Sharp may boost the output of one of its new display panel factory to near-full capacity as early as the end of this year, a new report says.
The information comes to us from the Yomiuri newspaper through a report from Reuters.
According to the newspaper, Sharp may increase output of its Kameyama Number 2 plant to near 100 percent in the coming months.
Currently, the plant, which makes indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) displays, has an output that is just 30 percent of its full capacity.
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Apple may have just bailed out Sharp for a non-insignificant amount of $2 billion, suggests a respected analyst.
Sharp, as we all know, is in trouble. The besieged Japanese tech firm for the second quarter of the year reported an operating loss of about $935 million, a precipitous drop from about $375 million in profit for the same year-ago quarter.
As of its latest report, Sharp released guidance that it expects to lose about $5.6 billion for the whole of 2012. Sharp is selling properties left …

Sharp has unveiled a new translucent solar panel.
According to Sharp, the new see-through solar panel will be released in the Japanese market on the first day of October.
The company envisions the new semi-transparent solar panel to be used on high rise buildings and on balconies.
One letdown of the new solar panel though is that it only has a rated efficiency of 6.8 percent and a maximum output of 95 watts.

However, there is a value in the solar panel being see-through as it can effectively …

Apple is expected to debut the iPhone 5 next week but now reports are saying that one of its components manufacturers are having difficulties making the screen of the next-generation device.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Sharp is having “manufacturing difficulties” with the iPhone 5 screen.
Citing unnamed sources “familiar with the situation,” the publication says that Sharp has delayed the start of mass production of LCD screens that will go into the next smartphone from the …

Sharp has just used Apple to divert the attention of people from its dismal showing for the second quarter of the year.
On Thursday, Sharp reported that it tallied a huge $1.2 billion operating loss during the second quarter but it didn’t stop the company from mentioning key accounts it has with other

The next-generation smartphone from Apple – which is expected to be called the iPhone 5 – will have a larger screen than its predecessor, the iPhone 4S, several reports reveal.
The first one to report about the larger screen of the iPhone 5 is The Wall Street Journal.
Citing the proverbial unnamed “people familiar with the matter”, the publication said that the next iPhone’s new screens will “measure at least 4 inches diagonally,” a marked departure from the 3.5-inch screens which …

Sony continues to restructure with its latest move being to divest of its interest in Sharp Display Products, which makes LCD displays. The company, under the leadership of new CEO Kazuo Hirai, said it was pulling out of the partnership with Sharp, in which it holds a 7% stake and is moving towards selling back the stake to Sharp.
Sony said in a statement that part of the agreement between Sharp and Sony was if any third party were to get involved in the deal – in this case, Foxconn, which …

Apple will be using a new type of display technology to bring the iPad screen to full-HD resolution, a new report suggests.
Citing unnamed “sources in Apple’s supply chain,” DigiTimes says that Apple will be soon using IGZO displays (indium gallium zinc oxide) for new products including a next-generation iPad.
The site writes: “Apple is expected to push forward the adoption of IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) flat panels, instead of IPS (in-plane switching) panels used currently, for …

Apple has reportedly added Sharp to its manufacturers of iPad 3 display panels, a report from The Wall Street Journal reveals.
Citing unnamed “people familiar with the situation”, the Journal said that its sources told them of the development on Thursday.
Essentially, the news confirms two recent reports about the iPad 3 about Apple’s suppliers for the display panel of its next-generation tablet.
Two days ago, CNet reported based on an interview with DisplaySearch analyst  Richard Shim …

Production for the display panels which are headed to the next-generation Apple tablet, the iPad 3, has reportedly started, a report from CNet says.
Furthermore, the displays being made now will apparently be up to “retina” display standards, the publication says.
CNet cites DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim as the source of its news.
According to the publication, Shim has told them that “It’s happening–QXGA, 2048×1536. Panel production has started,” referring to the …