IPS (In-Plane Switching technology) panel technology was developed by Hitachi in 1996 to solve the two main limitations of TN-matrices at the time, those being small viewing angles and low-quality color reproduction. The name In-Plane Switching comes from the crystals in the cells of the IPS panel lying always in the same plane and being always parallel to the panel’s plane.
History
LCD is an abbreviation for 'Liquid Crystal Display'. It was discovered in Germany in 1954 and was first used for a display in 1968 in the USA.
In 1971, the first TN (Twisted Nematic) LCD was developed in Sw...