Sources at AUO recently indicated that the company is supplying LED-backlit panels for Apple's latest 13.3-inch slim notebook. AUO also ships 13.3-inch notebook panels with cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) backlighting technology and a resolution of WXGA (1280×800).
As the rival of AUO, Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) commented that the company already began volume producing 13.3-inch LED panels last October.
CMO's 13.3-inch LED backlit panel, which has a thickness of only 2.5mm and weighs only 163g, employs the company's "Double-sided COG+WOA" driver IC technology and a 0.4mm ultra-thin light guide plate (LGP) backlight module, said CMO. The company demonstrated the product at FPD International 2007 in Yokohama, Japan.