Samsung Electronics has announced that it began mass production of 22-inch transparent LCD panels in March. The panels come in the black-and-white and color types, and have a contrast ratio of 500:1 with WSXGA+ (1680x1050) resolution.

Compared with the conventional LCD panels that use backlight units (BLUs) and have 5% transparency, Samsung said its transparent LCD panel boasts a transparency rate of over 20% for the black-and-white type and over 15% for the color type. With the high transparency rates, the models enable users to look right through them like glass, the vendor said.

In addition, the new Samsung transparent LCD panel consumes 90% less electricity compared with a conventional LCD panel using BLU. It is because a transparent LCD panel utilizes ambient light such as sunlight, which consequently reduces the dependency on electricity for generating power, Samsung said.

"Transparent displays will have a wide range of use in all industry areas as an efficient tool for delivering information and communication," said Younghwan Park, senior VP of Samsung Electronics LCD Business. "With the world's first mass production of the transparent LCD panel, Samsung plans to lead the global transparent LCD market by developing various applications."

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