Tag Archives: Sharp
Sharp has announced a 376 billion-yen loss (about $4.7 billion) for fiscal 2011 citing low sales in its primary businesses, reductions in asset valuation, restructuring expenses, and deferred income tax charges. The company is forecasting TV production to decrease by nearly twenty percent, from 12.2 million to 10 million units during which production fell by 17 percent....
Sharp back in March 2012 at its Kameyama Plant has begun producing the world’s first high-performance LCD panels incorporating IGZO oxide semiconductors. Sharp is expanding production scale through April to meet market demand. Employing advanced IGZO oxide semiconductors enables Sharp to produce LCDs with smaller thin-film transistors and increased pixel transparency,...
Japan’s Sharp is seeking more partners to buy stakes in its main Sakai plant in a bid to spin off the LCD production subsidiary, reports Reuters. Citing unnamed source “familiar with the matter”, the company has asked suppliers Toppan Printing and Dai Nippon Printing to invest in its Sakai facility. Sharp in March agreed to issue shares worth 66.9 billion yen ($821.97...
The Japanese multinational corporation Sharp that designs and manufactures electronic products had entered into a manufacturing agreement with Foxconn taking a stake of around 10 percent in the Japanese manufacturer. Foxconn will also take over up to 50 percent of the LCD production at Sharp’s plant in Sakai, Osaka. The Sakai plant will now be owned 46.5 percent by...
Sony has announced that it will make no further investment in liquid-crystal-display panel joint venture with Sharp. Sony also has the right to sell its current stake to Sharp, the companies said. The news comes following Sharp entering into a manufacturing agreement with Foxconn taking a stake of around 10 percent in the Japanese manufacturer. Foxconn will also take...
