Link: http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/feature/15/122200045/010400368/?ST=SP&n_cid=nbptec_twbn_sp_t
The above numbers are only estimates.
Edit 2: The above graph is all LCD screens being manufactured for Nintendo gaming systems.
Sharp does 3DS/2DS screens.
JDI, Innolux, AUO does Switch screens.
Edit: In case the above graph goes down, for 2016 it shows around 4 million screens produced from JDI, it estimates (for 2017) around 1-2 million screens produced from JDI, around 13 million from Innolux, and around 5-6 million from AU Optronics.
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Japan Display Inc initially supplied LCD screens for the Nintendo Switch in 2016. But in 2017, Nintendo expanded LCD suppliers for the Nintendo Switch by having Taiwanese companies Innolux and AU Optronics to manufacture LCD screens for the Nintendo Switch.
Why is Innolux currently the major supplier of Switch LCD screens? You may remember from past articles I posted about Japan Display Inc that they're on shaky grounds as they are a company with four years of financial net losses in a row and have been bailed out by Japanese Government institutions to receive R&D money to get into OLED manufacturing to catch up competing with LG and Samsung.
Back in August, Japan Display Inc had committed to structural reform which meant closing down manufacturing lines and laying off workers to reduce fixed costs, there is one quote here that I'll place from the following article:
http://evertiq.com/mobile/42296
The reason why is that the Nikkei article mentions this:
The Mobara plant that was manufacturing the LCD screens for Switch is now focused on OLED production.
You might have noticed from the graph above that it estimates JDI only produced around 6 million screens for Switch. You may remember that JDI had plans to manufacture 10 million screens from this article back in January 2017:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ninten...e-screen-panel-supplier-for-switch-1484719384
Of course the structural reforms to JDI changed things and Nintendo had to resort to other manufacturers to procure the LCD screens for the Nintendo Switch.
If you'd like proof that Innolux produces the screens for the Nintendo Switch, there was a teardown by IHS Technology Teardown Services referenced here in September 2017:
http://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9737/teardown-nintendo-switch
The above numbers are only estimates.
Edit 2: The above graph is all LCD screens being manufactured for Nintendo gaming systems.
Sharp does 3DS/2DS screens.
JDI, Innolux, AUO does Switch screens.
Edit: In case the above graph goes down, for 2016 it shows around 4 million screens produced from JDI, it estimates (for 2017) around 1-2 million screens produced from JDI, around 13 million from Innolux, and around 5-6 million from AU Optronics.
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Japan Display Inc initially supplied LCD screens for the Nintendo Switch in 2016. But in 2017, Nintendo expanded LCD suppliers for the Nintendo Switch by having Taiwanese companies Innolux and AU Optronics to manufacture LCD screens for the Nintendo Switch.
Why is Innolux currently the major supplier of Switch LCD screens? You may remember from past articles I posted about Japan Display Inc that they're on shaky grounds as they are a company with four years of financial net losses in a row and have been bailed out by Japanese Government institutions to receive R&D money to get into OLED manufacturing to catch up competing with LG and Samsung.
Back in August, Japan Display Inc had committed to structural reform which meant closing down manufacturing lines and laying off workers to reduce fixed costs, there is one quote here that I'll place from the following article:
http://evertiq.com/mobile/42296
Because the G6 OLED pilot line at Mobara Plant recently began operation, the G4.5 OLED pilot line at the Ishikawa Plant in Ishikawa site (in Kawakita-cho, Nomi-gun, Ishikawa Prefecture) will be discontinued and its functions integrated into the Mobara OLED line.
The reason why is that the Nikkei article mentions this:
The company closed the 4.5th generation line of the Mobara factory that was producing the liquid crystal panel for game consoles, and it seems that shipping will be sharply reduced in 2017.
The Mobara plant that was manufacturing the LCD screens for Switch is now focused on OLED production.
You might have noticed from the graph above that it estimates JDI only produced around 6 million screens for Switch. You may remember that JDI had plans to manufacture 10 million screens from this article back in January 2017:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ninten...e-screen-panel-supplier-for-switch-1484719384
The contract calls for Japan Display to supply three million screens in an initial batch, and the company is gearing up to ship slightly more than 10 million units by the end of this year, the people said. However, the latter figure is subject to change depending on sales, they said. Spokesmen for Nintendo and JDI declined to comment.
People familiar with the deal said it probably wouldn't contribute much to JDI's profit, at least initially. The company's fortunes remain tied to smartphone makers, including Apple Inc., that buy more expensive display panels in far-larger quantities.
Of course the structural reforms to JDI changed things and Nintendo had to resort to other manufacturers to procure the LCD screens for the Nintendo Switch.
If you'd like proof that Innolux produces the screens for the Nintendo Switch, there was a teardown by IHS Technology Teardown Services referenced here in September 2017:
http://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/9737/teardown-nintendo-switch
- 6.2" Diagonal, TFT LCD, a-Si, IPS, 1280 x 720, N/T, 32g - MFR: INNOLUX CORP - MPN: P062CCA-A21
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