Thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display In-Plane Switching (IPS) Hitachi IPS technology development

| Name_ | Nickname | Year_ | Advantage | Transmittance_contrast_ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super TFT | IPS | 1996 | Wide viewing angle | 100/100 Base level |
| Super-IPS | S-IPS | 1998 | Color shift free | 100/137 |
| Advanced Super-IPS | AS-IPS | 2002 | High transmittance | 130/250 |
| IPS-Provectus | IPS-Pro | 2004 | High contrast ratio | 137/313 |
| IPS alpha | IPS-Pro | 2008 | High contrast ratio | ||Next generation of IPS-Pro |
| IPS alpha next gen | IPS-Pro | 2010 | High contrast ratio | ||Technology transfer from Hitachi to Panasonic |