S-LCD, the liquid crystal display (LCD) panel production joint venture of Sony and Samsung Electronics, plans to invest an additional 222 billion won (US$237 million) to expand production at its factory in Tangjeong, South Korea, it said Wednesday.S-LCD began commercial operations last year, and the large-screen panels it makes are supplied to Sony and Samsung for use in flat-panel televisions.Wednesday’s announcement comes even though a previously announced expansion of the factory is yet to be completed.Present monthly capacity at the plant is 60,000 sheets of LCD mother glass per month. Mother glass is the name given to large sheets of glass from which several LCD panels can be made. The glass in use at the S-LCD plant measures 1.87 by 2.2 meters, and can produce eight 40-inch panels or six 46-inch panels. The first stage of expansion, which was announced last year, is intended to raise production capacity to 75,000 sheets per month by July. The expansion announced Wednesday will push this to 90,000 panels per month by around February 2007.A second factory is also planned for the site and represents a US$2 billion investment by the companies. Plans for the new plant were announced about a week ago, and it is expected to be in operation in the latter part of 2007. “If the plant can start by August [2007], then it will be in time for the Christmas 2007 sales season,” said Sony Executive Deputy President Katsumi Ihara, speaking on the sidelines of a Tokyo flat-panel display conference on Wednesday.But even the additional capacity at S-LCD might not be enough. The output from S-LCD, which is split evenly between Sony and Samsung, will likely be less than the anticipated demand for Sony’s LCD TVs, and the company may work with other flat-panel makers as well, Ihara said.-Martyn Williams, IDG News ServiceFor related news coverage, read Sony, Samsung Plan $2B LCD Plant.Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Sponsored by SAP What goes well with Viña Concha y Toro wines? Meat, fish, poultry, and SAP Viña Concha y Toro, a wine producer that distributes to more than 140 countries worldwide, paired its operation with the SAP Business Technology Platform to enhance its operation and product. By Tom Caldecott, SAP Contributor Dec 04, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by Azul How to maximize ROI by choosing the right Java partner for your organization Choosing the right Java provider is a critical decision that can have a significant impact on your organization’s success. By asking the right questions and considering the total cost of ownership, you can ensure that you choose the best Java p By Scott Sellers Dec 04, 2023 5 mins Application Management brandpost Sponsored by DataStax Ask yourself: How can genAI put your content to work? Generative AI applications can readily be built against the documents, emails, meeting transcripts, and other content that knowledge workers produce as a matter of course. By Bryan Kirschner Dec 04, 2023 5 mins Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence feature The CIO’s new role: Orchestrator-in-chief CIOs have unique insight into everything that happens in a company. Some are using that insight to take on a more strategic role. By Minda Zetlin Dec 04, 2023 12 mins CIO C-Suite Business IT Alignment Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe