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A New O-Leap for OLED

by Ken Werner

Information Display Magazine‘s Jay Morreale loves to repeat the old bromide, “Even a broken clock is right twice a day.” In that spirit, even an Apple rumor that has proved to be wrong for …

Sharp Confirms Robotic Phone – Not a Joke

by Tom Allen

Sharp’s walking, talking ‘RoBoHoN’ smartphone (Sharp’s Phone Dances, Talks and Sings) will go on sale on the 26th May. Pre-orders are live now: the ‘phone’ costs ¥203,140 ($1,865) ex VAT, although there will also …

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Sharp Releases More Information

by Bob Raikes

We caught up with Sid Stanley, General Manager, Europe – Visual Solutions, of Sharp to get an update on the Sharp/Foxconn deal. Stanley, who is always very upbeat about the business, was positive about …

Small Displays Flat, but Premium Tech is Rising

by Tom Allen

The small-and-medium (9″ and smaller) display market was flat in terms of both shipments and revenue in 2015, says IHS. 2.8 billion units were shipped and revenue was up 4%, to $43.9 billion. Although …

Sharp Uses IGZO in AMOLED

by Tom Allen

Sharp has developed a 3.4″ flexible OLED panel, Japan’s Nikkei reports. The device can be freely bent, both during manufacturing and afterwards, by consumers. The prototype was developed at Sharp’s facility in Tenri, Nara …

Foxconn Details Sharp Share Split

by Tom Allen

Foxconn has revealed exactly how its shares of Sharp will be split, following the company’s acquisition. Hon Hai Precision will invest ¥114.4 billion ($1 billion) for a 26.14% share; Foxconn (Far East) Ltd. will …

Analyst: Sharp OLEDs by 2020

by Tom Allen

Yasuo Nakane, an analyst at Japan’s Mizuho Securities, has said that 2020 would be “a realistic timeline” for the newly-merged Foxconn-Sharp to begin producing OLED displays. Sharp has previously researched OLEDs but has concentrated …

Sharp & Foxconn Tie the Knot

by Bob Raikes

So, Sharp & Foxconn have finally tied the knot. There is some logic to the deal as Sharp gets access to a vertical customer for its small panel business in particular and Foxconn gets …

Foxconn Signs Sharp Deal At Last

by Tom Allen

Foxconn and Sharp have agreed a deal, which will see the Taiwanese firm acquire 66% of the Japanese company. The deal has been valued at ¥389 billion ($3.5 billion) – ¥100 billion ($889 million) …

Foxconn-Sharp Deal Falls by $2 Billion

by Tom Allen

Foxconn is trying to reduce its offer to Sharp by 10% – 20%, we heard last week (Foxconn Seeks to Lower Sharp Value), and sources have now named a figure. The Taiwanese company wants …

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Sharp Takes Rovi in Japan

by Tom Allen

Sharp will use Rovi’s G-Guide for entertainment discovery on its newest Aquos TVs (LC-40W35), which will be launched in Japan this month. The G-Guide enables features such as tagging and search capabilities.

Foxconn Seeks to Lower Sharp Value

by Tom Allen

Concerns about potential liabilities (Foxconn Delays Sharp Acquisition) have led to Foxconn seeking to reduce the amount it will pay for Sharp in an acquisition. The news comes from Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun which also …