Sharp Corp aims to raise the output from its Kameyama No.2 plant to near 100 percent, from a current 30 percent, as early as the end of 2012, by mass producing larger, high definition, power-saving IGZO screens, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Kameyama plant makes IGZO displays, which consume 10 percent to 20 percent of the power required by conventional panels, for Apple Inc’s iPad tablet.<\/p>\n
The company has won orders for larger 30-inch displays from manufacturers, the report said, without citing sources.<\/p>\n
The panels would be used for computed tomography (CT) or game monitors that require clearer definition than conventional high-definition displays, the report added.<\/p>\n
Sharp, which secured $4.6 billion in emergency loans from its banks in September, is looking to IGZO to spark a revival in its fortunes, as it forecasts a 450 billion yen ($5.66 billion) net loss for the current business year ending next March.<\/p>\n
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