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Sharp to seek all-Japan OLED alliance

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TOKYO: Japan’s Sharp Corp will ask the government to help it form an alliance with rival Japan Display Inc in OLED technology to better compete with South Korean makers, its chief executive said. “We should create a Japan alliance” in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, Tai Jeng-wu (pictured) told reporters at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), after Sharp’s shares returned to the bourse’s first section after a year’s absence. OLED screens are gaining in popularity as they are generally thinner, more flexible and offer richer colours than liquid crystal display (LCD) panels. Apple Inc has adopted OLED screens for its new iPhone X.


Sharp and Japan Display, both Apple suppliers, plan to start OLED panel production next year or later. South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd already supplies OLED panels to global smartphone vendors while LG Display Co Ltddoes likewise for television set makers. “Do we want (OLED) technology in Japan or not? I’d like to speak with the industry ministry and INCJ (the Innovation Network Corp of Japan) on the matter,” Tai said. State-backed INCJ owns 36 per cent of Japan Display, which was formed by combining the ailing display units of Sony Corp, Hitachi Ltdand Toshiba Corp. Tai also said he would contact the government for potential investment in JOLED, a Japan Display affiliate, which sold its inaugural batch of OLED screens to Sony on last Tuesday. — Reuters


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