mitsubishi electric tft display factory

TOKYO, June 15, 2020 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it will end the production of TFT-LCD modules manufactured by its wholly owned subsidiary Melco Display Technology Inc. (MDTI), aiming at June, 2022. The production termination is due to the changes of business environment. The company will shift its and MDTI"s operating resources from LCD business to its business growth drivers such as power devices, and will aim further growth and development.

The company"s LCD business, currently focusing on small and medium-sized TFT-LCD modules for industrial and automotive use, has been expanding its business by developing and launching high value products with advanced technologies in the specific market segments based on the market needs. However, the company has decided to end the TFT-LCD modules production and terminate the business based on the consideration that the company is no longer able to maintain the products" competitiveness under the situation that the global competition involving the company"s focusing segment of high display performance and high reliability expands and intensifies with significant falling in price.

There is no significant impact on the company"s consolidated business performance. The consolidated business forecast for the current fiscal year (ending March 31, 2021) announced on May 11, 2020 reflects the influence of the TFT-LCD modules" manufacturing termination.

TOKYO, June 15, 2020 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it will end the production of TFT-LCD modules manufactured by its wholly owned subsidiary Melco Display Technology Inc. (MDTI), aiming at June, 2022. The production termination is due to the changes of business environment. The company will shift its and MDTI"s operating resources from LCD business to its business growth drivers such as power devices, and will aim further growth and development.

The company"s LCD business, currently focusing on small and medium-sized TFT-LCD modules for industrial and automotive use, has been expanding its business by developing and launching high value products with advanced technologies in the specific market segments based on the market needs. However, the company has decided to end the TFT-LCD modules production and terminate the business based on the consideration that the company is no longer able to maintain the products" competitiveness under the situation that the global competition involving the company"s focusing segment of high display performance and high reliability expands and intensifies with significant falling in price.

There is no significant impact on the company"s consolidated business performance. The consolidated business forecast for the current fiscal year (ending March 31, 2021) announced on May 11, 2020 reflects the influence of the TFT-LCD modules" manufacturing termination.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced that it will end the production of TFT-LCD modules manufactured by its wholly owned subsidiary Melco Display Technology Inc. (MDTI), aiming at June, 2022. The production termination is due to the changes of business environment. The company will shift its and MDTI’s operating resources from LCD business to its business growth drivers such as power devices, and will aim further growth and development. (https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/sites/news/2020/pdf/0615.pdf).

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Mitsubishi Electric""s thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT-LCD) modules are built for a wide variety of industrial uses, such as for measuring instruments, automatic teller machines (ATM), point-of-sale terminals (POS), factory automation equipment (FA) and more. Designed for high reliability, optimal visibility and enhanced viewability, Mitsubishi Electric""s leading-edge TFT-LCD modules ensure optimum performance and excellent colour quality in a broad range of indoor and outdoor operating environments. The technologies behind them bring us one step closer to the realisation of true images with realistic colour and clear visibility in sunlight.Standard Format

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it will end the production of TFT-LCD modules manufactured by its wholly owned subsidiary Melco Display Technology Inc. (MDTI), aiming at June 2022. The production termination is due to the changes of business environment.

The company’s LCD business, currently focusing on small and medium-sized TFT-LCD modules for industrial and automotive use, has been expanding its business by developing and launching high value products with advanced technologies in the specific market segments based on the market needs. However, the company has decided to end the TFT-LCD modules production and terminate the business based on the consideration that the company is no longer able to maintain the products’ competitiveness under the situation that the global competition involving the company’s focusing segment of high display performance and high reliability expands and intensifies with significant falling in price.

“There is no significant impact on the company’s consolidated business performance,” read an official statement released by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The company’s revenue for fiscal 2020 decreased by 57.4 billion yen from the previous fiscal year to 4,462.5 billion yen.

Mitsubishi has recently announced plans to acquire buildings and land from Sharp Fukuyama Semiconductor Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sharp Corporation located in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The acquired properties will serve as a new site where Mitsubishi Electric’s Power Device Works will process wafers for the manufacture of power semiconductors.

