History
| 1986 | Started mass production of a-Si 3” TFT LCD for LCD color TV at Ishikawa Works of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. |
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| Started mass production of a-Si 4” TFT LCD for LCD color TV at Himeji Works of Toshiba Corporation | |
| 1990 | Started mass production of large-size a-Si 10.4” VGA TFT LCD for laptop PCs at an affiliated company (dti) of Toshiba Corporation |
| 1997 | Started the world's first mass production of large-size low-temperature p-Si (LTPS) TFT LCD at Fukaya Works of Toshiba Corporation |
| 1999 | Developed OCB mode 7” TFT LCD for wide TV at Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| 2001 | Awarded Meritorious Achievement Prize at the 33rd Ichimura Prizes in Industry in Japan to Toshiba Corporation for the success in mass production of LTPS TFT LCD |
| 2002 | Awarded the 48th Okochi Memorial Grand Prize in Japan to Toshiba Corporation for the success in mass production of LTPS TFT LCD |
| Established Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd. (TMD) in April as a joint venture of Toshiba Corporation LCD Div. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. LCD Business Group | |
| Started operation of the world’s largest scale plant for mass production of LTPS TFT LCD at an affiliated company (AFPD Ltd. in Singapore) | |
| Started mass production of QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) LTPS TFT LCD for mobile phone application, causing TMD to leap to the very top in the industry | |
| 2004 | Awarded the Advanced Display of the Year for 0.3 mm thin glass LTPS TFT LCD for notebook PCs |
| 2005 | Awarded the Advanced Display of the Year for the fast-response OCB LCD |
| Developed and started mass production of LCD that fully integrates the complete driving system using System-on-Glass (SOG) technology | |
| 2006 | Started operation of the mass production line of LTPS TFT LCD at Ishikawa Works |
| Started mass production of 0.2 mm thin glass LTPS TFT LCD for mobile phone and notebook PC applications | |
| 2009 | Changed company name to Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd. in May |
| Started mass production of TFT LCD with a LED-based backlight system with extended life of 100,000 total operating hours for industrial use | |
| Discontinued production at Himeji Works and TFPD Corporation | |
| 2010 | Transferred shares of an affiliated company (AFPD Ltd. in Singapore) for concentration of the business line on mobile equipment and automotive LCD |
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