Samsung announced mass production of 22-inch Transparent LCD Panel

[racer]

Samsung Electronics has announced that it had begun volume production of the first transparent LCD panels with a diagonal of 22 inches.

Younghwan Park, senior vice president of Samsung Electronics LCD Division commented: "The displays have a wide range of applications transparent in all areas of industry, as an efficient tool for information and communication. With the start of volume production of transparent LCD panels, Samsung will lead the global market for LCD transparent development of different applications."

The transparent LCD panels will be available in two versions, that is; in black and white and color versions, with a contrast ratio of 500:1 and resolution of WSXGA + 1680x1050 pixels. Compared to conventional LCD panels that have a transparency of 5%, the new panels from Samsung products have a transparency rate of 20% for the versions in black and white and 15% for color versions. Samsung also claims that the new transparent LCD are able tp use the light environment, consuming 90% less power than conventional panels that use backlight unit.

Display windows, billboards for announcements, communication solutions and interactive augmented reality are just some of the fields of employment where these panels are intended. Samsung's new solutions will also be equipped with HDMI and USB interfaces. For now, unfortunately, further details are not known in terms of technical or commercial, as the current availability and the cost of these solutions, will be communicated as soon as they become available.

[Johnny]

Here's the official press release:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced today that it began mass production of a 22-inch transparent LCD panel in March this year.

"Transparent displays will have a wide range of use in all industry areas as an efficient tool for delivering information and communication. With the world's first mass production of the transparent LCD panel, Samsung Electronics plans to lead the global transparent LCD market by developing various applications."
The panels come in two types, the black-and-white type and the color type, and they have a contrast ratio of 500:1 with WSXGA+ (1680*1050) resolution.

Compared with the conventional LCD panels that use back light unit (BLU) and have 5% transparency, Samsung's transparent LCD panel boasts the world's best transparency rate of over 20% for the black-and-white type and over 15% for the color type.

The transparent LCD panel has a high transparency rate, which enables a person to look right through the panel like glass, and it consumes 90% less electricity compared with a conventional LCD panel using back light unit. It's because a transparent LCD panel utilizes ambient light such as sun light, which consequently reduces the dependency on electricity for generating power.

Also, Samsung's transparent LCD panel maximizes convenience for not only manufacturers but also consumers by incorporating the High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface.

Transparent display panels have endless possibilities as an advertising tool, which can be applied to show windows and outdoor billboards or used in showcase events. Corporations and schools can also adopt the panel as an interactive communication device, which enables information to be displayed more effectively.