, the No. 1 display panel manufacturer in the world. Owned by LG Group and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, it has R&D, production, and trade institutions in China, Japan, South Korea, the United States, and Europe.

Founded in 2001, AUO – or AU Optronics – is the world’s leading TFT-LCD panel manufacturer (with a 16% market share) that designs, develops, and manufactures the world’s top three liquid crystal displays. With panels ranging from as small as 1.5 inches to 46 inches, it boasts one of the world"s few large-, medium -and small-sized product lines.

AUO offers advanced display integration solutions with innovative technologies, including 4K2K ultra-high resolution, 3D, ultra-thin, narrow bezel, transparent display, LTPS, OLED, and touch solutions. AOU has the most complete generation production line, ranging from 3.5G to 8.5G, offering panel products for a variety of LCD applications in a range of sizes, from as small as 1.2 inches to 71 inches.

Now Sharp is still top 10 TV brands all over the world. Just like BOE, Sharp produce LCDs in all kinds of size. Including small LCD (3.5 inch~9.1 inch), medium LCD (10.1 ~27 inch), large LCD (31.5~110 inch). Sharp LCD has been used on Iphone series for a long time.

Beside those current LCDs, the industrial LCD of Sharp is also excellent and widely used in public facilities, factories, and vehicles. The Sharp industrial LCD, just means solid, high brightness, super long working time, highest stability.

Since its establishment, Truly Semiconductors has focused on researching, developing, and manufacturing liquid crystal flat panel displays. Now, after twenty years of development, it is the biggest small- and medium-sized flat panel display manufacturer in China.

Truly’s factory in Shanwei City is enormous, covering an area of 1 million square meters, with a net housing area of more than 100,000 square meters. It includes five LCD production lines, one OLED production line, three touch screen production lines, and several COG, LCM, MDS, CCM, TAB, and SMT production lines.

Its world-class production lines produce LCD displays, liquid crystal display modules (LCMs), OLED displays, resistive and capacitive touch screens (touch panels), micro camera modules (CCMs), and GPS receiving modules, with such products widely used in the smartphone, automobile, and medical industries. The LCD products it offers include TFT, TN, Color TN with Black Mark (TN type LCD display for onboard machines), STN, FSTN, 65K color, and 262K color or above CSTN, COG, COF, and TAB modules.

In its early days, Innolux attached great importance to researching and developing new products. Mobile phones, portable and mounted DVD players, digital cameras, games consoles, PDA LCDs, and other star products were put into mass production and quickly captured the market, winning the company considerable market share.

Looking forward to the future, the group of photoelectric will continue to deep LCD display field, is committed to the development of plane display core technology, make good use of global operations mechanism and depth of division of labor, promise customers high-quality products and services, become the world"s top display system suppliers, in 2006 in the global mobile phone color display market leader, become "Foxconn technology" future sustained rapid growth of the engine.

Founded in June 1998, Hannstar specializes in producing thin-film transistor liquid crystal display panels, mainly for use in monitors, notebook displays and televisions. It was the first company in Taiwan to adopt the world’s top ultra-wide perspective technology (AS-IPS).

The company has three LCD factories and one LCM factory. It has acquired state-of-the-art TFT-LCD manufacturing technology, which enables it to achieve the highest efficiency in the mass production of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display production technology. Its customers include many of the biggest and most well-known electronics companies and computer manufacturers in Taiwan and overseas.

TCL CSOT – short for TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology (TCL CSOT) – was founded in 2009 and is an innovative technology enterprise that focuses on the production of semiconductor displays. As one of the global leaders in semiconductor display market, it has bases in Shenzhen, Wuhan, Huizhou, Suzhou, Guangzhou, and India, with nine panel production lines and five large modules bases.

TCL CSOT actively produces Mini LED, Micro LED, flexible OLED, printing OLED, and other new display technologies. Its product range is vast – including large, medium, and small panels and touch modules, electronic whiteboards, splicing walls, automotive displays, gaming monitors, and other high-end display application fields – which has enabled it to become a leading player in the global panel industry.

