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. [...]

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 [...]

CPT will invest NT$220 billion (~US$7 billion) to build a G7 or larger fab in Taiwan's Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP). CTSP's preparatory office disclosed that CPT will acquire a 40-hectare land located at CTSP Houli Base. CPT clearly wants to compete with the big guys (Sharp, LG.Philips LCD, Samsung, AUO, CMO) in the large [...]