Asia Express - Display
Sony Aims for 50% In-house Supply Rate in LCD TV Panels
August 11, 2005
According to Sony, more than 50% of their LCD TVs sold in 2005 will use panels made by S-LCD. Sony also revised their operating income in 2006 significantly from 160 billion yen to 130 billion yens, mainly due to the declination of TV business. Sony hopes that enhancing the percentage of panels sourced in-house will reduce costs. However, the success of this vision still depends on S-LCD's yield rate.