LCD
May 14, 2013
Struggling electronics maker Sharp Corp. announced May 14 it will replace its president, Takashi Okuda, with Executive Vice President Kozo Takahashi after posting a huge annual ...
May 10, 2013
Sharp Corp. will cut 5,000 jobs, slash the number of directors and advisory positions and shift its production focus under a three-year plan to fully recover from the 2008...
January 09, 2013
Panasonic Corp. announced Jan. 9 the development of a new tablet computer that features a 20-inch LCD panel with more than four times the resolution of full high-definition...
November 28, 2012
Struggling Sharp Corp. is to market a new high-resolution LCD monitor on Feb. 15, the company said Nov. 28.
October 24, 2012
Struggling Sharp Corp. is promoting a new liquid crystal display for cellphones, as the major LCD maker attempts to regain its lead in the domestic handset market.
October 17, 2012
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. intends to take advantage of Sharp Corp.'s liquid crystal display technology to gain an edge in dealings with Apple Inc., according to Takeo...
October 04, 2012
Sharp Corp. was once a highly competitive electronics maker that boasted world-class liquid crystal display technology symbolized by its “Kameyama Model” LCD TVs made at...
September 22, 2012
OSAKA--Sharp Corp. decided to sell one of its U.S. subsidiaries and is discussing an alliance with Intel Corp. after banks said the ailing company’s restructuring plans were...
September 05, 2012
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. of Taiwan is insisting on a role in Sharp Corp.'s production of small liquid crystal display panels, a demand the struggling Japanese electronics ...
September 01, 2012
Struggling Sharp Corp.'s future just got murkier after it failed to reach an agreement with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. over the Taiwanese company’s planned investment in...
August 07, 2012
Sharp Corp., which once ruled the electronics home market with its liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs, is seeing its stock price continue to tumble amid persistent business woes, ...
April 20, 2012
Sharp Co. said on April 20 that its LCD screens have been chosen for the cockpit of its new Boeing 787 airliner.
April 19, 2012
OSAKA--Sharp Co. said April 18 it will market a liquid crystal display TV with a screen the size of a tatami mat in Japan from June.
April 16, 2012
OSAKA--Sharp Corp. became the world's first mass-producer of next-generation liquid crystal display (LCD) panels using what is considered the “magic card” in the industry,...
March 07, 2012
Olympus Corp. on March 7 announced that it will start selling the new pocket-sized Traveller compact camera at the end of this month, which the company said delivers the top...
March 01, 2012
Nikon Corp. on March 1 opened its first full-fledged new plant in 21 years.
February 14, 2012
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. unveiled on Feb. 14 a range of thin film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCDs) designed for industrial use.
December 27, 2011
Kyocera Corp. announced on Dec. 27 that it has completed a share transfer agreement with three investment funds operated by Japan Industrial Partners Inc. to acquire all shares ...
November 30, 2011
Nikon Inc. on Nov. 29 announced the upgrade of its high-end speedlight, the SB-910 flash, which will go on sale in mid-December.
November 21, 2011
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced on Nov. 21 the upcoming release of its 7.0-inch WVGA and 10.6-inch WXGA color TFT-LCD modules featuring white light-emitting diodes and...