What do you do when you find out the LCD module you have used in the past is no longer available and there is no replacement LCD display that is a drop in equivalent?
I believe one of the reasons this is happening is due to the labor shortage in China. LCD module suppliers that supply character LCD modules, static segment displays, graphic monochrome displays, OLED’s & TFT’s are finding that they need to pick and choose which business is high profit and let go of the low profit business.
Once you receive news that your LCD display modules is EOL (end of life), you begin your search for a replacement LCD display. Many times this display is unique to that supplier and no one else manufactures this exact display.
One thing to keep in mind is that our unit cost for the replacement LCD display may be higher than what you were paying in the past. The most likely reason for this is that your previous display supplier manufactured that display in very large quantities. We will be manufacturing this display in much smaller quantities.
To understand lead-times better, please review our recent journal entry regarding the labor shortage in China.
Contact us to find out how we can help cross over your current display. We will help you find the equivalent part you will need for your product.
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