Sharp, LPL, AUO, Brilliant, Huaying and IPS Alpha, a joint venture of Toshiba, Panasonic and Hitachi of Japan, have six six-generation lines. Chimei 1 5.5 generation line. Sharp has decided to build the second 8th generation line, the first 7th and 5th generation lines of AUO have started testing and will be put into production soon, and the 7th and 5th generation lines of Chimei are also under construction. In 2007, we will invest in the 8th generation production line of Samsung Electronics and the 7th, 5th and 6th generation production lines of Chimei Electronics.
At present, Sharp has the only eighth-generation TFT-LCD production line in the world.