S-LCA begins shipment of 7th generation TFT LCD panels for lcd TVs

S-LCD begins shipment of 7th generation TFT LCD panels for LCD TVs

S-LCD Corporation (hereafter S-LCD) today began shipment of mass production G eneration 7 amorphous TFT LCD modules to its parent companies, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (hereafter Samsung) and Sony Corporation (hereafter Sony).

S-LCD was established on April 26 th 2004 by an equal joint investment * by Samsung and Sony dedicated to the manufacturing of amorphous TFT LCD panels for LCD TVs targeting mass production to begin in the first half of 2005.

S-LCD started the production of the world’s largest generation 7 th glass substrate and shipped LCD panels with integration of peripheral devices such as back-light and driving circuitry to both parent companies according to their individual specification requests.
“ I am proud to announce today that t he cooperation between Samsung and Sony has realized the mass production of the most advanced 7 th generation amorphous TFT LCD in the world. Facing the fast-growing LCD TV market, the most advanced LCD panels produced by S-LCD will become the new benchmark in the industry in terms of performance, quality and cost,” said Won-Kie Chang, President and CEO of S-LCD. “By delivering the highly competitive panels, S-LCD can further strengthen both company’s leading position in the display industry,” he added.

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