Sharp reportedly aims to raise the output from its Kameyama No.2 plant from 30 percent to near 100 percent as early as the end of 2012, by mass producing larger, high definition, power-saving IGZO screens.
The Kameyama plant makes IGZO displays, which consume 10 percent to 20 percent of the power required by conventional panels, for Apple's iPad tablet.
The company has won orders for larger 30-inch displays from manufacturers, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Sunday.
The panels would be used for computed tomography (CT) or game monitors that require clearer definition than conventional high-definition displays, it stated.
Sharp, which secured $US4.6 billion in emergency loans from banks in September, is looking to IGZO to spark a revival in its fortunes, as it forecasts a 450 billion yen ($A5.4 billion) net loss for the current business year ending next March.
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