Sharp Corp.¡¦s Kameyama, Japan-based Plant 2 with 8G glass substrates technology will begin processing glass substrates for LCD panels in August of this year, well before the previously-expected October starting date, the company reported today.

Production of large-screen LCD TV models equipped with these LCD panels will start this September for markets around the world.

Sharp¡¦s Kameyama Plant 2 output will be used in 40- and 50-inch LCD TVs. The plant is set to double the level of investment productivity of Sharp¡¦s Plant 1, which manufactures 6G substrates for 30- and 45-inch LCD TVs, the company noted.

The company believes it is currently the lone pioneer with an 8G fab online.

Sharp said it has invested $1.3 billion (150 billion yen) to build its 8G Plant 2 capable of initial monthly capacity of 15,000 glass substrates, to be doubled to 30,000 substrates monthly next March.

By: DocMemory
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