Eyeing the demand from smartphones and tablet PCs, HannStar Display will resume production of IPS panels at its 5.3G plant, and is scheduled to start mass production at the end of the first quarter of 2011.

HannStar has been actively transforming the 5.3G lines for small- to medium-size panel production in recent years, and the monthly capacity of 150,000 substrates is expected to all be used for small- to medium-size panel production in the second half of 2011.

The global tablet PC market is expected to reach 50-60 million units in 2011 and up to 100 million units in 2012. Eyeing the surging market, HannStar plans to provide a complete solution combining IPS panels with its touch panels for tablet PC clients.