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Wednesday 1 March 2017
Foxconn invests in SoftBank subsidiary, sets up joint venture with Sharp
Foxconn Electronics has had its subsidiary Foxconn (Far East) Limited acquire 96,268 new shares of SoftBank Group's subsidiary SoftBank Group Capital APAC at US$600.602 million for...
Tuesday 21 February 2017
Panasonic, Sharp capitalize on JCM to export PV modules, says report
Panasonic and Sharp have exported PV modules to Costa Rica and Thailand respectively through the Japan government's Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), according to Japan-based Ni...
Thursday 9 February 2017
Sharp on board for America-first US LCD plant
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is apparently committed to pursuing its plans to establish an LCD panel factory in the US through cooperation with Sharp, according...
Monday 6 February 2017
Sharp reports profits for fiscal 3Q16
Sharp has reported net profit of JPY4.2 billion (US$37.35 million) for fiscal third-quarter 2016 (ended December 2016), turning profitable from continued quarterly net losses for...
Thursday 2 February 2017
Top TV brands to increase orders from captive panel suppliers amid supply shortage in 2017, says IHS
As TV panel shortages continue into 2017, top TV brands are currently reviewing plans to source yet more panels from their captive panel suppliers, according to IHS Markit.
Wednesday 25 January 2017
Commentary: Foxconn faces obstacles to US panel fab plan
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo has indicated that the company is considering establishing a display panel factory in the US through cooperation...
Monday 23 January 2017
Foxconn considering setting up panel line in US, says chairman
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is considering establishing a panel factory in the US through cooperation with Sharp, with the latter to provide advanced technology,...
Monday 23 January 2017
Foxconn Electronics to have Sharp produce 4K TV panels in Japan
Foxconn Electronics will have Sharp produce 45-, 55-, 80- and 90-inch LCD TV panels at its 8G factory in Kameyama City, central Japan, beginning 2017, according to industry sources...
Monday 16 January 2017
Sharp ending supply for Samsung may push up demand for 65-inch TV panels
Foxconn Electronics, following stake investment in Sharp, has had Sharp end supply of LCD TV panels for Samsung Electronics beginning January 2017, which is likely to increase global...
Monday 9 January 2017
Sharp plans to set up OLED line at Foxconn factory in China, says Nikkei
Sharp plans to invest JPY100 billion (US$864 million) to set up an OLED production line at Foxconn Electronics' factory in Zhengzhou City, northern China, with production to begin...
Thursday 29 December 2016
Foxconn increases stake in Sakai Display Products
Taiwan's Investment Commission has approved an application filed by a local investment firm owned by Guo Shou-cheng, the eldest son of Foxconn chairman Terry Guo, to indirectly invest...
Thursday 29 December 2016
Foxconn/Sharp likely to ramp up stake in lens module maker Kantatsu, says report
Backed by Foxconn Electronics, Sharp is likely to increase its investment in Japan-based lens module maker Kantatsu in order to compete with Taiwan-based Largan Precision to secure...
Monday 26 December 2016
Sharp to regain own-brand TV marketing in Europe via investing in SUMC
Sharp will regain marketing right of own-brand LCD TVs in the Europe market through investing JPY10.4 billion (US$88.6 million) for an over 50% stake in Cyprus-registered Skytec Universal...
Friday 23 December 2016
AUO, Novatek, Chipbond to benefit from Sharp decision to stop supplying panels to Samsung, says report
Taiwan flat panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), LCD driver IC supplier Novatek Microelectronics and driver IC packaging firm Chipbond Technology will benefit from Sharp's decision to...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Innolux denies playing a role in Sharp panel supply strategy
LCD panel maker Innolux under the Foxconn Group has maintained it operates independently, denying it is playing a part in Foxconn Electronics' strategy for supply of TV applications...