LG Display Grinding Out 32-57 Inch LCD TV Panels On New 8G Production Line

Samsung and Sony are using their collective strength to quickly launch another 8G LCD panel production line in addition to the one already at volume production, but LG Display isn't too far behind with plans to begin moving equipment into their Korean plant mid-2008. According to the company they'll be at volume production by March 2009, when Taiwanese rivals AU Optronics and Chi Mei Optoelectronics are just beginning to start production in their new 8G plants.

8G lines are traditionally used to manufacture larger LCD displays, those 50-inches and above, but greater flexibility means that LG Display will focus on 32-, 47-, 52-, and 57-inch LCD TV panels. Maybe a little behind top-tier names like Samsung and Sony, LG Display will most likely have their first panels shipped well ahead of its Taiwan-based rivals, a full 2-3 quarters. Hopefully they'll use the time cushion usefully, and by that we mean ramping up production for those 32-inch OLED TV's we can't wait to see!

Via Digitimes

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