DISPLAY WORLD ON THE FREE-WAY, LEAD BY AUO

The world of display systems are witnessing a massive outburst of growth all over. The production units are focusing on an all new 16:9 ratio. But what’s more thrilling is the fact that the world is up to grab any pleasant innovation that thrown up in the market. Au Optronics (AUO) anticipates the 16:9 format and LED backlighting to each have a 40% infiltration in the laptop market in 2009, up from 7% and 10% correspondingly in 2008, according to company administrative vice president Paul Peng. Peng said although the mature display market will witness an annual growth of only 3-4% in the coming years, the LCD TV and laptop markets will still encompass double-digit enlargement.

To meet stipulate, AUO is cogging up the development of slimmer, energy-saving, multi-function and better picture quality requests for TVs, he alleged. For the laptop and monitor sections, AUO is developing explanations to tap the 16:9 inclinations, and it is also seeking at adopting LED backlighting for all of its laptop panels by the end of 2011, he inserted. Peng revealed that the 18.5- and 21.5-inch display panels have seen the strongest insist of all 16:9 monitor applications. While these 2 sizes 1st target the consumer marketplace, there are possibilities that they will be accepted for enterprise use, he remarked.