“The demand for power semiconductors needed to control electric power with efficiency is rapidly rising in parallel with efforts to conserve energy and protect the global environment through carbon-reduction measures, including the ongoing electrification of automobiles worldwide,” the company had said.

Manhattan Skyline has announced that Emerging Display Technologies (EDT) will release TFT LCDs to replace those discontinued by Mitsubishi Electric. The Japanese company announced in June 2020 that it will no longer produce small and medium sized TFT LCD modules, used for industrial and automotive applications.

Taiwanese manufacturer, EDT, has grown from a monochrome display manufacturer, to provide a portfolio of colour TFT displays, offering capacitive touch models, touchscreen displays, touch panels and cover lenses.

It has developed a series of display modules aimed as compatible replacements, with the same size, resolution and mechanical outline structure. Initially, the company offers 8.4-inch (ET084030DVA), 10.4-inch (ET104030DSA) and 12.1-inch (ET121030DVA) modules, all with 1024 x 768 resolution. More options will be added, says the company.

Mitsubishi Electric offered an extensive product offering of TFT-LCD modules for many years, with standard format aspect ratios (4:3, 5:4) and display sizes (5.7”-19.0”) for a wide variety of industrial applications. Prevalent applications include FA (factory automation equipment), measurement, medical, avionics, transportation, marine, POS (point of sale terminals), ATMs (automated teller machines), public information terminals and more.

All these attributes of the Mitsubishi range lead to the fact that if these high-grade LCDs have been designed in, they cannot be replaced by any old LCD on the market. State-of-the-art displays need to be replaced by displays which will live up to the high expectations.

If the Mitsubishi part being used is not on the list, please talk to us as it may be on the roadmap or subject to requirements, we may be able to engineer a solution for you.

Mitsubishi Electric provides semiconductors and devices including power modules and high power devices that handle the highly efficient control of power, optical devices that deliver the performance required in fibre-optic communication devices, high frequency devices that cover everything from radios and mobile phones to satellite communications, and the line of TFT-LCD modules that improve interfaces for information.

Pacer offers an extensive range of colour TFT LCD panels from 1.8″ through the popular 3.5″ and 5.7″ sizes to 82″. Our range includes sunlight readable panels from 5.6″ to 70″, bar cut panels, and SMART TFT displays with built-in control. We offer TFT displays with high brightness, high contrast ratio, wide viewing angle, wide temperature operation, longer lamp life, and lower power consumption.

TFT displays are used extensively in many industrial, commercial and scientific applications, including ATMs, POS terminals, kiosks, security systems, lottery and gambling gaming machines, medical equipment, factory automation, digital advertisement signage, transportation information, and marine equipment.

TFT technology is being used to replace Mono LCD in many applications, and Raystar Optronics now offers a 5.2″ TFT module designed specifically to fit the footprint of the industry standard RG24064-series 240×64 mono graphic STN LCD. The RFS520A can replace traditional STN displays of 8×2 or 16×2 format as it shares the same 16 pin footprint.

Our TFT modules are fully supported with a variety of options including wide operating temperatures, high brightness and contrast, built-in DC-DC and temperature compensation circuitry and most with white LED backlights. Resistive Touchscreens and Projected Capacitive Touchscreens are available for most models. Many panels can be configured as a kit – see our Interface Kits page for more details.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – Mitsubishi has decided to end production of TFT-LCD modules, as the company is no longer able to maintain the products’ competitiveness after significant price falls in the global market. Production of TFT-LCD modules is scheduled to end in June 2022 with a Last Time Buy date of June 2021. Please contact us as soon as possible to discuss last time buy or identification of suitable alternative displays.

Raystar is a professional TFT (Thin Film Transistor) module manufacturer. Whether you need a TFT display with control board, high brightness, wide viewing angle, monochrome or bar type, we have TFT active matrix display models for you to choose from.

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