Small LCD screens just got a bit wider. Kyocera Corporation has announced that they have developed a wide format TTF LCD display for broad industrial market applications. The new display is called the TCG085WV and it measures 8.5 inches diagonal with a resolution of 800 x 480.

The TCG085WV provides approximately 25 % greater display area than a conventional 8.5 inch LCD display – increasing the amount of data that can be presented. Other specs include:

  • 400 cd/m2 brightness
  • 500:1 contrast ratio
  • 75K hour CFL life
  • RoHS compliant construction

The display will be in mass production starting in December.

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Kyocera Releases 8.5-inch WVGA TFT Liquid Crystal Display

VANCOUVER, Wash. –(Business Wire)– Oct. 16, 2006 Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation announced that global parent Kyocera Corporation has developed a wide-format TFT liquid crystal display for broad industrial market applications including factory automation and control, medical equipment, and test and measurement equipment. Model TCG085WV is an 8.5″ diagonal WVGA (800 x 480 dots) module that provides 25% greater display area than conventional 8.5″ products, thus increasing significantly the amount of data that can be displayed.

The TCG085WV features 400 cd/m2 brightness, 500:1 contrast, 75K hour CFL life, and RoHS compliant construction. It is designed to meet industrial market demands for bright crisp images, long part life, and environmental friendliness. 5 year minimum supply is available, upon request. Kyocera Industrial Ceramics is accepting sample orders now. The company expects to be in mass production from December, 2006, and hopes to achieve a production volume of 40K units/month from March, 2007.

For additional information on this or other Kyocera Liquid Crystal Display products, please contact: -0- 

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation
LC Division
5713 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.
Vancouver, WA 98661
PH: 800-826-0527
email: joe.maurer@kyocera.com
URL: http://americas.kyocera.com/kicc/lcd

About Kyocera

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation is headquartered in Vancouver, WA. The company manufactures advanced ceramic components and CERATIP cutting tools, and markets LCDs, thermal printheads, ultra high vacuum metallized assemblies and industrial lenses. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kyocera International, Inc. of San Diego, the North American holding company for Kyocera Corporation.

Kyoto, Japan-based Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO), http://www.kyocera.com, the group’s global parent, employs approximately 61,500 people worldwide and recorded consolidated sales of $10 billion during the year ending March 31, 2006.

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