Our LCD panel supplier has notified the End of Life for the 26 inch TFT panel with CCFL backlight technology. They have also announced that there is an 26 inch LED based version under planning and development. As a result of this, we have initiated our planning to upgrade the 26 inch products.

CHANGE(S) APPLIES FOR THE FOLLOWING HATTELAND DISPLAY® PRODUCT(S):
JH 26T11 xxD-xxx-xxxx
HD 26T21 xxD-xxx-xxxx
HD 26T21 xxC-xxx-xxxx
HD 26T21 xxS-xxx-xxxx
Note: Customized models are ALSO affected by this Engineering Change Notification.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Last Time Buy for the current 26 inch models is 5 April 2013.

Last deliveries of the current 26 inch models with CCFL backlight are estimated between Q3-2014 and Q2-2015. We are working to provide such significant flexibility in deliveries of this product based on solid volume commitments (frame orders) from our customers. Please refer to your sales contact in Hatteland Display for discussions around volumes and desired time of deliveries.

Date for mass production start, LED model is Q2-2014 (as announced before).


Updated information:
Test units for customers: 01-2014.
Mass production: Q2-2014 (as before).

Existing CCFL version:
It is important to plan last time buy before April 5th 2013 and make sure to secure enough volume towards and including Q2-2014.

We will be able to deliver as normal based on Last Time Buy, for all of 2014, potentially also first half of 2015 if needed / required.