AU Optronics (AUO) is the largest LCD manufacturer in Taiwan and ranks in the top three with two others: LG Display and Samsung. AUO disclosed that the company will be constructing a 11G TFT LCD fabrication plant in 2H’09. Volume production is expected to commence in 2011 or 2012. The glass substrate size has not [...]
According to a Reuters report, Sanyo Electric announced on May 23, 2008 that it has commenced procuring LCD TV panels from Sharp. Sanyo will incorporate Sharp LCD TV panels for its LCD TVs geared for North America. Sanyo has focused on rechargeable batteries and solar cells.
This is another big win for Sharp as the [...]
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) is planning to build a 10th (G10) or 11th (G11) generation TFT LCD fabrication plant and commence operations in the 2011 to 2012 time frame. CMO is expected to invest between NT$120 - 150 billion (US$3.95 - 4.93 billion) to build the new plant. The final glass input capacity is slated [...]
On February 25, The Nikkei reported that Sony plans to invest JPY100B (US$926M) in Sharp’s Gen. 10 TFT LCD plant. Sony is expected to have a news conference later on Tuesday. Sony has had experience in investing in LCD fabs to secure panel supply. With Samsung, Sony invested 50% of the cost of a Gen. [...]
Sony is in final stages of negotiations to procure LCD TV panels from Sharp as early as April 2008, based on a news report by Reuters. S-LCD, a joint venture between Samsung and Sony, currently supplies most of the high-end LCD TV panels that Sony needs. The lower-end and smaller panels are procured from Taiwan-based [...]
Sharp has decided to develop its “manufacturing complex for the 21st Century” by pouring US$3.3 billion into a 1.27 million m2 area in Sakai City, Osaka, Japan. The site will host a state-of-the-art LCD fab and a solar cell plant. The LCD plant will be a G10-class fab that can handle glass substrates with 2850 [...]
It is final, according to DigiTimes. Sharp’s G10 (generation 10) LCD plant will be able to process glass substrates with a dimension of 2880 x 3080mm. This is slightly larger than the 2850 x 3050mm that was considered. Sharp will focus on manufacturing 57″ and 65″ LCD TV and large public display panels at its [...]
