Chapter 313 Opportunity for overtaking on a curve
"That's right, it's true," Chang Lingping nodded, agreeing with the boss's evaluation of TFT-LCD, but he also has his own reasons. "But the technical starting point of TFT-LCD is very high. The FTF-LCD LCD panel used on laptops has a narrow color gamut because it uses TN panel. If it is upgraded to an IPS, PV or MV panel with almost full color gamut in the future, will the color stn-LCD monitor still work?"
"Old Chang, you are too careful," Lin Zheng smiled and comforted him. "No matter when it comes, advanced LCD monitors are useful, and the simplest segment tn-lcd monitors also have their uses. You can't use tft-lcd where tn-lcd is used, that is a huge waste of resources. Even if all tft-lcd LCD panels are replaced with IPs in the future, stn-lcd will have their own use."
"But..." Chang Lingping suddenly became anxious and opened his mouth to argue with Lin Zheng.
He has this kind of personality. As long as he thinks it is correct, he must persist.
Lin Zheng smiled and reached out to press down, and then said, "But Lao Chang's concerns make sense. Stn-lcd is not as good as TFT-lcd in nature. This is determined by the innate characteristics of these two LCD display technologies. It cannot be changed. Even if it develops to the extreme, it has a considerable defect compared with TFT-lcd. We cannot always make cheap products. High-end color flat panel display equipment must be made."
"Yes, that's what I mean," Chang Lingping breathed a sigh of relief when he heard his boss say this, and touched his head embarrassedly and said to Lin Zheng, "We can't just make low-end flat panel monitors. We are more likely to be controlled by others. I thought, should we continue to walk up?"
"It is appropriate to go up, but how should we go?" Lin Zheng's heart moved: I could take this opportunity to talk to Chang Lingping about the future technological development route of the company. "TFT-LCD technology is almost completely monopolized by Japanese companies, and Corning accounts for 50% of the LCD display glass substrate market. It can be said that the entire TFT-LCD technology is completely mastered by American and Japanese companies. It is absolutely impossible for them to transfer the TFT-LCD technology to us. Even if it is transferred, it will only be when their technology develops to the fifth and sixth generations. The first or second generation technology that liquid crystal has been eliminated by them will be transferred to us. I am afraid it will be a super high price."
It seems...it's true.
Chang Lingping had to admit that the boss was right. These European, American and Japanese companies would definitely do this. In the current situation, they would never transfer the tft-lcd technology to the Republic. Even if it was transferred, they had to wait for them to make enough money in the first and second generation tft-lcd technology. After the technology developed to a newer and higher level, they would sell the first and second generation technology to the Republic at a super high price, and take advantage of the last opportunity to make a big profit.
But even if we know we have been cheated, we still have to grit our teeth and buy this technology. There is no way, who can make our own technical strength not work?
But the country has paid for this money, but the boss’s company is private. That’s hundreds of millions of dollars. Can the boss afford such a large amount of money?
"Then... what do you think we should do?" Chang Lingping said reluctantly.
"Isn't it enough to bypass TFT?" Lin Zheng said with a smile.
"By bypass tft-lcd?" Chang Lingping's eyes lit up suddenly.
"That's right. Just bypassing them," Lin Zheng nodded with a smile. "The so-called monitors must ultimately restore the color. As long as they can achieve this goal, we don't have to care about what technology they are using. In the field of flat panel displays, in addition to TFT-LCD, whether it is plasma display technology or LED display technology, they can be made into flat panel displays similar to LCD sucking displays. Is that right?"
After a pause, Lin Zheng added, "Well, the LED monitor should be oled to be precise."
Of course, Chang Lingping knew plasma displays and LED displays. Compared with the popular TFT-LCD LCD displays, plasma display technology has a development history of decades. Even as early as the mid-1980s, the American Photonics company had successfully developed a monochrome plasma display with a size of up to 152.4cm and a display capacity of 2048x2048 lines.
But this plasma display has a fatal problem: it can only display one color, that is, it is monochrome, and this monochrome is even worse than a black and white TV. Black and white TV can at least display completed patterns through different grayscales, but this product is not good. It can only be used as a large monochrome text display screen, and there is no high advantage in terms of brightness.
Photonics's ultra-large monochrome plasma display was really sensational for a while after the launch of the first generation of TFT-LCD LCD display, the ruthless market immediately shifted its attention to the lighter and more convenient TFT-LCD.
Although following the photonics company, Japan's Fujitsu launched a 21-inch color plasma display with a resolution of 640x480 pixels in 1993. This plasma display with 260,000 colors was even selected by the New York Stock Exchange as a real-time information display in the hall. It was also known at that time as the first step for plasma to move towards large-scale commercialization, but likewise, when the larger-sized TFT-LCD LCD display appeared, people quickly forgot about plasma, the poor child.
As for the oled monitors that can be used for close-range displays? Sorry, Chang Lingping has never heard of it before.
Chang Lingping is also a person who claims to have a deep understanding of LCD panel technology in daily life. He knows the trend of LCD technology development and the development of LCD technology internationally. But today he realizes that he is just a frog in the well who has been watching the sky in the well. It’s ridiculous that he thinks he has mastered it all. When he thinks that he is similar to the frog in the well, he feels deeply frustrated.
"Okay, there is no need to blame yourself," Lin Zheng patted Chang Lingping on the shoulder. "Our country does not attach enough importance to plasma display technology and oled display technology, and the relevant information cannot even be seen in China."
"We are not able to go through the path of tft-lcd. Relevant companies in the United States and Japan have established a complete patent group. We have no way to avoid these patents. Compared with tft-lcd, we have a higher chance of making breakthroughs in plasma and oled. In this way, I ask my colleagues abroad to help you find some technical information on plasma and oled. You can analyze it and see which path we take is more appropriate."
"Yeah!" Chang Lingping nodded heavily and paused a little. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Boss, what path do you think do you think is more appropriate for us to take?"
"Me? If it were me, I personally think oled is more suitable."
"Why? Because the oled technology can be seen from its English name, aniclight-e-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d
It's not just science fiction, Chang Lingping's saliva was so irresistible that he could not help but flow down. Especially Lin Zheng's last statement about folding the screen was something Chang Lingping could not imagine before: Can you imagine folding a TV like a folding of clothes?
No! This is absolutely not possible! But now, it can be achieved using oled technology.
"I don't think about it anymore, let's do this!" After wiping the saliva at the corner of his mouth, Chang Lingping widened his eyes and said to Lin Zheng.
"Don't be so excited, Lao Chang, do you think oled has so many advantages? Didn't monitor giants such as Sharp, Panasonic, Toshiba, Sony see it? But why didn't they choose oled, but chose tft-lcd?" Lin Zheng said.
Yes, why? Chang Lingping was stunned and immediately realized the problem: I'm afraid the technical difficulty of oled is much more difficult than tft-lcd.
"I thought of it? Although the prospects for oled are very good, the technology to be realized is very difficult. If you want to complete this project, the amount of money you need to invest is not something that ordinary people can afford." Lin Zheng sighed: It seems that it is not something that he can afford now.
"What should we do? Do we have to give up?" I just heard Lin Zheng talk about so many advantages and benefits, but now I have to give up? Chang Lingping felt 100 unwilling to accept it.
Chapter completed!