Digi Times

Sharp halts production on large-size LCD panels; 500 employees 'forced' to retire early

Sharp's large-size LCD panel factory, Sakai Display Product (SDP), located in Osaka, Japan, is set to close by the end of September 2024. Sharp has offered an early retirement plan for the factory's ...
Computerworld

Foxconn parent invests US$806 million in Japan Sharp, buys LCD plant share

Hon Hai Precision Industry, the parent company of Foxconn Electronics and one of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers, will acquire a stake of almost 10 percent in Japanese consumer ...
Nasdaq

SoftBank and OpenAI to Transform Former Sharp LCD Plant into Major AI Agent Hub in Japan

To receive tech updates in your inbox, sign up to the newsletter ARPU. SoftBank Corp. is set to acquire a defunct Sharp LCD panel plant in Sakai, Osaka, for approximately 100 billion yen ($676 million ...
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Sharp sells part of TV panel factory site to KDDI for AI data center

Sharp Corp. said Friday it has sold part of its liquid crystal display panel factory site in western Japan to telecom giant KDDI Corp. for 10 billion yen ($69 million) as they jointly seek to build an ...
Computerworld

Foxconn parent invests $806M in Japan Sharp, buys LCD plant share

Hon Hai Precision Industry, the parent company of Foxconn Electronics and one of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers, will acquire a 10% stake in Japanese consumer electronics maker Sharp, ...