OREANDA-NEWS. October 1, 2012. Sharp Corporation has started production of 5-inch full-HD (1,080 x 1,920 pixels) LCD panels for smartphones with a pixel density among the highest in the world. Production began at the end of September at Mie Plant No. 3 and full-scale production will begin in October.

This LCD panel employs CG-Silicon technology*2, a new pixel design, and an innovative production process to achieve the same number of pixels in a smartphone-size screen as there are in a full-HD LCD TV. The panel, which has approximately 1.3 times the pixel density of conventional LCD panels*3, can display crisp text, super-clear maps, and amazingly real HD images.

By providing ultra-detailed LCD panels to support the growing worldwide demand for smartphones, Sharp will contribute to smartphones with increasingly higher quality images.

LCD Panel SpecificationsDisplay size 5 inches
Number of pixels 1,080 x 1,920 (full HD)
Pixel density 443 ppi
Application Smartphones

This product will be displayed in the Sharp booth at CEATEC Japan 2012
 (Tuesday, October 2 to Saturday, October 6, 2012 at the Makuhari Messe convention center, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture).
*1 As of October 1, 2012 (based on Sharp research).
*2 Developed jointly by Sharp and Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
 (Head office: Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture; President: Shunpei Yamazaki).
*3 Sharp's 4.3-inch HD LCD (1,280 x 720 pixels, 342 ppi).