Japan Display

Japan Display Inc.
株式会社ジャパンディスプレイ
Public KK
Traded as TYO: 6740
Industry Electronics
Founded (April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01))
Headquarters Landic Shinbashi Building 2, 3-7-1, Nishi-shinbashi, Minato, Tokyo, 105-0003, Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Shuichi Otsuka, (CEO and President)
Products Development, production and sale of small- and medium-sized displays devices and related products
Revenue

Increase US$ 5.97 billion (FY 2013)

(¥ 614.56 billion) (FY 2013)

Increase US$ 329 million (FY 2013)

(¥ 33.91 billion) (FY 2013)
Owner INCJ (35.6%)[1]
Number of employees
16,000 (consolidated) (as of July 1, 2014)
Subsidiaries 12
Slogan Just between you and the world.
Website Official website
Footnotes / references
[2][3]

Japan Display Inc. (株式会社ジャパンディスプレイ Kabushiki-gaisha Japan Disupurei) (JDI) is an LCD technology joint venture by Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi.

Outline

The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) financed the merger of Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi's LCD divisions into one entity by investing two hundred billion yen.

The agreement was finalized November 15, 2011 and operations began April 1, 2012. [4]

History

  • August 31 - INCJ, Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi agree to the merger of their respective LCD divisions.
  • November 15 - The agreement is finalized. INCJ and Panasonic begin talks on the acquisition of one of Panasonic's factories.[5]
  • Japan Display, Inc is established.
  • April 1 - Operations begin
  • April 1 - Japan Display West, Japan Display Central, and Japan Display East are merged.
  • October 23 - New Subsidiary "Taiwan Display Inc." is established.

Technology

JDI has developed several technologies to differentiate its LCD panels from those of the competitors.

Business

As JDI conducted an IPO during March 2014, some business information became available.[12]

It was reported that JDI is the major supplier of displays for Apple's iPhone.[13]

See also

References

  1. "Stock Data and Information". Japan Display. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  2. "Company Outline". Japan Display. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  3. "Consolidated Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2013". Japan Display. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  4. "Sony, Hitachi, and Toshiba Agree to "Japan Display" Joint Venture". DailyTech. November 15, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  5. "Panasonic to Sell TV Panel Factory to New Japan Display Venture". CIO. November 15, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  6. "Japan Display Inc. Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange". Japan Display. March 19, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  7. Shinichiro Unozawa (March 19, 2014). "Japan Display IPO 1st fruit of INCJ's investment". Nikkei Inc. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  8. LTPS explained
  9. IPS-NEO explained
  10. Pixel Eyes explained
  11. Combination of SRAM + TFT explained
  12. Financial information provided by JDI
  13. Reiji Murai; Takashi Umekawa (March 19, 2014). "News of IPO by JDI". Reuters. Retrieved September 11, 2014.

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