Companies such as Sharp and Apple Union to start negotiations to establish IGZO panel

Oct. 31, Sharp has commenced negotiations with companies such as Apple, Google and Microsoft to build a coalition around its state-of-the-art LCD panel, Sharp equity investment negotiations with Hon Hai Precision considered for the Tablet PCthis digital products to establish a joint venture. Sharp consider as Apple, Google and Microsoft to provide small and medium size high quality IGZO display panel for notebook computers, tablet PCs and smart phones.

Informed sources said that Sharp had tentatively issued to Apple, Intel, Google, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard investment invitation, inviting them to investment Sharp Sharp turnaround. Apple investment of 100 billion yen for Sharp, Sharp began for the Apple iPhone smartphone display panel. Sharp and Apple intends to expand the scope of cooperation.

Informed sources also said that Sharp and several other Japanese manufacturers are also about the the IGZO display screen panel supplier negotiations, while also in matters with Intel to develop processors negotiations.