Sharp: restart and Hon Hai stake in negotiating another option companies

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"We hung mobile dvr continue on a regular basis, but as an alternative, we are also working with companies on a stake and technical cooperation aspects of the negotiations, there was no final results. "On January 9, sharp Kanno, Chairman of greater China in Beijing in straight sharp China investment corporate headquarters told this reporter.

Global wireless technology chip provider Qualcomm on December 4 last year and conclude investment agreements for investment of 120 million US dollars equity participation 5% sharp, sharp's share price in mid-December last year was once continuously rose to 372 yen, although now back down to around 300 yen, but in September last year, the bottom's share price has risen by nearly 1 time. Previously expected full-year net loss of US $ 5.62 billion sharp management has recently also said that in October-December, the company's quarterly performance is much better than expected lastcar dvr year. This makes sharp and Hon Hai in the negotiations, as well as other potential investors such as Intel upgraded.

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"Hon Hai stake in 37.5% 10 line of the current operating rate has been promoted from per cent in March last year to nearly 90% business performance has been greatly improved, and Hon Hai shares still have a very good basis for negotiations. "Kanno said.

Due to the sharp collapse in the share price, as well as sharp, adhere to the principles of proportion of stakes in the negotiations last September, Hon Hai Group Chairman Terry GOU and sharp negotiations broke up at the highest level. But as sharp in the past months by applying for a new syndicated loan through a financial crisis, Hon Hai is in talks with sharp last December to begin the recovery.

Kanno said the December last year aotianlongsi has been sending letters to GOU, want to achieve Hon Hai and sharp cooperation at an early date. At the same time as no access to China's Taiwan authorities agree, sharp can hope that Hon Hai and Chinese Taiwan authorities continue consultations, agreed with Hon Hai stake in sharp.

Hon Hai and sharp break for a few months on the resumption of negotiations, Taiwan media reported he is mobilizing equity capital, these indications are that Hon Hai's sharp is to resume negotiations.

Due to sharp, adhere to the principle of 9.9% can no longer raise the proportion of shares, Hon Hai stake in sharp's negotiations did not progress soon. While in negotiations with Hon Hai, who is also in negotiations with several potential strategic investors, including Intel.

Kanno said the "percentage of stake in 9.9%, within the framework of our companies can negotiate, including with regard to financing and technical cooperation, although without reaching a final agreement so it cannot disclose the results. ”

In fact, Qualcomm and sharp models as models for other investors can refer to.

According to Kanno presentations straight, sharp's cooperation with the world's third-largest semiconductor maker Qualcomm, in addition to Qualcomm shares, and sharp in cooperation with Qualcomm of Qualcomm subsidiaries optoelectronics technology, using sharp IGZO LCDvehicle dvr Panel technology and Qualcomm MEMS chip technology to develop MEMS displays, high-throughput through this cooperation will elevate the past mode of selling chips to sell Smartphone screen containing the chip.

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In the corner, because the sharp short-term debt crisis on the verge of bankruptcy, Hon Hai, Qualcomm, Intel, Apple, and other potential investors concerned about the investment, the most important thing is unique to the hands of Sharpe IGZO Panel technology.

This reporter learned that, in introducing Qualcomm funding and successfully resolved the IGZO Panel production process yield is too low, after sharp last December has been met with Japan telecom operator NTT Docomo, Softbank, KDDI to launch a variety of smartphones and tablet computers using IGZO panels, these products rely on ultra high clarity and effect have achieved initial success.

Wuxi sharp electronic components company Deputy Chairman tube Jing Zhengzhi said, "and OLED Panel compared to, sharp of IGZO resolution has clear of advantage, and and traditional non-crystal silicon and low temperature more crystal silicon LCD Panel compared to, sharp IGZO in energy-saving area to greatly upgrade, and General smart phone Internet a hours power on consumption half compared to, using IGZO Panel of phone continuous using two days above are no problem. ”

At the same time, IGZO panel touch sensitivity increased significantly, can be achieved even with gloved fingers to completemobile dvr task of handwriting, these technical advantages, such as high-throughput investors expressed a keen interest in cooperation.

Noteworthy is that sharp IGZO technology not only in the field of small and medium size LCD Panel, the United States showed at CES show sharp upcoming 32-inch 4Kx2K IGZO HD monitor products, even said it would launch 86-inch 8Kx4K LCD TV products, it is clear that this technology also continues to be extended.

It is reported that both the Panel factory sharp Kameyama IGZO part production has shifted to production of LCD panels, the conversion and there are no additional costs, at the same time it has been developed in cooperation with a core customer IGZO Panel specifically ordered and received no small order, apparently IGZO is sharp out of the crisis of key technologies.