EDEX2004: newest display panels showcased in Tokyo

Currently the Japanese capital hosts such an interesting show dedicated to the new display technologies. There´s much to look at, besides, most exhibits showcased will be used in products to go on sale in the near future.

In the spotlight is Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology´s miniature 5.6" WSVGA (1024x600) at 221 ppi LCD panel for ultra compact notebooks — LTD056ET0S.

At the same booth there´s also a number of hi-res novelties showcased.

15.4" WUXGA (1920 x 1200) LTD154EZ0S notebook panel

12.1" WXGA (1280 x 768) LTD121EX1S notebook panel

12.1" SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) LTD121KM2S Tablet PC panel

10.4" sensor XGA (1024 x 768) LTD104KA3S Tablet PC panel

Hitachi also introduced a lot of interesting exhibits, including mobile handset LCD panels on low-temperature polycrystalline silicon. One of them is an IPS (In-Plane Switching) solution that, having 2.2" diagonal, supports 960x240 x 16M colors resolution, 0.064x0.192mm pixel pitch (VxH) at 1:200 contrast and up to 200cd/m² brightness.

Another Hitachi´s interesting product is a 2.5" EL (OLED) display, just 1.8mm thick, supporting 680x220 x 262K colors, 1:1000 contrast and <10ms response time.

Epson showcased a number of low-temperature polycrystalline silicon panels integrated into various prototypes. For example, below is a 2.5" LTPS 256 ppi digital camera display supporting 512x384 x 262K colors.

Also take a look at this 3.9" XGA matrix used in P-1000 portable storage.

Besides, Epson showed a prototype of a 1.6" OLED mobile handset display:

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