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The article discusses the approaches of liquid crystal display (LCD) industry to address the issues of manufacturing strategies and yield management practices. The display market is dominated by LCD technology, which is used in computer monitors and televisions (TV). The LCD factories use technologies that are similar to semiconductor firms for processing thin film transistors. Furthermore, yield management strategies are driven by high resolution requirements for monitors and TV displays.

The article reports on cutting liquid crystal display (LCD) cost by inkjet printing in the U.S. It is stated that LCD parts require several processes to manufacture and has high manufacturing cost. The move of lowering down consumer prices on products such as LCD, forced manufacturers to find alternatives in cutting the costs. Inkjet printing is one way of reducing the cost of LCD by using molds for printing instead of masks in the exposure process provides huge savings to manufacturers.

The article discusses the holistic strategy employed by panel manufacturers to reduce the exposure cost of lithography in liquid crystal display (LCD) industry in the U.S. Since LCD exposure and lithography processes require higher costs, panel suppliers are expected to increase the adoption of four-mask processes that rely on gray-tone lithography to ensure the continuous demand of LCDs. Meanwhile, technology trend of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) is presented.

The article focuses on the report of NPD Display Search which indicates potential 11 percent increase in large-area thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel shipments in the 2nd quarter of 2012.