Inc. Notebook display standards will benefit the entire industry - from suppliers to end customers. We at Hitachi support your effort of panel standardization, in which all LCD panel manufacturers can participate with their own advantageous technologies. Hitachi Ltd. For our OEM notebook panels, we have been participating in the industry initiative to standardize the mechanical mounting and electrical interface definition for future panels. We are happy to support this effort because of the promise it offers for better productivity within the industry. We welcome this industry effort which will help enhance the availability of mobile PCs to users, in a more timely and cost effective fashion.
Standardization is the reason why the PC industry has been so successful in the past.
With displays a major component of the notebook PC, the standard will reduce the cost of manufacturing, logistics and service. It will favor not only the manufacturers but also the end users. It will also reduce the total cost of ownership which is a major motivation for notebook PC growth. Tom Cho President Inventec Corp. JAE recognizes the LCD and system manufacturer s need for standardization, and understands the ultimate benefit to the end-user. We are proud to be supporters of the Standard Panels Working Group initiative, which will make mobile computing more affordable and accessible.