LG.Philips LCD announced that it has developed the slimmest TFT-LCD panel in the world. Measuring only 1.3 mm in thickness, including the module, the panel will be used in the next generation of ultra-slim mobile phones.

The new technology will allow mobile phone manufacturers to produce mobile phones even slimmer than the 6.9 mm thick phones available today. This panel will also make it possible to create slide-up phones that break the 10mm barrier.

The new panel is 32% slimmer than the TFT-LCD panels currently in use for mobile phones, which normally measure between 1.9 and 2.9 mm and is even slimmer than OLEDs, which are typically between 1.5 and 1.8 mm.

LG.Philips LCD's Vice President and Head of the Small and Medium Displays Business Unit, Mr. Hyun He Ha, stated "Super-slim LCD panels are one of the most important technologies for mobile phones today, and this latest development reaffirms LG.Philips LCD's global leadership in LCD technology. Our introduction of a super-slim LCD panel measuring just 1.3 mm in thickness will further accelerate the shift to slim design phones."

LG.Philips LCD will unveil its 1.3 mm LCD panel for super-slim phones at the opening of SID Mobile Displays 2006, in San Diego, California on October 3rd, 2006.