TechHive: Sharp bringing high-def IGZO screens to smartphones

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thumbnail Sharp bringing high-def IGZO screens to smartphones
Oct 18th 2013, 13:21, by Martyn Williams, IDG News Service

Sharp has started mass production of its high-definition IGZO screens for smartphones, which could lead to crisper and sharper displays on the phone in your pocket.

Sharp's Aquos Phone EX
Sharp's Aquos Phone EX with IGZO screen

IGZO, named after the indium gallium zinc oxide semiconductor on which it is based, is a Sharp-developed technology that features smaller pixels than current LCD (liquid crystal display) screens. The smaller pixels mean more can be crammed into the same space so screens become higher definition.

The first screens are already being produced and will be included in two phones Sharp plans to put on sale in Japan in the coming months.

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