The LCD flat panel display (FPD) machine

October 18, 2006 Ever wondered what a machine that produces flat panels looks like – well wonder no more – this little baby is a new breed of highly-efficient machine that enables the production of six 55inch LCD TV screens from Gen 8.5 (2.2m x ~2.5m) glass substrates at a time. Applied Materials provides Nanomanufacturing Technology solutions for the electronics industry and has produced it as the first of several suites designed to reduce the total cost of flat panel manufacturing. The new Gen 8.5 panels are expected to contribute to TFT-LCD TV market growth, which is forecast by market researcher Display Search to exceed 40 million units in 2006.

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