Sharp also supplies the display of "iPhone 6", press reports "narrow down to Toshiba only" as an "apology" as an "error"

For the display adopted for the new iPhone scheduled to be released next year, Apple will make direct investment and Sharp and Toshiba will manufacture it,The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun reported on April 20th that "Sharp is out and investment is narrowed down only to Toshiba"Turning around and "Sharp also supplies "iPhone 6" display"We did a report saying.

Sharp is unilateral contrary to the fact and expressed seriously hurting our company's credibility, expressed in response to the report that "investment is narrowed down only to Toshiba." Our company strictly touches the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun company I am protesting, asking for withdrawal of the article and asking for an apology. "In fact, apologies are taking place.

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Sharp, liquid crystal supply for next-generation iPhone - Kameyama No. 1 New equipment: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun

According to the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun news report, Sharp seems to be preparing to supply LCD panel for "iPhone 6" which Apple plans to release in 2012. This is to start mass production of low temperature polysilicon liquid crystal panels next spring in the Kameyama No. 1 factory in Sharp in Mie prefecture Kameyama city, construction has already started for the introduction of equipment, Toshiba also in Ishikawa Prefecture It is said that he is undertaking construction of a new plant.

The Kameyama Daiichi Factory adopted the 6th generation glass substrate of 1500 mm × 1800 mm and was making a liquid crystal panel for large TV known as the "Kameyama model", but production facilities have already been sold to China. Sharp says that by adopting the 6th generation glass substrate, which is the largest in the industry as a low-temperature polysilicon liquid crystal panel, Sharp will be able to utilize the transportation equipment remaining in the factory.

In addition, due to the fact that the risk of concentrating investment in one country due to the earthquake disappeared on April 20, procurement difficulties of liquid crystal manufacturing equipment, the repatriation of Korean manufacturers, etc., the investment destination in Japan To one Toshiba company ... About the report, the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun announced as follows and apologizes.

【Apology】 It was wrong that Apple said that Sharp was out of the candidate for investment in small and medium size liquid crystal panels in Apple's article posted on Headline News on 20th. I apologize for any inconvenience caused to you by everyone concerned.

By the way, about the report that Sharp LCD is adopted for "iPhone 6" this time, the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun supposes the source of information as a "relationship source", but which relation source is the information revealed ?

Regarding the procurement of parts for such products basicallyIt is not possible to announce the fact that it is undertaking from the side who is contracted to manufacture for the transaction with a specific customerAlthough it is unlikely that Toshiba will be leaked due to a thorough secretive Apple or a favorable news report that narrows down to its own company, there is a report that Sharp's stakeholders will "narrow down the investment to only one company" Although it can not deny the possibility that it leaked because it does not become an established factualization, how to see it depends on future development as well.

In addition, if it is a leak, the display mounted on "iPhone 6" will be called "low temperature polysilicon liquid crystal"The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun reported in January that Apple will invest in Sharp and Toshiba against the condition that it will shift to organic EL in the futureTherefore, the possibility that organic EL will be adopted for "iPhone 7" or later display has also emerged.