In the first quarter of 2022, TCL CSOT’s TV panels ranked second in the market, 55 inches, 65 " and 75 inches second, 8K, 120Hz first, the first, interactive whiteboard and digital sign plate; LTPS flat panel, the second, LTPS and flexible OLED fourth.

EDO (also known as EverDisplay Optonics) was founded in October 2012 and focuses on the production of small- and medium-sized high-resolution AMOLED semiconductor display panels.

Tianma Microelectronics was founded in 1983 and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 1995. It is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the production of liquid crystal displays (LCD) and liquid crystal display modules (LCM).

After more than 30 years of development, it has grown into a large publicly listed company integrating LCD research and development, design, production, sales, and servicing. Over the years, it has expanded by investing in the construction of STN-LCD, CSTN-LCD, TFT-LCD and CF production lines and module factories across China (with locations in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Chengdu, Wuhan and Xiamen), as well R&D centers and offices in Europe, Japan, South Korea and the United States.

JDI (Japan Display Inc.) was established on November 15, 2011, as a joint venture between the Industrial Innovation Corporation, Sony, Hitachi, and Toshiba. It is dedicated to the production and development of small-sized displays. It mainly produces small- and medium-sized LCD display panels for use in the automotive, medical, and industrial fields, as well as personal devices including smartphones, tablets, and wearables.

Although Sony’s TVs use display panels from TCL CSOT (VA panel), Samsung. Sony still produces the world’s best micro-OLED display panels. Sony has many micro OLED model such as 0.23 inch, 0.39 inch, 0.5 inch, 0.64 inch, 0.68 inch, 0.71 inch. Panox Display used to test and sell many of them, compare to other micro OLED manufacuturers, Sony`s micro OLEDs are with the best image quality and highest brightness (3000 nits max).

IPS (In Plane Switching) technology is the heart of our LCD panel design. The wide viewing angle with vastly reduced colour shift means that image data is accurately and reliably communicated to all viewing positions. Additionally IPS LCD colour reproduction offers a depth and realism of colour reproduction, in which all nuances can be appreciated. The latest 10-bit P-IPS panel offers the ultimate image quality and represents the cutting-edge of today’s professional imaging technology.

The MultiSync® PA series employs the latest 10-bit (or 8-bit + FRC) grayscale control and processing electronics, which, when aligned with the wide colour gamut RGB colour filters, allows over a billion individual colours to be displayed. This 10-bit colour capability is best taken advantage of when using the latest DisplayPort video connector which support 10-bit input digital signals.

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Sharp reports that it will now expand the distribution of its 32” professional color management monitor beyond Japan to the EU market. The 8M-B32C1 is an HDR (High Dynamic Range) 8K (7680×4320) resolution monitor with 1000cd/m² of peak luminance and a 10-bit color management solution.

According to Peter Heins, Senior Product Manager Large Format Displays at Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH, the peak luminance is measured using a 3×3 checkboard pattern (ANSI contrast). That is effectively a 50% window. Luminance in a more typical 10% window was not specified. Heins further clarified that the full-screen white luminance was 800 nits, which is relatively high.

The display features Sharp’s advanced Uniformity Calibration Correction Technology (UCCT) software. This factory calibration measures and corrects inconsistencies in chroma, luminance, and hue values, storing correction values stored in an on-board LUT to deliver uniform white and colors. Users can quickly restore these settings because of drift or manual changes.

Sharp also supplies its own Display Calibration Utility software for PC. Users can adjust the color more precisely using an external X-Rite sensor (X-rite i1Pro or X-rite i1Pro PLUS) to maintain luminance and color values over time. These sensors were chosen because of the high luminance values. The display does not support calibration using CalMan software, however.

Product literature states that the Sharp 32” 8K monitor can identify colors outside the Rec. 709 color gamut in gray whether the signal is in BT.2020 coordinates or DCI-P3 coordinates. The monitor can clip those colors to fall within the target Rec. 709 gamut for SDR content. It is unclear if the monitor will identify colors outside the DCI-P3 color gamut and clip those for HDR content.