AU Optronics Unveils Record-Breaking LCDs

By Nick Mokey
June 09, 2008

A notebook panel as thin as a nickel, another that cuts power by 60 percent, and a TV-sized panel that weighs almost a third less than competitors' were among AUO's offerings at Display Taiwan 2008.

After delivering the world’s first convex LCD last week, AU Optronics let its remaining R&D secrets slide from its sleeve at Display Taiwan 2008 on Monday. The world’s second-largest manufacturer of TFT-LCDs unveiled the world’s thinnest 13.3-inch panel for notebooks, a super-efficient 10.2-inch panel, and the lightest-ever 46-inch panel for televisions.

The 13.3-inch panel destined for notebooks shaves thickness and boosts efficiency by using white LEDs for backlighting, making it only 1.9mm deep, about the same thickness as a U.S. nickel. It also delivers 300 nits of brightness, a 500:1 to contrast ratio, and weight of only 138 grams (lighter than many cell phones.)

The smaller 10.2-inch model, possibly in a size range suitable ...

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