// Definition
WHAT LCD RESIZING IS
LCD resizing (also called LCD cell resizing or cell cutting) takes a commercial TFT panel and produces a smaller display from it at a specified active area. The cell is physically cut and resealed. Nothing is masked, cropped, or scaled in software. The finished part is a working LCD at the new dimension.
Display manufacturers tool panels for high-volume consumer formats. Many systems in aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial service were built around dimensions no catalog panel matches. Resizing closes that gap without redesigning the system around a new display.
// Process
HOW IT WORKS
Engineering starts with donor selection, matching a commercial panel that can achieve the target dimension. The cell is cut to the specified active area and resealed. Drive electronics are configured for the resized cell. The display ships as a bare cell or as a complete module with backlight, timing controller, and interface electronics, assembled and tested.
The donor's pixel structure, optical performance, and electrical interface family carry over unchanged. The physical dimension is set by your requirement. Feasibility for a specific target is confirmed by engineering review, typically within one business day.
// Resized panel — dimensional verification on the inspection table
// History
WHERE THE PROCESS CAME FROM
The LCD resizing process was pioneered by Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. Tannas Display Solutions carries that technical foundation forward through direct family lineage and hands-on expertise — knowledge that does not transfer through a datasheet. The original patents and publications by Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. are documented on the research page. Tannas Display Solutions, founded in 2024, is the successor to Tannas Electronic Displays and continues the work under the family name.
// Capability
WHAT CAN BE PRODUCED
Square, rectangular, and custom aspect ratios at nearly any active area, including ATI instrument formats (2ATI through 6ATI, dimensioned here) and non-rectangular geometries such as chamfered-corner formats. Panels are delivered as resized cells or complete modules with backlight and drive electronics. NVIS-compatible configurations are available. There is no minimum order, and a Certificate of Conformance ships with every order.
// Applications
WHERE RESIZING IS USED
Common questions are answered on the FAQ. How the capability is delivered as a service is on custom LCD resizing.