Sharp LCD panels with IGZO technology offer higher resolution, lower power consumption, and higher performance touch screens.
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He expects the iPad 5 will use an IGZO screen, cutting the thickness in half and reducing weight.
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Super high resolution and clarity: IGZO's transistors are much smaller than traditional LCDs thanks to significantly higher electron mobility.
High performance touch response: Compared to conventional LCDs, IGZO displays have drastically minimized the noise caused during touch input.
We are only at the start of this new development and we strongly believe IGZO has a huge potential.
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Compared to traditional LCD TFT displays, IGZO products have a significantly higher translucency.
ENGADGET: Sharp's IGZO low-power, high-res display technology gets its time to shine at IFA
While the possibilities for this technology are far reaching, Sharp is already implementing IGZO technology in its displays, tablet PCs, monitors and smartphones available today.
Ultra low power consumption: IGZO can maintain the onscreen data for a certain period of time without refreshing the data, even when the current is off.
Igzo (indium gallium zinc oxide) screens have higher translucency than standard TFT (thin film transistor) LCDs, meaning they are better at letting light pass through them.
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Today and tomorrow, IGZO will engender a whole generation of display products that produce high resolution images, are dramatically more energy efficient and are ultra-responsive to touch.
For the first time in the United States, the company is showcasing the amazing possibilities of IGZO (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide) and introducing the first new products that use it.
As for the new technology that makes the sleek screen possible, ETrade Supply analysts said the iPhone 5 uses a new generation of IGZO oxide semiconductors from Sharp.
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At its event, Sharp shared more details of its "Igzo" technology - which stands for Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide, a compound material that is said to be more responsive to touch.
The Igzo technology is being utilised in a range of new models, including a 32in ultra-high resolution monitor that has a multi-point touch screen - said to be ideal for high-end graphic design.
It has widely been predicted to have a retina screen (Jeremy Horwitz of iLounge also says it will be IGZO) and a new bit of compelling, though circumstantial, evidence adds credence to that enticing rumor.
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Such big spending could give Apple a jump on a new display technology known as IGZO (indium, gallium, and zinc) that can achieve a resolution of 330 dots per inch while reducing the thickness and power consumption.
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Sharp announced that it will be producing three panel varieties with IGZO technology: a 10-inch LCD panel with 2560 x 1600 pixels, a 7-inch panel with 1280 x 800 pixels and a 32-inch panel with 3840 x 2160 pixels.
ENGADGET: Sharp's IGZO low-power, high-res display technology gets its time to shine at IFA
Also, we believe that Apple and Sharp together have a modified IGZO (indium, gallium, zinc) technology to achieve 330 dpi, which is sufficient for an HD display while not using IPS nor having to include dual-bar LED backlighting.
Before you let visions of IGZO-based LCDs on every iPad and iPhone dance through your head, though, remember that neither Hon Hai nor Sharp has confirmed anything -- and that the plant wouldn't be up and running until 2013 at the earliest, even if everything's in sync.
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