Hitachi Displays announced on May 12 that the company plans to make an additional investment of approximately 8.1 billion Yen (US$77.0 million; US$1= 105.3 Yen) in boosting its output of small- and medium-sized IPS (In-Plane Switching) LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panels, Nikkei Electronics reported. Hitachi expects to enhance its monthly capacity by 25% from 80,000 units in fiscal 2007 to about 100,000 units by fiscal 2009 ending in March 2010, in order to meet the rising demand for small- and medium-sized IPS LCD panels for use in 1seg mobile phones and digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) cameras.